Location: Inwood Park on a Thursday afternoon.
Sounds: Birds chirping, the wind blowing, people chatting, footsteps of people running. The sound of the trees rustling. The whistling of a bell of a bicycle.
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Field Recording #5- Dani
Location: the RSR booth in Constitution Hall
Sounds: birds chirping, trees rustling in the wind, wind blowing, footsteps, doors opening and closing, a card being swiped outside, the beeping of the turnstile, my chair moving side to side
Field Recording #5 – Ash Boone
The balcony of the student center at around 6:30pm. Music blasting from the Starbucks speakers right below us as my friends and I eat and watch the last scene of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra.
Journal Entry #5- Dani
April 9, 2021 at 2:55 PM
Location: Physical Education Building; Hofstra’s vaccine site
Far Sounds: The doors opening and closing and people enter and exit the building, the names of students being called when their 15 minutes wait time is over
Medium Sounds: People walking, conversations between the student and the person administrating their test next to me, chairs scraping on the floor as people get up and sit down, a custodian sanitizing the chairs after each person leaves
Close sounds: The woman administration my vaccine typing on the computer, the questions she asks me as she fills out the necessary forms, her chair rolling over towards me, my breathing getting more exaggerated as she gets ready to place in needle in my arm
Sound Description/Level: Medium to low, the environment is continuously moving which heightens the sound level and then mellows out for a few moments
Important Sounds: Doors opening and closing, typing on the computer, and various conversations
Journal Entry #5 – Dylan Pojano
4/9/2021, 11:59 pm, HofUSA
Sounds farthest away from me: People will talk frequently, more of it coming from the back in the kitchen, sometimes they’ll even shout out orders that are ready. I’m not sure what is being discussed in the larger dining area, but I’ll hear laughter sometimes.
Sounds at a medium range from me: The whir of the milkshakes being made, the ice being shuffled from the ice machine, and the check up of utensil inventory. There is never a dull moment when there are no orders.
Sounds closest to me: I am in the side room, the room right in front of the register. The show, Friends, is playing on the TV behind me with the occasional commercial running. I half expect to hear Joey say “How you doin’”, but it never comes. It’s always the same canned laughter being played.
The general sound level and amount of sound activity: Although there is a lot of activity, there is not a whole lot of sound being produced, so the whole sound level is low
One word description to the “sound environment”: Entertaining
Three sounds which are essential to the sound environment: Intermittent talking, the shuffling of ice, and the canned laughter from Friends.
Journal Entry
Friday April 9th 2021 7:16pm
Location: My boyfriend’s room
Farthest Sounds: cars driving by, sirens, and a conversation across the street
Medium Sounds: Music from the next room and talking from outside the room
Closest Sounds: The television in the room, Super Mario Party music, and dog barking
Sound Description/ Level: Medium- Lively but winding down for the evening
Important Sounds: Super Mario Party and the television
Field Recording
Location: Little Sebago lake, Maine
Time: 9:55
Far sounds: ‘peepers’, water
Medium sounds: trees
Close sounds: movement and some breathing
Important sounds: peepers
JOURNAL ENTRY #5 – ALEXANDRA
Friday April 9th 2021 7:14pm
Location: ZAT House
Farthest Sounds: cars driving across front street, the wind whooshing by as the car past each other, horns, an ice cream truck’s melody is heard as it passes by the house
Medium Sounds: the fish tank bubbling in the next room, Harrison getting ready for Phaedra on Zoom in his room, the neighbor’s kids outside playing around
Closest Sounds: Josh and I gabbing about our days, Josh typing on his computer, someone is revving motorcycle VERY loudly outside
Sound Description/ Level: Medium to low noise – very relaxed atmosphere (excited to see Phaedra in under an hour!)
Important Sounds: Harrison’s zoom, Josh’s laugh, SUPER NOISY CYCLE
Journal Entry #5 – Ash Boone
Thursday, April 8th, 2021 at 1:12pm
Location: Pride Park, near the Ratt
Farthest Sounds: cars driving by, planes flying by, the occasional beeping of car horns, skateboarders, music being played from the distance, girls laughing
Medium Sounds: birds chirping, occasional wind, grass and leftover leaves rustling, people walking in the grass, Hofstra workers driving by here and there in their little Hof-mobiles
Closest Sounds: me tapping on the screens of my iPad and phone in order to do a homework assignment, my friend typing on her computer as she sits on zoom for class, our other friend watching videos on her phone, our other three friends talking amongst themselves
Sound Description / Level: relaxing and peaceful — summer is arriving very quickly and this entire week has been beautiful out. It was pleasant especially for such a stressful week
Important Sounds: talking from different places, laughter, birds chirping, rustling of grass and leaves, homework and zoom — our screens being tapped, our friends talking
Journal Entry 4-Juliana Battaglia
Thursday, April 8, 2021 7:35pm
Location: The Greene Turtle on the Hempstead Turnpike
Farthest Sounds: The kitchen door swinging open. The host at the front talking to the incoming guests. The bartender chatting with patrons.
Medium Sounds: The clacking of plates being served at nearby tables. The clearing of plates by a busser at a nearby table. The footsteps of servers in the aisles. The music playing overhead.
Closest Sounds: The clacking of our utensils against the plates. The sound from the TV in our booth. The chatter between us. The server talking to us.
Sound Description/Level: Medium and busy. The sound is paced and coordinated.
Important Sounds: The clacking of our utensils, the server talking, the clearing of plates.