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Sound Journal #4
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1 – 2/20/14 – 3:58pm – Parking Lot by Emily Lowe

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-An air compressor rattling from one of the nearby buildings.
-People’s conversations as they walk on the sidewalk by Emily Lowe.
-The tires of cars rolling on the concrete entering and exiting the parking lot.

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-A van’s engine starting up a couple of parking stalls down from me.
-A car door opening and slamming.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-The WRHU Broadcast playing on the outside speaker of the Herbert School of Communication building.
-The sounds of my shoes swishing in the slush.
-Someone’s cellphone ringing loudly as they walk near me.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-It wasn’t all that quiet in the parking lot, but it wasn’t super loud either. The various sounds I heard today weren’t happening all at the same time, however, the compressor noise was the most constant sound out of all of them.

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

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-The WRHU Broadcast.
-The air compressor rattling.
-The cars coming in and out of the lot.

Sound Journal #4
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1- February 18, 2014, 6:15pm, Starbucks on Hempstead Turnpike

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

Furthest away from me, I hear the music coming from the speakers above me.

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.

At medium range from me,  I can hear the conversations among the patrons as they’re enjoying their coffee at the tables.

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).

Closest to me, I can hear the sound of the coffee being made and the barista shouting out orders as he finishes them.

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

The general sound level of the Starbucks is loud but consistent. You can tell the patrons are enjoying their time in the coffee shop. The sound activity is calm and comforting. It’s easygoing.

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

Comforting

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and 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.

Three sounds that are essential to the sound environment are the calming music coming through the speakers, the quiet murmur of conversation among the patrons and the sound of the barista calling out drink orders from behind the counter.

Sound Journal #3
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1- DATE-TIME-LOCATION of the sound environment
Thursday, Feb 14 2014. 7:55A. Top level of Student Center.

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
• Students in the atrium
• Bookstore Employees preparing for work
• Milk steamer being operated at Café on the Corner

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
• Nikes around the corner of the hallway
• A Pride-Print or Copy machine labors tirelessly in a nearby office
• Wind slashes against the side of the building; windows

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).
• Very steady, even breathing
• Growling stomache
• Pen scratching against paper
• Wrist is cracking while writing, for some reason

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
The atmosphere is cloistered. The amount of sound activity is low, with every sound seeming not to add to the general noisiness of the room, but seem to attract all the attention towards themselves

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

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
• Milk Steamer
• Pen & Paper
• Copy Machine

Sound Journal 3
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1) 12:30pm Nissequogue State Park

2) Far in the distance I can hear cars going by occasionally. Either the road is not very busy, or it is far enough away that only a few of the cars can be heard. The wind whips across the water a little ways away, and the waves it is making can be heard. There is construction going on across the river and the equipment emits occasional beeping noises.

3) A plane flies directly overhead. There are sea gulls squawking. The wind rustles the leaves of the trees. People’s feet shift in the snow, making creaky crunchy noises.

4) I can hear the sound of my own breathing and when I shift my weight even slightly the snow groans beneath my feet.

5) The general noise level is low, but there is a large amount of sound activity. There are many quiet noises.

6) Calming

7) Sound of the water lapping, sea gulls and wind.