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Sound Journal #11
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1. Hallway of my house, 10:30 pm, 4.24.14

2. Sounds furthest from me:

  • Water shooting out of the shower and hitting the tub floor
  • The bell on my cat’s collar going wind as he jumps around
  • Cars passing by

3. Sounds at a medium range from me:

  • The ice machine releasing cubes
  • The light above me making a squeaking sound
  • Hum of the computer

4. Sounds closest to me:

  • Buttons being pressed on the remote
  • My breathing
  • Typing on my keyboard

5. The level of sound activity and general sound level:

Sound level is low but feels rather high due to my headache. Activity is minimal.

6. Word to describe sound environment:

Slow

7. Three sounds that complete sound environment:

  • The shower
  • The typing on my computer
  • The squeaking of the light

Sound Journal #11
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1. Lowe 106, Thursday, April 24, 6:40 PM

2. Sounds furthest from me:

  • Conversations heard outside the door
  • Music coming from  a dance rehearsal
  • A door opening and closing

3. Sounds at a medium range from me:

  • Cars passing by outside
  • The air conditioner

4. Sounds closest to me:

  • Sound of myself eating an apple
  • Typing on my laptop

5. The level of sound activity and general sound level:

Quiet and very dull. Nothing is happening, just mostly ambient noises from around.

6. Word to describe sound environment:

Waiting

7. Three sounds that complete sound environment:

  • Sound of myself eating an apple
  • Music from the next room
  • Door opening and closing

Sound Journal #11 Anthro
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1. 4/22/2014, 7:17 AM, Basement of Bits and Bites: My Anthropology Class

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you:  I sit next to the right wall of the classroom, so I can hear the muffled sounds of the class that is going on in the room adjacent to this one.  I can also hear someone stomping around upstairs, and perhaps down the steps that are above/next to this classroom.

3. Identify the sounds at medium range: Most of what I’m hearing is at medium range.  My professor is changing accents as she notes the fact that no one ever shows up for this class.  She is already late, so she is deciding to start… I can hear my few fellow classmates shuffling through their belongings and the projector humming.  There is a constant weird sound in this room: it’s like there is a marble bouncing around a pipe or something that is always vibrating because of the machinery in the building.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: Closest to me, I can hear my laughing Buddha bracelet scratching against my MacBook.  I can hear the girl behind me “mmhmming”  when she agrees with something that is said.  I can hear the boy next to me typing on his computer (which has a sloth wallpaper).  When my professor walks near me, I can hear her boots scuff the floor.

5. General sound level and activity:  The general sound level and activity of this space is sleep-inducing.  The amount of constant sound gives the room a general hum, and the energy of this class is almost always dispirited.

6. One word to describe the sound environment: Dull

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

-The low marble rumble

-My professor speaking and walking around

-My fellow classmates

 

 

 

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1 – 4/24/14 – 11:09am – OSLA

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

  • people in the Atrium having varied conversations
  • Laughing from an involvement meeting in the back room
  • My supervisor typing frantically at his keys

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.

  • one of the GA’s unwrapping their lunch
  • the phone ringing in the distance
  • my boss talking to her assistant about exam care packages

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.

  • My fingers clicking against the keys of my keyboard
  • the slurping of my neighbor as she drinks her coffee
  • the click of the stapler as I put staple forms together

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

  • For a Thursday morning in the office, there is a surprisingly loud sound level. While not obnoxious or excessive, there is still a lot of noise going on. The sound activity is also quite high, as there are a lot of varied noises going on in the office.

6 – Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.

  • Officey

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.

  • clicking of the different keyboard
  • the slamming of the stapler
  • the phones ringing

Sound Journal #11
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1 – 4/21/14 – 4:00pm – Stop and Shop Deli, South Setauket

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-A customer plopping her vegetables on a scale.
-The shopping carts squeaking.
-The misters spraying water vapor on vegetables like spinach and kale and carrots.

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-A deli employee shouting to another employee to get him to bring out more turkey.
-Another customer, this time talking on the phone.
-A stocker placing newly packaged cheese and specialty items on the showcase.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-The ticket machine printing a ticket.
-A deli employee asking, “what can I get for ya?”
-The slicing sounds the slicer makes as it cuts meat; another slicer is being used for slicing cheese.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-The sound level was pretty quiet overall, while there were times it raised to a medium level. A bunch of the sounds like the ones that came from the misters, slicers, and the stocker were low in volume. The shouting, talking and squeaking were louder.

