Bits and bytes
12:20 p.m. on 2/4/11
Sounds: People talking, Bottle being opened, silverware being dropped, Pat and Kristin discussing bottle cap wisdom

Bits and bytes
12:20 p.m. on 2/4/11
Sounds: People talking, Bottle being opened, silverware being dropped, Pat and Kristin discussing bottle cap wisdom
1. Locale- Main Quad in Front of Playhouse at 3:45p.m. 2/10/11
2. Farthest Sounds- Bus tires screeching to a halt, the bus engine, The flag flapping in the wind, cars honking on the Turnpike, Building doors opening, yelling
3. Medium Sounds- People talking about classes, skateboard wheels hitting asphalt, backpack’s jingling, electronic wheelchair going by
4. Close Sounds- My breathing, the wind in my ears, lots shoes scuffling as people walk past
5 Volume- Loud
6. Sound Description: Exciting
7.Most Important Sounds for Environment- Bus tires screeching, People talking about classes, Shoes scuffling
Friday morning, 8:20am. Student Center cafe.
Sounds heard: Voices in foreground discussing. Metal clanking, possibly something happening in CPK or Starbucks opening up.
Location: Rehearsal, Calkins,
Sounds: Speaking, rustling of paper
1- Feb 10, 11:30, Design Room in Lowe Hall
2- Far Sounds:
Footsteps, doors opening in sparse intervals
3- Medium Sounds:
People talking, clatter of rulers, etc. against the desk, chairs squeaking, door to room opening and closing, periodic coughing
4- Close sounds: Music from computer, chair turning, swallowing (I’m a little sick)
5- Sound Level: Medium.
6- Concentrated
7- Periodic coughing, rulers against desk, people talking
DATE-TIME-LOCATION: 2/10/11; 10:00PM; Republic Hall Lounge
FARTHEST SOUNDS: hum of vending machines, doors slamming
MEDIUM SOUNDS: people talking, keys typing, fan from kitchen exhaust
NEAR SOUNDS: papers shuffling
SOUND LEVEL: moderate
SOUND ENVIRONMENT: study area/ lounge
ESSENTIAL SOUNDS: hum of vending machines, doors slamming, fan from exhaust
Date: February 10, 2011
Location: War Of the Roses rehearsal, NAB
Time: 9:45 pm
Far away sounds: Footsteps in the hallway outside the shop, the opening and closing of the first set of Black Box doors, music students chatting in the hallway right inside the NAB entrance
Moderately close sounds: Royston’s voice directing a scene at the center of the stage, Pat quietly explaining a short piece of fight choreography to Shanna, Flynn, and Megan on a different part of the stage, very quiet chatter from the seats further away from me
Very close sounds: John’s keyboard typing, the sound that a plastic water bottle makes when there’s not much water left and someone is drinking out of it (a sort of crackle), Chris coughing, my stuffy breathing.
One word description: Quiet.
Crucial sounds to recreate this atmosphere: Heavy breathing, water bottle, Royston’s voice in the background.
Location: Hofstra Law School Office Of Enrollment Management; Uniondale, NY
Date: February 10, 2011
Time: 4:45 PM
Clip Includes: Office chatter, Mary Kate and Me talking about the recording, the ‘door open’ sound, various office supplies being set down on the table.
Location: Student Center
Sounds heard: Footsteps, many voices, laughter