- February 9, 2017. 4:50 p.m. – Elevator
- Close Sounds: I am speaking with a friend.
- Medium Sounds: The elevator dings to alert what floor we’re on.
- Far Sounds: The low hum of the elevator machinery operating.
- Sound Level: Medium
- Environment: Calm
- Three Essential Sounds: Conversation, dings, machinery
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Journal 2
12:30 pm February 8, Fitness Center
Far range- Radio playing overhead, people running, talking from those just arriving
Medium range- cardio machines, weights dropping
Close range- my own breathing, running playlist from my headphones
Fairly quiet
Peaceful
running, machines, music playing
what did I hear Number 2
February 8th, 2017- My House
Far Sound- Hearing a train come into the station
Medium sound – setting the table, pulling a chair in chair in and out
close sound- myself sniffling due to a cold I have
Level – not so noisy
overall noise- distracting
three sounds- setting the table, sniffling and train
Journal Entry 2
2/6/17 – 10:17pm – my dorm room
far sounds- chair scooting in room above me, cars driving outside, someone talking/yelling a few floors up
medium sounds- someone’s door open, bathroom stall door slam closed, toilet flush
close sounds- hum of refrigerator, hum of roommate’s laptop running, my roommate breathing and moving around
overall level- low
descriptive word- calm
3 important noises- sound of distant people talking, cars driving outside, bathroom noises (toilet flush and stall door)
Journal 2: A Quiet Night at Home
- Monday 2/6/17- 10:41 pm- my bedroom
- Farthest: The faint hum of my dad watching tv in the den, an engine down the street
- Medium: A car drives by, my mom watching Planet of the Apes in the next room (very loudly)
- Closest: The sound of my keyboard clicking as I type, and the rustle of my sheets as I adjust my sitting position
- Medium sound level, little activity
- Nighttime
- The two tvs going at once, the clicking of my keyboard, the rustle of sheets
Dorm Room Sounds
- February 3rd, 2017 12:23 a.m.-My dorm
- Far sounds: people hitting something against the wall outside my building, people yelling and talking, music playing from someones car
- Medium Sounds: my roommate taking a shower and listening to different music
- Close sounds: the Golden State Warriors basketball game, game commentators talking
- Sound level: Medium
- Environment: Chaotic
- Essential Sounds: Car radio, roommates music, sports casters
Sound Journal #1
- February 2, 2017. 8:30 a.m. – My Room
- Close Sounds: The radiator running on low heat.
- Medium Sounds: Dings of the elevator, residents walking around in the hallway.
- Far Sounds: Strong wind outside my window, traffic horns from the
- Sound Level: Low
- Environment: Calm
- Three Essential Sounds: The radiator, the elevator, the wind
Sound Journal 1
- February 2, 2017. 11:30 P.M. My Room
- There is a faint hum of voices from the TV of the room next to me. There is the moving of chairs on the floor above me.
- I can hear the hum of my computer and my refrigerator. I can also hear the buzzing of the fluorescent light.
- I can hear my breath and the small creaks when I move my neck.
- sound level: Low
- Calm
- The three essential sounds to this environment are the buzzing of the Light, the hum of the fridge and the muffled voices from the TV
What Did I Hear ? #1
- February 2nd, 2017 /In my house
- Far sounds – Plane flying by , cars passing by
- medium sounds- My mother talking on the phone, my mother talking to my father
- close sounds- burping
- A mixture between loud and soft
- loud
- the sound of a plane, my mother’s voice and the sound of cars passing
Thursday Game Night
- 2/2/17 7:20pm at the Mack Sports Complex
- General hum and cheer of the crowd, the squeaking of basketball shoes, the announcer over the loudspeaker, clapping from home team bench and from other side of the arena.
- The pep band, opposing team’s coach’s voice, clapping from away team bench, seats clanking, cheer team chants, swoosh of ball when it goes through the hoop.
- Footsteps of people going up and down the aisle, chatter that is more coherent, click of the people behind me taking pictures, the ball being dribbled.
- Pretty noisy with lots of activity
- Lively
- Crowd cheering, basketball shoes squeaking, ball bouncing.