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Sound Journal #9
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1- Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014, 11:35am, Adams Playhouse.

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

Sound of dancers warming up, tap shoes tapping, murmuring of conversations, shuffling of people going to their seats.

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

Conversations between students, seats folding down, footsteps.

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

Noah and Ronnie having a conversation, opening of a backpack, iphone ringtones.

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

The sound level is loud and constant but very blended into eachother, it is difficult to make out any conversations.

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

Dance

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.

Tap shoes tapping, dancers warming up, conversations between students.

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1) 4/1/14, Student Center back area, 8:59 PM

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

People in the food service area laughing loudly at an unknown joke, the gates of the food service area slamming shit, the metal bars jingling, The Lackmann manager exclaiming “Estamos Cerrados!” – we are closed

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

The bus people placing new silverware into the holders, chairs dragging as people get up to leave, girls a few tables over making fun of the song “Let me take a selfie”

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

Me, sniffling my nose, feeling illness come on, Christina clacking at her Mac, someone else in our group scraping their knife and fork together, Christina gasping as she gets a text saying P-Safe was looking for her.

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

There is a lot of sound going on as the Student Center closes for the evening. The level is high, although muffled a bit by the acoustics of the room. There is a lot of different sounds happening, so the sound activity is very high.

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

Busy

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

 The gates of the student center slamming shut, the muffled laughter, the scraping of the plasticware

Sound Journal #9
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1- Saturday, March 29, 2014, Penn Station, NYC

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

Furthest away from me, I can hear the sounds of the subway Frank Sinatra crooning away in his tuxedo and top hat. He’s singing some oldies to the crowd standing in the train station.

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

At medium range from me, I can hear the sounds of all the train passengers holding conversations as they wait for the announcement of their track and listen to the guy sing.

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

Closest to me, I can hear the sound of my friend talking to me while we wait for the train to arrive.

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

The sound level of the train station is very loud. There’s always something going on and excitement happening everywhere.

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

Musical

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.

Three sounds essential to the sound environment are the sound of the old man singing his oldies into the microphone, the hustle and bustle of the train station, and the sound of my friends voice next to me.

Sound Journal #8
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1- Bits and Bytes, Monday 3/24/14 12:45

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

  • Burger guys yelling at each other
  • Some sort of racket playing on the television
  • General B&B chatter

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

  • People at the table next to me talk about x-box
  • Cashier saying “Have a nice day”
  • Someone saying “Oh, SHIT” as they drop a glass bottle

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

  • Jeremy making a joke
  • rustling of my candy package
  • tapping on the table

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

This is a fairly busy time for B&B, so it’s loud and chatty. Everyone is going about their mid day food requirements

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

Hungry

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.

  • Rustling of candy
  • Jeremy
  • General B&B noise

Sound Journal #8
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1. 3/27/2014, 7pm Rehearsal

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you:  Dora the explorer music coming from the room to my right, the fan blowing and booming, the front door opening and closing

3. Identify the sounds at medium range: three male voices singing together in the room to my left, piano playing also in the room to my left, footsteps of people walking from room to room

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: my cast speeding through our lines, the clicking of my highlighter cap, my boyfriend taping away at his phone.

5. General sound level and activity: the amount of sound activity is outrageous while the level is decently comfortable, maybe a little loud for others

6. One word to describe the sound environment:  Chaotic

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

Dora music

The fan

My highlighter cap

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1. 3/27/2014, 10:24, Student Center Cafe

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you:  Kids on the balcony fooling around, The Sbarro chefs preparing the pizza for the night, muffled music playing from speakers in the atrium, a door opening and slamming shut on the floor above.

3. Identify the sounds at medium range: The people at the table next to me, discussing the latest fashion, the girl two seats over tapping on her computer, the person at the table over tapping their fingers really loudly.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: Emily crunching her water bottle, and playing with her phone case, Christina and Emily discussing something quite loudly, Christina fiddling with her keys. The girl directly next to me crunching on some potato chips, opera music suddenly blaring from the tv.

5. General sound level and activity: Even though there are not many people in here, the Student Center is still very active. The sound activity is very busy, and there is a wide variety of sounds around me. The noise level is high, but not unbearable

6. One word to describe the sound environment:  Active

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

The TV blaring

Sbarro’s chef’s knife slamming against the cutting board

The potato chips crunching (one of my pet peeves)

 

Sound Journal #8
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1. Location: Intramural Field, 2:00pm, Wednesday 3/36

2. List the sounds farthest from you.

  • Plane engine overhead

3.  List sounds at medium range from you.

  • Shouts of people playing on the soccer field
  •  Cars driving in the parking lot to the left
  • The howling wind

4. List sounds closest to you.

  • My footsteps
  • My keys and coins jingling in my coat pocket
  • The tree branches and shaking

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

Despite there being a lot of sounds occurring at the same time the sound level was pretty calm.  Also despite it being fairly chilly it seemed like a spring day and the sounds were a big part of it.  The sound of people playing outdoor sports on a sunny day creates a very spring feeling.

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

Spring

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

  • People playing soccer
  • The wind
  • The shaking tree branches

Sound Journal #8
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1- Thursday, March 27, 2014, 7:06pm, Lowe 110

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

Buzzing of the heater, doors closing from the hallway, people talking outside.

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

Director and cast speaking about the play we are rehearsing, pencils writing on scripts, papers flipping pages.

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

The typing on my laptop, my bracelets jingling, my breathing.

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

The general sound level is soft and normal conversation like. There is a medium amount of sound activity, the sound in the room is constant but occasionally outside there are distracting noises.

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

Conversation

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 typing on my laptop, the director and cast talking, doors opening and closing outside in the hallway.

Sound Journal #8
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1- Monday, March 24, 2014, 9:43pm, Enterprise, 6th floor

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

Furthest away from me, I can hear the sounds of some of my residents playing the electric guitar as well as the sound of the shower in the boys bathroom.

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

At medium range from me, I can hear the voices of my residents as they sing in the bathroom and proceed to hold a conversation. (Yes, I did ask their permission to use this sound clip.)

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

Closest to me, I can hear the sound of my breathing as I listen to their voices and distract myself from the mountains of homework I have to do.

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

The general sound level is that of a typical Monday night on my floor. Everyone is busy doing something, but it is soft and relaxed. Everyone is getting used to being back from break and just enjoying being back on campus.

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

Relaxed

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.

Three sounds that are essential to the sound environment are the sound of the shower in the background, my residents harmonizing and proceeding to have a conversation, and the residents playing the electric guitar in their room.

Sound Journal #8
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1 – 3/24/14 – 3:00pm – Cancer Center (Clinic), Stony Brook University Hospital

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-An episode of Spongebob playing on one of the TVs in the treatment room.
-A medicine cart’s wheels squeaking as a nurse pushes it down the hallway.
-A child crying in a nearby examination room.

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-The nurses’ footsteps as they walk toward examination rooms or the treatment room.
-One of the doctors speaking to a patient.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-The beeping and drone sounds that the blood pressure machine makes.
-The sliding of the device that measures my height.
-The pinging of the scale.
-Sounds of the doors being opened and shut.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-There was a medium sound level in the clinic during my routine checkup. Most of the sounds I heard began and ended quickly, such as the beeping sounds and the door shutting. The cart’s squeaking and the child crying were the sounds that could be heard above everything else. In terms of activity, the sounds were occurring at a quick and steady pace.

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

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-The sounds of the blood pressure machine.
-The medicine cart’s wheels squeaking.
-The pinging of the scale.