Monthly Archives: February 2012
Sound Observation #3
1) 2/16/12 @ 4:00 pm Cafe on the Quad
2)Door opening and closing, footsteps of people entering, outside noises from the door being open, the hums of the coolers
3)Feet shuffling from the counter to the service station. Two girls talking about their vacation plans, beeps from their cell phones, the sounds of stirring iced drinks.
4) The clicking of my laptop keyboard, vibrating of my cell phone, my own breathing
5) All of the sounds are fairly subtle. They seem like just sounds of existance rather than anything in particualar standing out.
6) relaxing
7) The hum of the coolers, clicking of ice in the cups, the opening of the door, my own breathing
Journal Entry #3
1) Thursday February 16th, 2012 -2p.m. – Cafe on the Quad
2) Furthest away from me were conversations between couples and doors opening and closing, while the doors were open, wind could be heard and general outside noise (talking, footsteps, and wind in the trees) for a couple of seconds.
3) At medium range, there were more conversations, whipped cream being whipped and coffee/expresso machines steaming.
4) Sounds closest to me was the girl next to me playing her ipod really loudly with headphones on and a whistling sound when I blew into my coffee cup to cool it down.
5) The general sound level was loud, but still comfortable; and there was much activity.
6) Engaged.
7)Three sounds necessary for recreation are the doors, the chatting, and the expresso machine.
Field Recording #2
Sound Observation 3
1- 2/16/12 – 11:47 – Design studio
2- The sound of footsteps down the hallway
3- The music coming from the big speakers, the fan, pencils swiping across the page, and laptops typing
4- My own typing, my own pencil swiping across the page, the sound of chewing
5- Low to medium sound level.
6- Productive
7- Music, typing, fan.
Field Recording 3
Field Recording – Bits n Bytes
Sound Journal 3
1- 2012-02-16 – 10:45 PM – Sitting at the top of the North staircase in Emily Lowe
2- Wind moving across the sky outside the window, Rain pattering on the roof, the window, and the sidewalk outside.
3- Unidentifiable music from one of the dance studios downstairs. The front door(s) opening and closing. One person walks down the hall. Music playing in the design studio.
4- My computer fan, the water fountain in the hall rattling.
5- There isn’t much going on, the building is getting ready for the end of the night. Except for the door and the person walking, all the noises are rather ambient and unfocused – the rain is little more than white noise, while the music is not distinct enough to really mean anything.
6- “Muted”
7- The muted music, the rain on the window, and the rattle of the water fountain.
Field Recording #2
Journal Entry #3
1. 2/16/12 8:30pm HofUSA
2. Farthest away from me, people are eating in the next room, talking, and laughing. A t.v. in the same room as me plays some kind of show or music video.
3. At a medium range, music is coming from the Dance Dance Revolution game in the arcade, along with other various arcade sounds.
4. The sounds closest to me are the sounds of pool balls being hit across the pool table and people commenting on whether it was a good shot. My friends next to me are talking about where their food is.
5. The general sound level is very loud and there is a large amount of sound activity coming from every direction.
6. I would describe this environment as “hectic”.
7. Three sounds essential to this environment are the sounds being made at the pool table, the sounds of the arcade, and the sounds of people talking in the other room with their food. The environment is meant to be a hangout, and these sounds represent that idea.