Field Recording #2 – Michael DeRosa

Location: LIRR Train

Sounds heard: squeaking of the train wheels, conductor announcement, ding dong noise, cough, rustling of coats/bags, train accelerating

Journal Entry #3 – Michael DeRosa

Location: 2/14/19, 6:30pm, Student Center
Farthest Sounds: beeping sounds from kiosks, food workers talking, coffee machine at Starbucks, footsteps
Medium sounds: forks/silverware being dispensed, people in conversation, laughter, metal chairs moving
Closest sounds: fizz of soda inside bottle, music playing through headphones, people eating their food near me, backpacks unzipping, person speaking on the phone
The sound level is medium, it’s the dinner hour so more people are coming into the student center to get food and meet up with friends
One word description: casual
Three essential sounds: kiosk beeping, food workers talking, metal chairs moving

Location: Student Center, in line at Freshens.

Sounds heard: People talking, footsteps, card machines beeping, yawning, a cart rolling by.

2/13/19, 9:19 PM, Hofstra USA (Note: Was written on paper, later put into computer)

Sounds Farthest Away: Trash being thrown away, mild footsteps.

Sounds Medium Range: People chatting at tables, shuffling of feet.

Sounds Close Range: People performing, people laughing, TV blaring.

The general sound level is high, large level of sound activity.

One-word Description: Raucous.

Three Essential Sounds: TV blaring, people performing, people laughing.