Monthly Archives: March 2014

Sound Journal #7
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1- DATE-TIME-LOCATION of the sound environment
Friday, Mar 14 2014. 8:05A. Van der Poel ground floor

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
• The whine of wind thru the heavy outside doors
• A car starting outside
• Elevator in use

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
• Heating units somberly humming
• RSR personnel is playing Angry Birds
• Beeping of turnstile system
• Chatter of Maintenance Staff walkie-talkie
• Maintenance guy is singing

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).
• Cell Phone is ringing (it’s Rita)
• Farts
• Water bottle decompressing

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
It is early morning in a dorm room common area… as to be expected there is very little activity, save for that which is routine, or mechanical. The maintenance man is actually a lovely singer, and we’ve struck up a nice conversation. We are the sound activity.

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

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
• Conversation between Juan & I (the maintenance dude)
• Wind whistling thru doors
• Heating Unit hum

Sound Journal #7
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1. Common Room of my dorm friday march 14th 2:40am

2. Fast paced, light pop music eminating from Lauren and Nicole’s room. Slow music with a female vocalist coming from Alison and my room.

3. Microwave, air conditioning unit

4. Lauren’s computer fan, my laptop playing an indie/jazz type song.

5. General noise level is low. maybe a 3 out of 10.

6. confused

7. Nicole’s music, Alison’s music, my music

Sound Journal #7 “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” – ZL
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1. 3/13/2014, Vander Poel 1207, 1:40 AM

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you: Furthest from me, I can hear someone leaving their room and entering the bathroom.  There is also this constant, but not annoying, buzzing of the AC/Heating unit in our room.  If the wind blows particularly hard, I can hear the effect it has on the windows of our 12th floor room.

3. Identify the sounds at medium range: Marina cutting her resumes and stapling them to her headshots.  I can hear the brand new, and totally awesome, paper-cutter slicing the pages. I can also hear her concentrated sniffling, as she works over her pages.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: Closest to me, is the song coming from my computer, which is John Mayer’s “Badge and Gun.”  My new phone has also alerted me to a new text message during my journal listening time.  I can hear myself sigh (John Mayer related?).

5. General sound level and activity: The general sound is peaceful and productive.  It is a very hectic time of the year, and my roommate and I are tackling everything we have to accomplish this last week before Spring Break.  The sound is comprised of music to keep a certain level of focus blended with the actual sounds coming as the result of focus.

6. One word to describe the sound environment:  Particular

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

-The music from my computer

-The paper-cutter

-The AC/Heater buzzing

 

Field Recording #6
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Location: 3/13/2014, 11:00, Sophie’s room in ZAT House.

Sounds Featured: Sophie’s Genius Playlist, Alan’s voice, Alan’s computer, Sophie’s voice and laugh, Marina’s voice, singing and laugh, and a me holding back a laugh.

All people involved in this recording gave sound sharing permission.

Journal Entry #7
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1 – 3/9/14 – Long Island Rail Road Train – 12:20

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-Someone laughing a considerable amount from the back of the train car.
-The sound of a hole puncher being used.

-3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-The announcer over the speakers saying New Hyde Park is next.
-Someone opening the doors between cars.
-General conversation at a low level.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-Two guys catching up on what happened over the weekend and their plans for a wedding they are going to next weeked.
-A guy in the row across from me eating food out of a brown paper bag..
-The sound of the train riding on the tracks.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-Aside from the two guys sitting in front of me the sound activity is pretty low, however the two guys are pretty loud and I heard all about their drunken weekend in the city, perhaps too much. I would say that there is a lot of activity between their conversation, the guy eating next to me and the sound of the tracks.

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

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-The train tracks.
-The two guys’ conversation.
-The guy eating next to me.

Field Recording # 6
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This is the sound of my paper cutter as I slice my resumes to fit my headshots. Ignore Gary and Alan yelling to me and talking in the background. I repeated the motion a few times to recreate the sound. You can also here the plastic cover snapping to hold the paper in place, the blade as it cuts, and in the beginning, the vibration of the blade as I accidentally knocked it, kind of a boing-oing-oing.

Sound Journal # 7
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1. Kinkos, Thursday, March 13, 9:00 pm.

2. Identify sounds furthest from you: I can hear the sound of a customer service rep for the post office section typing on his keyboard and chatting with his customer.

3. Identify sounds at medium range to you: The phone behind the service desk rings about every two minutes. The only other customer service rep is on hold, on speaker phone, with technical support. Sara Bareilles plays from the speakers in the ceiling.

4. Identify sounds closest to you: The touch screen on the printer I’m using makes a click with each button I press. The printer is printing my resumes with a loud whir. The tray moves down with a clink as it finishes up. The keypad spits out my debit card with a beep to remind me not to leave it behind.

5. The general sound level is medium, the only activity being the hold music, the store music, the phone ringing, the employee on hold, and my printer.

6. Word to describe sound environment: Tech-filled.

7. 3 things to complete the sound environment:
– My printer whirring
– The hold music
– The store music (they pay for that radio to be on, right?!)