Daily Archives: March 27, 2014

Sound Journal #8
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1. 3/27/2014, 7pm Rehearsal

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you:  Dora the explorer music coming from the room to my right, the fan blowing and booming, the front door opening and closing

3. Identify the sounds at medium range: three male voices singing together in the room to my left, piano playing also in the room to my left, footsteps of people walking from room to room

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: my cast speeding through our lines, the clicking of my highlighter cap, my boyfriend taping away at his phone.

5. General sound level and activity: the amount of sound activity is outrageous while the level is decently comfortable, maybe a little loud for others

6. One word to describe the sound environment:  Chaotic

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

Dora music

The fan

My highlighter cap

Field Recording
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7:46, 3/37/14, Student Center Front Dining Hall

Sounds Heard: Me placing my phone on the table, Tearing off my coffee cup holder, Christina picking up her keys, varied students talking in the background, Christina seasoning her food, someone sneezing, Emily trying to ruin my recording by tapping her phone

 

Sound Journal
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1. 3/27/2014, 10:24, Student Center Cafe

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you:  Kids on the balcony fooling around, The Sbarro chefs preparing the pizza for the night, muffled music playing from speakers in the atrium, a door opening and slamming shut on the floor above.

3. Identify the sounds at medium range: The people at the table next to me, discussing the latest fashion, the girl two seats over tapping on her computer, the person at the table over tapping their fingers really loudly.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: Emily crunching her water bottle, and playing with her phone case, Christina and Emily discussing something quite loudly, Christina fiddling with her keys. The girl directly next to me crunching on some potato chips, opera music suddenly blaring from the tv.

5. General sound level and activity: Even though there are not many people in here, the Student Center is still very active. The sound activity is very busy, and there is a wide variety of sounds around me. The noise level is high, but not unbearable

6. One word to describe the sound environment:  Active

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

The TV blaring

Sbarro’s chef’s knife slamming against the cutting board

The potato chips crunching (one of my pet peeves)

 

Sound Journal #8
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1. 3/27/2014, 9:38 Adams Playhouse 

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you:  There is a general low drone that I can always hear in this theatre, so I think that is the sound farthest from me.  I can also hear a whisper or two among the SM and ASMS watching the run-through.  A cannot hear the actors in the stage right wings.

3. Identify the sounds at medium range: Medium range sounds are definitely the heels of my many female castmates and the lines and business that is being featured onstage.  Right now, there is a loud bell ringing, and I can hear two of my castmates cackling like mischievous little girls.  I would also consider the sound of other keyboards at medium range.  I can hear about five different girls working at their laptops, and a few whispering.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: Closest to me, I can hear my own keyboard and my own breathing.  I am still coming back to normal breath, being that I just completed my last scene in this run, and I am sniffling a little.  When I move my feet, my boots crackle because they are very worn down.

5. General sound level and activity: The general sound level changes from very quiet to pretty loud, depending on what is happening in the scene.  Right this very second it is quite low and very relaxing.  You can sense that everyone is trying to be politely productive.

6. One word to describe the sound environment:  Fluctuating

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

– The business on the stage

– The sound of multiple MacBook keyboards

-My cast’s heels on the floor of the stage

Sound Journal #8
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1. Location: Intramural Field, 2:00pm, Wednesday 3/36

2. List the sounds farthest from you.

  • Plane engine overhead

3.  List sounds at medium range from you.

  • Shouts of people playing on the soccer field
  •  Cars driving in the parking lot to the left
  • The howling wind

4. List sounds closest to you.

  • My footsteps
  • My keys and coins jingling in my coat pocket
  • The tree branches and shaking

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

Despite there being a lot of sounds occurring at the same time the sound level was pretty calm.  Also despite it being fairly chilly it seemed like a spring day and the sounds were a big part of it.  The sound of people playing outdoor sports on a sunny day creates a very spring feeling.

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

Spring

7.  Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.

  • People playing soccer
  • The wind
  • The shaking tree branches

Sound Journal #8
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1- Thursday, March 27, 2014, 7:06pm, Lowe 110

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

Buzzing of the heater, doors closing from the hallway, people talking outside.

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

Director and cast speaking about the play we are rehearsing, pencils writing on scripts, papers flipping pages.

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

The typing on my laptop, my bracelets jingling, my breathing.

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

The general sound level is soft and normal conversation like. There is a medium amount of sound activity, the sound in the room is constant but occasionally outside there are distracting noises.

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

Conversation

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.

The typing on my laptop, the director and cast talking, doors opening and closing outside in the hallway.

Field Recording #7
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Location: Enterprise, 6th floor

Sounds Heard: You can hear the sounds of my resident playing the electric guitar in his room, the sounds of my residents harmonizing and singing in the bathroom and then having  a conversation. You can hear the shower running in the background of them. Whether or not they were singing in the shower is unknown and I wasn’t about to find out.

Sound Journal #8
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1- Monday, March 24, 2014, 9:43pm, Enterprise, 6th floor

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

Furthest away from me, I can hear the sounds of some of my residents playing the electric guitar as well as the sound of the shower in the boys bathroom.

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

At medium range from me, I can hear the voices of my residents as they sing in the bathroom and proceed to hold a conversation. (Yes, I did ask their permission to use this sound clip.)

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 my breathing as I listen to their voices and distract myself from the mountains of homework I have to do.

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

The general sound level is that of a typical Monday night on my floor. Everyone is busy doing something, but it is soft and relaxed. Everyone is getting used to being back from break and just enjoying being back on campus.

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

Relaxed

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 sound of the shower in the background, my residents harmonizing and proceeding to have a conversation, and the residents playing the electric guitar in their room.