Daily Archives: February 20, 2014

Journal Entry # 4
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1- DATE-TIME-LOCATION of the sound environment
Thursday, Feb 20 2014. 7:51P. ABP Dining room.

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
• Employees in Kitchen rattling metal baking sheets
• A sink being operated
• The employee entrance door opening and closing

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
• Overhead sound system (playing Top-40 drivel)
• Anonymous person in bathroom is operating the paper-towel dispenser
• Footsteps outside of the window directly in front of me
• Conversation of various topics, spoken by various persons (Beja included)

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).
• Tapping of chair leg against the floor (the chair is wobbling)
• A/C overhead vent just turned on
• Girl behind me is taking selfies/photographing her food; camera shutter sound effect

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
The room is open and sound travels far. Sound reverberates in a full, clear manner. The amount of sound activity seems normal for this area at this time of day; it is a quiet, focused energy.

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

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
• Employees banging baking sheets
• Music overhead
• Constant Conversation

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.