Monthly Archives: April 2014

Journal Entry
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1- Hofstra USA, Thursday, April 10th,  9:00 PM

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

  • The woman at the front taking orders
  • The TV’s in the back playing a reality show
  • The front door slamming shut

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

  • Assorted conversations from the table over
  • The door of the trash can slamming
  • The buzzers from a nearby table vibrating

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

  • My friend playing with her keys
  • Emily’s pager buzzing to tell her that her food is ready
  • My stomach growling
  • Christina tapping her fingers on the table

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

Per usual, HofUSA is very busy at this time of night. Because of this, the sound level is very high. The sound activity is also very high, as there are so many different and varied noises being made.

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

Hopping

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 buzzers buzzing on the table
  • My stomach growling
  • The large amount of conversation happening all around me

Journal Entry #10
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1- Axinn Library, Wednesday April 8,  9:00 PM

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

  • People talking at the circulation desk
  • Somone ordering coffee
  • Pingning noise of the elevator

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

  • Someone is talking about Plato
  • Someone is printing something

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

  • Neighbor is shuffling papers
  • Someone is writing

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

It is very quiet here, and relaxing. Not too loud but just enough noise to tell you that everyone here is busy

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

Studious

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.

  • Writing next to me
  • Papers shuffling
  • Circulation desk conversation

Field Recording #9
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Location: Backstage in Adams Playhouse

Sounds Heard: You can faintly hear the sound of the tap dancers as they perform their routine onstage. They’re going through their number and their accompanying music is playing through the speakers behind them. You can hear everything faintly because I’m sitting behind the curtain backstage and that tends to block out the sound.

Sound Journal #10
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1- Tuesday, April 8, 2014, 8:30pm, Adams Playhouse

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

Furthest away from me, you can hear the sound of the tap dancers as they perform their routine onstage in the Playhouse. I’m sitting backstage so the sound is muffled, but their movements can still be heard.

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

Medium range from me, you can hear the sounds of their accompaniment playing through the speakers.

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

Closest to me, through the headphones, I can hear the sounds of the sound cues being called by the stage manager and other various people chattering on the sound pack.

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

The sound level of this environment is very scattered. There are many people everywhere and sometimes it can be hard to focus on one sound in particular.

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

Confusing

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 this sound environment are the sound of the tappers’ shoes onstage as they perform their routine, the sound of their accompanying music coming through the speakers, and all the chatter coming through the headphone into my ear.

Sound Journal #10
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1 – 4/8/14 – 12:49pm – Gallon Wing, room 242

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-A siren as it approaches the classroom’s general area, and then whooshes away as the vehicle drives by.
-A pen as hit hits the floor outside of the classroom.
-The sudden closing of a door down the hall.

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-Students typing on their MacBooks.
-The beeping of the projector.
-My professor talking to tech support over the classroom’s phone.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-The air conditioners running.
-Students talking to one another.
-The zipping and unzipping of a few backpacks in the classroom.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-This was one of the loudest days in my 12:45 Tuesday/Thursday class. Since the classroom feels like the inside of a volcano on most days, either one of my friends or myself put the air conditioners on close to full blast. On top of this, practically everybody was talking at the same time while my professor was talking to tech support to get help with the beeping projector. These sounds, along with some of the other ones, were bouncing off the walls so it seemed even louder to me.

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

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-My professor talking.
-The projector’s beeping sound.
-The sounds the air conditioners make.

Sound Journal #10
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1- Saturday, April 5th, 2014, 2:45am, Union Square.

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

Cars driving by, murmurs of conversations, yelling of people in the farmers market.

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

People playing musical instruments, singing, dogs barking, cars beeping.

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant). My friend talking to me, people waling by, the sound of my jacket swishing againt itself.

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

The sound level is constant and very noisy, the activity is exciting and lots of sounds over one another.

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

Exciting

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.

My friend talking to me, people playing instruments, cars driving by.