Monthly Archives: March 2019

Journal Entry 6
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Location: LIRR Penn to Mineola, 10:30pm, 3/28/19
Farthest: low humming
Medium: scraping against rails, people talking,
Closest: crashing of tracks and wheels, muffled metal clanging, constant whoosh of wind, air hissing
Sound Level: low-medium
Description: humdrum
Essential Sounds: low humming, people talking, muffled metal clanging

Journal Entry #7 – Michael DeRosa
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  1. Location: 3/28/19, 3:30pm, Bench next to California Ave, outside Philips Hall
  2. Farthest sounds: car horns beeping, people walking down California Ave
  3. Medium sounds: cars driving by, sound of brakes, garbage truck driving by, wind blowing, birds chirping
  4. Closest sounds: trees rustling behind me, people talking as they talk by, a woman on the phone
  5. Sound level is high
  6. One word description: commute
  7. Three essential sounds: cars driving, tress rustling, people talking/walking

Journal Entry #7 – Chris Z
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3/28/19, 11:02AM, quad outside Lowe Hall.

Sounds farthest away: Birds chirping, humming of heater (?).

Sounds at medium range: Wheels of luggage rolling, footsteps.

Close-range sounds: People talking, coughing, laughing.

General sound level: medium, average level of sound activity.

One-word description: Lively.

3 essential sounds: Birds, footsteps, people laughing.

Sound Journal
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I-95 toward Bridgeport, March 15, 2019, 8 pm

Far: police car with sirens on the other side of the highway

Medium: whoosh as other cars pass

Close: radio in the background (the way words are incomprehensible when you’re not really listening), tires against the road, general hum of the engine

Sound level: relatively high, sound coming from everywhere

One word: moving

Essential sounds: police sirens, radio, engine

Journal Entry #6 – Chris Z
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3/12/19, 9:30pm, AMC Loews movie theater lobby

Sounds farthest away: Arcade games beeping.

Sounds at a medium distance: Footsteps, rustle of candy packages being handled, beeps from registers/card readers.

Close-range sounds: A few people talking, chewing.

General sound level was pretty moderate, low amount of sound activity.

One-word Description: Casual

3 essential sounds: Beeps from registers/card readers, rustling of candy packages, a few people talking.