Monthly Archives: March 2013

Field Recording #7
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Listen to

 

Identify the location of the clip – Intercontinental Hotel room 646 in Milwaukee, WI

Identify the sounds heard in the clip – In this clip you can hear the not so peaceful melody of snoring from Beja and Noah that ensued every night in the guys room keeping everyone else from falling asleep for well over an hour each night. At times both would snore so loud it would wake other up and we would all get a kick out of waiting to listen and see how synced their breathing came to be until one would move and the pattern would be broken until once again we were left hearing just a mess of snoring and wishing for sleep.  

Journal Entry 8
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1- 3/21/13, 9:00pm, Republic Hall bathroom

2- Chatter of a group of people in the hallway, someone thumps against the wall and everyone laughs, as time passes, their talking gets quieter and they seem to have left the hall

3- Someone walks into the bathroom, the door creaks open and slams shut; I can barely hear them shuffle to a stall and the door bounces shut behind them; the next sound I hear is the door of the stall bouncing open again and the automatic sink clicks on. The paper towel dispenser grinds rhythmically as they pump it and they shuffle to the door and let it slam shut behind them.

4- I am standing in the shower, the water is splashing down around me. The shampoo bottle top clicks as I open and close it. My soft humming echoes slightly in the enclosed space

5- The general sound level is at a medium and the sound activity is at a medium-low

6- Mundane

7- The water splashing down around me, the slamming of the door, the chatter of people outside

 

Journal #8
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1- 3/20/13 – 2:00 A.M. – Somewhere in Indiana
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you. –  Furthest away from me I could faintly hear Bryan programming on his computer for the ACDFA concert from his “mobile command site” in the back seat of his car. I could faintly hear the murmurs between him and Athena as they bickered back and forth about what intensities each fixture needed to me set at. As they progressed in their conversation I could also hear the noises of Bryan typing commands into his key board in a very hushed clicking noise.
3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you. – At medium range I could hear Dena sitting next to me tapping the touch screen on her phone as she got frustrated with the game she was playing and eventually ended up throwing the phone into the plastic console making a plastic tapping noise. Also, surrounding the two of us in the first seat I could hear hush of the radio as we kept it at a low volume so people could sleep if needed. It was just barely audible as a large portion of it was masked by the noise of the car engine and other road noise as we cruised down I-80 at 75 MPH.
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant). – Closest to me, I could hear my hear myself breathing in and out as I watched the endless road to Milwaukee pass by under me. I felt as though the ride was going faster that I had predicted but was still very long and boring. Sitting with no one to talk to and nothing to do, I often found myself hearing my own breathing and growling stomach.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity. – Low and somber
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”. –  Boredom
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try to 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. – Click of keyboard, Breathing, phone tapping

Journal Entry # 8
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1- Monday 03/18/2013-12:41-Hofstra Blue Beetle.

2- Sounds farthest away: Cars whizzing by outside, the sound originating and terminating from left to right and vice versa on the turnpike, people from outside getting on the bus saying things like “Good afternoon” and “Thank you”, very faint music that sounds far away because it is being played so low.

3- Sounds at medium range: Squeak whenever the bus comes to a halt, general hum/buzz of the engine every time the bus starts from stopping, he picks up the radio to report “bus is leaving _____”.

4- Sounds at closest range: Speed bump causes crash throughout whole bus, the directional sign clicking every time we are going to make a turn, the hiss of the door opening when it stops, his coat rubbing against his chair.

5- General sound level and amount of sound activity: Sound level is very low though there are many things going on in terms of sound activity. The different clinks and clanks of the bus remind me of a well-run machine during its daily routine. It makes me feel reminiscent of a bee in a hive, everyone doing their tasks, being polite and getting where they want to efficiently.

6- One word description to the “sound environment”: Cordial.

7- 3 sounds essential to the sound environment: Squeak whenever the bus comes to a halt, people from outside getting on the bus saying things like “Good afternoon” and “Thank you”, the directional sign clicking every time we are going to make a turn.

Journal Entry 8
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1. March 21, 12:42 pm, Hammer computer lab

2. Doors opening and closing, people typing, low voices

3. Printers, stapler, more voices, more typing

4. Footsteps on carpet, pages of book being turned, myself typing

5. Medium. Generally hushed, with occasional louder sounds. While nothing is incredibly loud, there is constant activity.

6. Active

7. Voices, typing, printers

Journal #8
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1) 3/20/2013, 8:40AM, Republic Hall Room 208

2) Door slamming shut down the hall (likely the bathroom door)

3) Roommate’s alarm going off, him getting out of bed, the squeaking sound of his closet door opening, the rustling of a cereal bag, pouring of cereal into a bowl

4) My own breathing (in and out through my nose), the door closing behind my roommate as he leaves

5) The sound level is moderately low, only with the tiniest points of moderate volume. The activity is low and slow (as my roommate was clearly not happy to be awake)

6) Groggy

7) The pouring of the cereal, the squeak of the closet opening, and the alarm going off