Journal Entry #1

  1. February 6th, 2025 – Living room in my house
  2. Sounds farthest away: Light rain outside the window, cars driving by outside and water running in the upstairs shower
  3. Sounds medium range: My roommates teacher talking on Zoom through their computer speaker, radiator humming/whistling and music playing through my roommates phone speaker
  4. Sounds closet: My keyboard clicking as I type, my roommate talking to me/fidgeting their body and my own breathing 
  5. The general sound level is quite high with many different types of sounds. Since I live with 6 other people there are sounds coming from all around the house that correlate to different activities. I am also sitting with someone so their noise level is much higher in comparison to the rest.
  6. One word description of the “sound environment”: lively 
  7. Music playing in another room through a phone speaker, radiator humming and miscellaneous talking

 

  1. 2/6/25 1:37 PM Bits and Bytes Dining Area
  2. Sounds farthest away: trays banging, hum of fridges, rain falling on glass
  3. Sounds at a medium distance: Blender, wrappers crinkling
  4. Sounds nearest to me: People Speaking, laughter,
  5. The general sound level: Moderate sound activity fluctuates
  6. One word to describe sound environment : friendly
  7. Three important sounds: People laughing, Pans banging,

Journal Entry #1

  1. 2/6/2025 – My bedroom 12:30pm
  2. Sounds farthest away: Car horns, my downstairs neighbors walking, birds chirping
  3. Sounds at a medium distance: My roommates talking in our living room, pots and pans clacking
  4. Sounds nearest to me: My AC running, music playing from my laptop
  5. The general sound level is moderate; loud when my music picks up
  6. One word to describe sound environment – Calming
  7. Three important sounds: Music, AC running, roommates talking