Daily Archives: March 13, 2014

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?!)

Sound Journal
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1 – 3/13/14 10:25PM- My dorm room

2 – Identify and list the sounds furthest  from you.

  •  A car drives by the window
  • A dog barking in the distance
  • Sirens from a firetruck as it drives by

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

  • The blower in the room, blowing cool air
  • Niki, my roommate, clicking at his keyboard
  • Niki, turning pages of his textbook

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.

  • The click of my neck as I turn my head
  • Me clicking my laptop keys
  • Someone knocking at the door (My bed is right near the door)

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

  • The sound level in the room is very low.  Niki and I are both tired, so we are both sitting in silence as we do our work. Sound activity in the room is at a medium range, with all the sounds being heard are soft and hushed

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 blower
  • The cars driving by the window
  • The turning of the pages

Sound Journal #7
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1 – 3/13/14 9:30PM- My living room

2 – Identify and list the sounds furthest  from you.

  •  The television I left on in the other room for my cat
  • Wind rustling outside
  • The sink water running

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

  • My mom’s mouse clicking at the computer
  • My brother’s television on
  • My brother moving around something in his room

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.

  • My boyfriend breathing
  • The pressing of the  keys on my laptop
  • Television #3 playing something that I dont understand

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
The sound level is at a medium but the amount of sound activity is definitely high. Everyone is doing their own thing in my house and most of the electronics we own are on.

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

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-Television #1
-Television #2
-Television #3

Journal Entry #7
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1. 3/13/14, 8:40pm, Constitution Laundry Room

2. Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
Someone sending a text message on their phone, the elevator beeping.

3. Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
The sound of the washers and dryers spinning. Wet clothes hitting up against the dryer. A conversation between two girls.

4. Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
My wet clothes being thrown into the dryer, my shoes shuffling along the tile.

5. Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
There is a lot of sounds going on all at once. It is very noisy and exciting, but it is also rather relaxing at the same time.

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

7. Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
Sound of the washer and dryer spinning, wet clothes being thrown into the dryer, and the conversation between the two girls.