Monthly Archives: February 2014

Journal Entry #5
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1. 2/27/2014, 3:00 PM, Rehearsal of Seussical Jr at a K-8 private school.

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you: the boom box playing music, kids singing along to the music, director shouting out dance moves

3. Identify the sounds at medium range: kids stomping around running in the back of the room, feet landing from effortful kartwheels, feet shuffling trying to find the right position.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: my watch ticking, my pen writing on paper, kids whispering behind me, someone chewing next to me

5. General sound level and activity: the kids are attempting (and failing) to be quiet and calm, so the sound level is a medium but a whole lot of activity is going on.

6. One word to describe the sound environment: 

Youthful

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

-boom box playing music

-kids running around in the back

-my watch ticking

Journal Entry #5
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1. Lowe 216, 10:25pm, 2/28/14

2. Music playing from Pandora of the alternative variety, humming, the sound of a watercolor brush being cleaned in water.

3. Footsteps, a low conversation.

4. Sound of a brush against the paper, squeaky chair noises.

5. Sound level is medium. Not much is going on but there is definitely tension in the air making it have plenty of activity in the anticipation to finish projects.

6. Anticipation

7. Music being played, Sound of watercolor brush being cleaned and sound of the a brush against the paper.

Field Recording #4
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Time and Location: 2/28/2014, 8:15 AM, Bedroom to Bathroom at Doug’s House

Sounds Heard: The doorknob turning and the door opening.  You can hear walking across the hall and into another room.  At the bathroom sink, you can hear a toothbrush holder meeting the sink.  Next you hear the opening of the case and the electric toothbrush being put together. The water is turned on, toothpaste is added, and the brush is turned on.  There are a few seconds of teeth brushing.

Journal 5
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1) psc class in Adams Hall 5:15pm

2) Indistinguishable voices echoing in the hallway (male only), footsteps, truck outside

3) Teacher lecturing, clicking of keyboards on lots of laptops, sniffling, plastic wrappers, people shifting in seats, shuffling of feet, jackets, plastic waterbottles

4) person behind me sniffling, person next to me lets out a sigh, someone’s phone keeps beeping

5) the general sound level is medium. It certainly isn’t loud, but there is a lot going on and no one is trying to be particularly quiet.

6) restless

7) voices in hallway, shifting in seats, sigh

Sound Journal #5:
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1. 2/27/2014, 4:00 PM, Reference Room of Axinn Library

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you: The farthest sounds I can make out are whatever noises people from outside of the reference room are making.  I am not particularly close to the doors, but there seems to be an occasional loud person getting the attention of a friend in the “non-quiet” zone.  I cannot hear any sounds that are being made through the library windows.

3. Identify the sounds at medium range: Because this room is reserved for silent working, I feel that any cough or shift is magnified because it stands so alone.  Today, there is a lovely rule breaking gentleman on his phone.  It seems as if he is trying to fool us all by walking behind the stacks of reference materials and moving closer to the window and distancing himself from the cubicles, but I can still hear that he is talking to a friend about plans for tomorrow night.  I can also hear, very clearly, coughing and sniffling from the other cubicles.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: Closest to me, I can hear the keyboards of the Macs occupying the cubicles on either side of mine and a little bit of the one behind me.  The light above my desk is buzzing extremely faintly, but I can still hear the buzz of it.  I can also hear my jeans moving against the chair when I shift in my seat.  I have cleared my throat a few times since I have been listening as well.

5. General sound level and activity: The general sound level is extremely low.  However, the sounds that I do hear represent plenty of activity because of how they are paced.  This room does not provide the best study environment for me because the general level of sound and activity is too low for me. It makes me feel sleepy.

6. One word to describe the sound environment: Critical

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

-The typing on keyboards

-The occasional cough

-The cubicle light buzzing

Sound Journal 5
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1 – 2/26/14 4:30PM JC Adams Playhouse

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
>Music playing over stereo
>Table saw running in the shop
>55 crew members talking among themselves

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
>Stephanie becoming audibly annoyed with painting
>Beja and David chatting about renderings
>Sampson yelling orders

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
>The creaking of the wooden bridge beneath my feet
>The sound of my paintbrush on the flat
>Abbie humming

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
>The room is very loud and bustling. Everyone has a task to carry out, and is being quite loud about it.

6 – Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
>Busy

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
>Sampson
>Chatting from everyone in the room
>Music in background

Sound Journal Numero Five
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1 – Date. Time. Place.
>2.27.2014
>7:23p.m. EST
>AT&T Corporate Store, Hempstead

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
>Car doors slamming in the distance.
>Some guy blasting hard bass rap music in his car.
>The ringing of a bike bell (who even uses those anymore.)

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
>The faint lobby-like music of the store.
>People murmuring and chatting about phones, and one lady about her dog’s cyst.
>The tick tacking of a keyboard as an employee rings up a customer
>People testing out phones and devices, consistent beeps, boops, and blips.
>This one guy who chews his cereal really loudly.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
>My father playing with his new phone. More beeps, boops, and a few bleeps.
>My hiccups that keep cutting off my hearing.
>The shuffle of the receipts in the hands of the representative.
>The chewing man has now walked by me.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
>The sound was decently loud, definitely not uncomfortable but it had a full volume.
>The activity can be considered passively busy. There wasn’t anything too bustling about it all but the sounds all combined together made it hard to focus down on one.

6 – Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
-Public.

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-The Lobby-like music
-The bleeps and bloops
-The chewing man