1. February 24, 2012 at 11:00pm, inside a stuffed car
2. Cars passing by.
3. Air blowing against the car, the sound of the tires against the asphalt, the engine running.
4. Female voices talking over each other, my own voice, the radio.
5. The environment is very busy with conversation and music, with a very constant smooth background of the road and tires and blowing air.
6. Return
7. The female voices, the radio, and the sound of tires on the ground.
Daily Archives: February 24, 2012
Ollie’s Point Bar and Grill
Beja Journal Entry:
Date, Time, Location: Friday February 24h, 2012; 706AMish, 24 bagel and deli
Farthest Sounds: banging of pots and pans, oven door slamming
Medium Range Sounds: knives against cutting board, tears of foil and wax paper
Closets Sounds: cash register key and receipt paper
Sound Activity (Amount/Level): medium volume
Descriptive Word: Busy
Essential Sounds: Knives against bagels/cutting board, cash register keys, oven door slamming
Sound Environment Observation 4 – The Hofstra Gym
Sound Environment Observation 4 – The Hofstra Gym – Running on a Treadmill
1- Date/Time/Location
– February 23, 2012 / 5:00pm / Running on a Treadmill / Hofstra Gym
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
– Other gym machines, people using other machines, the distant sound of people talking, the sound of people’s feet on the track around the work-out-machine area.
3- Identify and list the sounds at medium range from you.
– The people running on the treadmills on either side of mine… along with the sound of the surrounding Elliptical machines swishing back and forth.
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
– Some music (Belanova) playing on my Ipod… the sound of my heavy breathing along with my feet on the treadmill. Also, the HUGE guy next to me on the treadmill is running hard and thumping his feet very loudly.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
– It is a very busy sound environment. There is noise coming from all around – between the machines and other people’s ipods and heavy cardio breathing.
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
– Enthusiastic
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
– The sound of the machines, heavy breathing, I-pod noises, Elliptical swishing
Field Recording – The Rudy Wimper
Journal Entry 4
2012-02-24 2:40 AM in the study room in Liberty Hall
– Sit, close eyes and allow the sounds around you to envelope you, listen for all of the sound in your environment.
2- Cars on Oak St, Airplane.
3- Conversations in the lounge outside.
4- There is the sound of the heater as well as some sort of ultra high frequency whine that I cannot place a source for – Perhaps the Fluorescents?
5- There is almost no “activity” yet all of the noises ar very constant. The heater isn’t loud, but its close proximity in the small room makes it the most dominant presence in this soundscape. The unidentifiable whine is not as loud or as sharp as the whine from a television or old computer monitor, but is definitely noticeable, and once you pick up on it, it is hard to not be conscious of it.
6- ringing
7- Unidentifiable whine, heater, Conversations outside.
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Field Recording #3
Journal Entry #4
1- 2/24/12 – 1:35am -My Dorm Room
2- Airplane passing over head, people laughing outside, and cars honking
3- People talking and laughing as they walk through the stairwell
4- Computer fan hum, refrigerator sound, HVAC hum on
5- The general sound level is low and amount of sound activity is low except for interruptions
6- Spontaneous
7- Plane flying over hear, people laughing/talking, computer hum
Journal Entry #4
1) Saturday February 18th, 2012 – 10:00 p.m. – Central Park, Wollman Rink
2) Furthest away from me, and loudest, is the music being blasted through giant speakers, and other city sounds (cars, airplanes etc.).
3) At medium range, there are skaters both old and young speaking, and the sound of their skates slicing the ice.
4) Closest are my friends singing whatever song is playing with me, with the scattered gasp from almost slipping, and my own skates gnawing through the rough ice.
5) Everything is at a reasonable sound level, just like any other day outside anywhere, until the music is being brought into consideration, the speakers overpower most everything and our voices are obnoxiously loud (and not harmonious)
6) Active
7) The booming music, the skates on the ice, and everyones voices.