Sound Journal #12

1 – 5/1/14 – 8:30pm – Front of House office, NAB

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-The doors of the NAB opening and slamming shut.
-Some sort of cart being rolled into the NAB building.

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-Voices heard through the walls.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-The stage manager’s voice, heard through the intercom, as he gives out cues over his headset.
-Me rummaging through my backpack.
-A phone charger being plugged into the wall outlet.
-Sounds of typing on a MacBook Pro.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-After the cart was rolled into the NAB, it was pretty quiet in the area. The sounds that occurred were quite tame in terms of volume and how frequent they were.

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

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-The stage manager’s voice.
-The sounds the doors of the NAB makes.
-The cart being rolled into the NAB building.

Sound Journal #12

Lowe 106, 5/1/14, 9:51pm

Sounds farthest away:

  • Voices and laughter outside the window
  • Footsteps
  • Sound of an airplane

Sounds at medium range:

  • The running of a scene (voices)
  • Footsteps of the actors

Sounds at close range:

  • Typing on my laptop
  • Squeeking of a chair
  • flipping of pages

General sound level:

Room is quiet with the exception of the scene taking place. There is alot of noise outside the window. It is generally a relaxed setting and sound environment.

One word description:

Serious

Three important sounds:

  • Flipping of pages
  • the sound of a scene taking place
  • voices and laughter outside the window

Journal Entry #12

Outside my house, 5/1/14 8:30 pm

Sounds farthest away:

  • Cars driving by down other streets
  • Foot steps at the end of my block
  • A dog running with the person at the end of my block

Sounds at medium range:

  • The running of my engine
  • My blinker
  • Trees blowing in the wind

Sounds at close range

  • My breathing
  • My footsteps against the pavement

General sound level:

It is super quiet and feels later than it is. The sound activity is very low.

One word description:

Vacant

Three important sounds:

  • My car engine
  • The leaves blowing in the wind
  • My breathing