Daily Archives: April 26, 2013
Journal # 11
1) 4/21/13 4:00 P.M Strawberry Fields, Central Park, NYC
2) Street traffic, footsteps in the distant, the wind
3) People taking photos, talking, closer footsteps,
4) Band playing “Band on the Run” by Paul McCartney and the Wings acoustic, friends next to me talking, laughing , my own breathing, tapping feet to music
5) Its pretty animated without being too loud
6) Lively
7) The music, the talking, the picture taking
Field Recording 11
Identify the location:
Barnes and Noble cafe.
Identify the sounds:
You can hear a squeak as the book cart rolls in the distance,then you hear someone’s cellphone ring. You can hear a click on the trackpad of a laptop, and people talking in the background. You can also hear indistinct music playing in the background. Then typing on a lap top, which eventually becomes more rapid and dominates the recording. Then you hear the squeak of the book cart again, then the beep of a headset, and an employee responding over his headset.
Journal 12
1- Date/Time/Location.
4.24.13/11:10pm/My car in the parking lot of Nassau.
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
I can hear people speaking, maybe the smokers that frequent the benches in front of the residence hall, but they are too far away to discern any specific words.
3- Identify and list the sounds at medium range from you.
I can hear a car door slam, and a car beep as it’s locked. I can also hear a car driving by, maybe looking for somewhere to park. I can also hear the slight rustle of the trees in front of my car with the slight wind.
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
Ingrid Michaelson playing from my car stereo, softly, then the mechanical noise the CD player makes when a song ends as it switches to the next song. I can hear the soft hum of my car’s engine as well.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
Low activity, very quiet and calm.
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
Serene.
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
The car driving by, Ingrid Michaelson playing, the hum of my car’s engine.
Field Recording # 11
Journal Entry #12
1) 4/25/2013, 4:40PM, by Calkins Hall
2) The sound of someone’s suitcase (or something on wheels) being dragged across the sidewalks. People chatting
3) More people chatting closer, someone hitting their bag/backpack against another person (making a “thud”)
4) Someone rustling as they try to get comfortable and sleep on the quad, my own rustling as I adjust my position, more and more idle chattering, a couple of yawns here and there
5) The general sound level is rather low but there is a lot of activity
6) Passings
7) The “thud” from the bag/backpack, the suitcase or like object being rolled around, the rustling of people adjusting their positions
Field Recording #11
-4/25/2013, 11:06PM, walking from Republic Hall into Dutch Treats
-My footsteps, the sound of me kicking a rock on my way, some people talking outside of Dutch Treats, the sound of the music as I enter Dutch Treats, a faint bit of ambient chatter as I walk through Dutch Treats, and the rustle of a bag of Skittles as I pick it up (It’s interesting to hear the difference between a lack of sound and the sound heard in a more active environment)
Field Recording #11
Journal Entry # 12
1- 04/26/13-12:07AM–My house, Eliza’s room.
2- Sounds farthest away from you: Cars passing by outside, sounds very very faint. If I weren’t specifically concentrating on the sounds far away I would not notice their presence in the soundscape.
3- Sounds at medium range: The song “I’ll Slip Away” by Rodriguez.
4- Sounds closest to you: Stef, Chris and Eliza talking and laughing loudly.
5- General sound level and amount of sound activity: Sound activity is very loud. We are all telling stores and laughing and listening to music at a pretty high volume.
6- One word description to the “sound environment”: Boisterous.
7- 3 sounds essential to the sound environment: Loud laughter, talking and “I’ll Slip Away”.