Monthly Archives: April 2024

Journal Entry #4
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  1. April 10, 2024. 3:11 pm. Basement of Berliner Hall in Astronomy class
  2. Professor speaking to his class in a room down the hall
  3. The sounds of my classmates typing, the fan in the back of the room
  4. My professor lecturing right in front of me (I’m in the front row), my own sniffles because I have a cold. My classmates speaking.
  5. General sound level: low to medium. There is a low amount of activity because there is never more than one person speaking at once.
  6. One word: academic
  7. Essential sounds: Dr. Lacy’s voice, classmates speaking, typing noises.

Journal Entry #4
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1- 4/10/24 – 12:35 – Tables outside of Bits ‘n’ Bytes

2- People talking on the other side of the quad, cars driving down the turnpike, shuffled steps on the concrete.
3- Birds chirping, someone’s heels clacking on the cement as they walk, leaves rustling in the wind, someone’s keys jangling as they walk.
4- My friend typing at the computer next to me, an airplane flying overhead, someone laughing at the table next to me, the ice in my drink shifting as I pick it up and take a sip, the sound of someone’s skateboard as they skate by my table.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity – Sound level: low and quiet; Sound activity: relatively high, there are a lot of different noises and sounds outside.
6- Peaceful.
7- The birds, the ambience voices throughout the quad, and the steps and general movement of the people passing by.

Journal Entry #5
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  1. 04/10/2024 – 12:30pm – Bits Tables.
  2. Sounds farthest away from me: cars driving by, buzzing, the occasional honking.
  3. Sounds at medium range: people talking as they walk by, birds chirping, somebody on a skateboard, the wind.
  4. Sounds closest to me: people talking at the table next to me, typing on my computer keyboard, drink sipping and swirling, bags crunching.
  5. The general sound level is quiet and controlled. The amount of sound activity is constant, with occasional peaks or gaps.
  6. Description word: tranquil.
  7. Essential sounds: nature, people, and general movement.

Field Recording #4
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Location: Bernon Hall
Identify the sounds heard in the clip: my co-workers talking, my co-workers discussing math, the music playing from the radio, computers clacking, ice moving in a cup, my friend sneezing and me saying “bless you.”

Journal Entry 4
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April 2, 6:28. My bedroom.

The sounds that are furthest away from me: Cars outside, plane flying, birds chirping.
The sounds that are a medium distance from me: Footsteps and faint talking from downstairs.
The sounds that are closest to me: Avatar: The rain on my windows, my computer fan.
The sound level of the space: Low
One word description: Quiet
Three sounds that are most important to the environment: Rain, footsteps. birds.