6 – Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
-Scrumptious.

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-The sounds of the ticket machine.
-The slicers slicing the meat and cheese.
-The misters making mist.

Journal Entry #11
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1. Lowe conference room, Tuesday April 22, 7:00 PM

2. Sounds furthest from me:

  • Someone yelling outside
  • The heating unit has just turned on
  • Someone walking quickly outside in the hallway to the studio

3. Sounds at a medium range from me:

  • Abbie is humming, playing music and tapping her foot across the room
  • Noah’s pencil is scratching at his paper
  • The door to the room keeps being opened and closed.

4. Sounds closest to me:

  • My typing
  • My phone keeps vibrating with texts from my mother

5. The level of sound activity and general sound level:

Fairly quiet, calm and peaceful if people would stop coming and going.

6. Word to describe sound environment:

Studious

7. Three sounds that complete sound environment:

  • People walking in the hallway
  • Abbie’s music
  • Noah writing.

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1. Outside Bits and Bytes, Thursday 4/10, 12:15

2. Identify the sounds closest to you:

  • Myself chewing a burger
  • People talking and walking past me

3. Identify the sounds at medium range from you:

  • The people at the table next to mine talking and eating
  • A maintenance worker digging wholes to plant flowers
  • People calling for a cat to come out of the bush so they can feed it chicken tenders

4. Identify the sounds farthest from you:

  • People playing frisby
  • People who are playing Hofstra vs. Zombies are running and yelling things

Describe the general sound level and amount of activity

It is a beautiful day out so a lot of people are outside taking advantage of it. There is a lot of sound but it’s not a ruckus.

6 . Assign one word to describe the “sound environment”

  • Active

7. Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact.

  • People playing frisby
  • People yelling playing Hofstra vs. Zombies
  • The people talking and walking around me

Sound Journal #10 SHOW ME
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1. 4/10/2014, 4:30, Vander Poel 1207

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you: Furthest from me, I can hear the activity outside of my window.  Surprisingly, I hear tons of sounds from the ground bellow my window.  Right now, I can hear a group of people walking from Hofstra USA/Dutch to somewhere past my building.  One of the boys is singing “Show Me” in a weird voice, and I can hear the sounds of keys either in someone’s hands or hanging from their lanyard/wallet.

3. Identify the sounds at medium range:  At medium range, I can hear someone’s music in the shower.  There is a sign between the two showers that says “Your music is probably too loud!”  I don’t really mind hearing someone else’s music in the bathroom, but I do wish she switched up the playlist a little.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you:  Closest to me, I can hear the playbills I have on my wall blowing in the draft from the window.  The wind coming through the window makes a little whistling sound.  I can also hear by bracelet scratching on my computer while I type, and the sound of my keys.

5. General sound level and activity:  The general sound activity is so normal that the singing boy really stands out quite comically.  My floor is always pretty silent, so the general sound activity is very sedate.

6. One word to describe the sound environment:  Unhurried

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

-Music from the shower

-Blowing program pages

-People outside

 

 

Sound Journal #10
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1- driving around,  Wednesday April 10, 10:00

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

  • cars passing
  • wind behind us

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.

  • change rolling around in the cup holder
  • heavy noise of bumps in the road
  • wind hitting against the window next to me

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).

  • Me breathing
  • My boyfriend talking
  • The radio

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

It’s pretty quiet, we’re very tired and have a long drive ahead.

6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.

Exhausted

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact.

 

  • Cars passing
  • The wind
  • The radio

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1- Hofstra USA, Thursday, April 10th,  9:00 PM

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

  • The woman at the front taking orders
  • The TV’s in the back playing a reality show
  • The front door slamming shut

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.

  • Assorted conversations from the table over
  • The door of the trash can slamming
  • The buzzers from a nearby table vibrating

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).

  • My friend playing with her keys
  • Emily’s pager buzzing to tell her that her food is ready
  • My stomach growling
  • Christina tapping her fingers on the table

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

Per usual, HofUSA is very busy at this time of night. Because of this, the sound level is very high. The sound activity is also very high, as there are so many different and varied noises being made.

6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.

Hopping

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact.

  • The buzzers buzzing on the table
  • My stomach growling
  • The large amount of conversation happening all around me