Daily Archives: February 6, 2020

Journal Entry #2
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  1. Date/Time/Info: 2/6/20, 11:19pm, Enterprise Hall 8th Floor

2. Close: Mini-fridge humming, Spotify playing Mahalia, laptop keys clicking

3. Medium: Someone showering in the bathroom across from my room, neighbors in double next door talking loudly

4. Far: Toilet flush on the opposite side of the floor, elevator ding, bedroom door opening and slamming shut, cars driving by outside window

5. Sound Level: Occasional loud screeches from neighbors (but muffled by wall) and doors slamming shut behind people. Overall quiet, sounds from outside are masked by the window and mini-fridge so they seem far away.

6. One word: Hushed

7. Essential Sounds: Mini-fridge, shower, elevator dings

Journal Entry #2 – Andrade
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Date, Time, Location: 2/6/2020, Around 9 pm, The doors from South Campus to the unispan

Farthest away: cars driving on Hempstead turnpike, a large group of girls laughing

Medium Range: Fans spinning, doors opening and closing, people talking

Closest: footsteps and people talking

General sound Level and amount of sound Activity Description: Medium and it came in different waves. The highest sound level was when one of the groups of students would pass behind me.

One word description: Rush

3 essential sounds to the environment: cars, talking, and doors opening and closing

Journal #2
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  1. 2/6/2020, 5:44pm, LIRR train to Penn Station.
  2. Train wheels bumping & squeaking.
  3. Doors between train cars sliding open.
  4. Passengers conversing, train doors opening/closing, automated voice announcing train stop, & ding when door opens.
  5. The sound is a medium level because people are talking at a reasonable volume and the wheels aren’t distracting.  However, the amount of sound is high since many voices are clashing together and you can’t focus on individual voices. 
  6. Cluttered.
  7. Train wheels, announcing voice, & passengers voices.

Journal Entry #2 – Barone
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  1. Date: 2/6/20 – Time: 1:30pm – Location: Center for University Advising
  2. The farthest sounds from me is a telephone ringing in someone’s office and mild talking from one of the advisors in their office.
  3. In the medium range of sound, I can hear a receptionist typing on a keyboard and pages being flipped by another receptionist.
  4. The closest sounds from me is an advisor chewing on potato chips and footsteps of another advisor walking past me.
  5. The general sound level is more quiet than loud due to the small capacity in the room. The amount of sound activity is very minimal considering there are very quiet sounds and very few people in the room.
  6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is calm.
  7. 3 sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” is the telephone ringing in someone’s office, the keyboard typing from a receptionist, and the footsteps from an advisor walking past me. 

Dorm Room Chillin’ Log #2
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2/6/2020

Farthest Sound- A large truck backing up, cars going by, and rain

Medium Distance- My roommates talking about classes and random chatter

Closest sound- my own typing on my computer,  the squeaking of my bed as I shift to make myself more conformable

General sound Level- mostly quiet with slight noise spiking every now and then.

Sound Description- busy and yet calming

Important sounds- roommates voices, rain, keyboard, cars going by

Journal #2
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2/3/20 – 11:10pm – Drounge

 

Farthest Sounds: Dance class stomping on the floor, muffled people talking outside the door. Quiet hum of an air conditioner.

Medium Distance Sounds: People entering and exiting the main door, A professor speaking to a class from Lowe 106. The typing of keys from the office. The printer is occasionally being used to print or copy papers.

Closest Sounds: People talking in the drounge and psibrary. The sounds of people writing as they fill out forms and other papers.

General Sound Level: Slightly Quiet

Room Definition: Office-Like

Essential Sounds: Typing of keys, the printer, and people filling out forms.