Monthly Archives: February 2026

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1.Time and Place: Belfast Gastropub, 10pm, 2/21

2.Farthest: glasses clinking against one another, people singing to the music playing, indistinct conversations, people placing orders at the bar,

3.Medium: someone yelling their order to the bartender over the music, heels clicking against the floor of the bar,

4.Closest: Music from Dj blaring, Friends talking next to me, glasses tapping against bar top, shaker from bartender making a cocktail,

5:Sound Level: Extremely loud and noisy

6:Description: crowded

7:Essential: Music from dj, indistinct talking, glassing clinking, shaker from bartender, people singing to music

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  1. 2/20/26, 10:16 pm, inside my dorm in Estabrook Hall
  2. Farthest: Shower running, doors opening/closing, muttering, laughing, the elevator ringing, cars going by, toilets flushing, trash being thrown out
  3. Medium: People walking, keys being used to unlock doors, wood creaking
  4. Closest: The fan blowing, the heater buzzing, my phone notifications
  5. Sound Level/Activity: The sound level is low and inconsistent
  6. Description: Quiet
  7. Essential: Phone notifications, doors opening/closing, muttering

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1- 2/20/26, 1:16pm – City Line Florist

2- Co-workers chatting in the back room, a large truck driving past the store, general main road ambiance from outside.

3- The doorbell ringing as a customer walks in, a co-worker greeting them by the front.

4- The fridge door sliding closed, the humming of the fridge itself, another co-worker talking on the phone at the front desk, a customer’s footsteps, the cash register being opened.

5- Moderate. Mostly quieter, occasionally interrupted by louder, more prevalent sounds.

6- Busy

7- Co-workers talking, the fridge humming, the cash register opening.

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1- 02/19/26-9:00 pm – NorthShore Hospital

2- Furthest Sounds: people typing on their keyboard outside the room, speaker muffling, medical cart with wheels squeaking around high pitch
3- Medium Range: heart monitor beeping, walker scraping on the floor, bathroom door slamming
4- Closest Range: Remote clicking buttons, foot kicking the heater (making a low pitch), people laughing loud
5- The general sound level was in the medium range but a little bit on the higher pitch side of sound.
6- Overwhelming
7- Banging doors, beeping medical machines, speaker muffling outside the room

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  1. Thursday the 19th, 6pm, My table at an Italian restaurant
  2. Furthest sounds are the sizzling pans in the kitchen, the audio of the tvs in the bar, and the maître d’ calling people to their tables
  3. Medium sounds are the hustle and bustle of the servers, the waiters checking in on the tables around me, the clinking of silverware against people’s plates, but mostly the sounds of many many people around me talking.
  4. Closest to me is the people at my table talking, the shifting of my creaky chair, and the soft pound of my drink as it hits the table, along with the subtle shake of the ice
  5. The general sound level is very high, as it is the dinner rush and a lot of people are inside. There is a large amount of different noises around me.
  6. Chaotic
  7. 3 essential sounds: Guests around me talking, the clinking of silverware, and the conversations of my own table.

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1 – 2/19/26, 5:27 pm, Bits N’ Bytes Cafe

2 – Employees conversing in Spanish, Ice dispensed from the Soda Machine, Beeping from a machine

3 – Door creaking open and closed, Rustling of jacket, Friends conversing, Water slamming onto table, Cart rolling along the floor

4 – Someone chatting over the phone, Ceiling Fan, Air Ventilation System, Chairs scrapping against the floor, Crinkling of plastic

5 – Sound Level: Medium, Amount of Sound Activity: Very active sound environment, so there is constant activity coming from multiple sources

6 – Lively

7 – Employees conversing in Spanish, Ice dispensing from the soda machine, Air Ventilation System

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2/19/26–2:36 P.M.– Classroom in Roosevelt Hall

Farthest Sounds– cars driving on the road, car horns, sirens, doors shutting

Medium Range– footsteps, conversations from people walking past, wind blowing trees outside window, distant laughter elsewhere in the building

Close Range– pens clicking, shoes scraping on the ground, chair creaking, typing on laptops, eraser on paper, humming

Sound Level– low with a fair amount of activity

Sound Environment– focused

Necessary Sounds: conversations from people walking past, typing on laptops, pens clicking

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Time: 2/19/26, 12:30pm

Place: Bits & Bytes

Identifiable Sounds: A door to the far right that creaks when it closes, a smoothie blender blending what sounds like ice, layered conversations, laughter, a woman on the phone having a conversation in Spanish, beep of a scanner, tongs tapping against counter, crinkling of paper as it’s thrown away, typing on a laptop keyboard, footsteps passing by every so often, foosteps upstairs making a low thud, metallic clinking as backpacks are picked up, backpacks zipping closed or open, keys jingling as people step.