1) February 5th, 2025 – Hammer Lab, 10pm
2) Sounds farthest away: Faint sounds of laughter and talking outside of the axinn library, faint car noises outside
3) Sounds in the medium range: Music coming from beats headphones from the guy that is sitting three computers down from me on my left side, the ID swipe sound to enter in the hammer lab, keyboard typing from other students using the computer, and the printer running
4) The sounds closet to me: My own keyboard typing noise, coughing, music in my air pods
5) The general sound level is extremely low and quiet. The hammer lab is a working and studying space so this level of quiet is normal for this space because students are concentrating. The sound activity is low.
6) One word to describe the “sound environment” is – Hushed
7) Keyboard noises, Pages turning, Printer sounds
Journal Entry #1
- February 5, 2025 – 6:25 p.m. – Indoor Cycling Studio lobby
- Sounds farthest away: Car honking in the parking lot,
- Sounds at a medium range: Music coming from the cycling room, people speaking at the front desk, front door opening.
- Sounds closest to me: Lobby music playing, cycle shoes clicking on the tiled floor, jacket unzipping, people speaking by the lockers
- The general sound level is a little more than a normal volume, there is a lot of activity coming from a lot of people around me.
- One word to describe the “Sound Environment” – Full
- Lobby Music, people talking, shoes clicking
Journal Entry
Time: 5:05
Location: Drounge
Sounds closest: Air conditioner, music
Sounds in medium distance: keys clacking on the other side of the room and the door opening and closing
Sound furthest: people talking down the hallway
One word: studious
Sound level: medium
Three important sounds: AC, Talking, Music
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Field Recording
Location: My dorm
Time: 11:39
Sounds: Mac Ayres’s new song playing in the background, writing notes with a sharpie, distance wind from the window being open
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Final Field Recording
Location: my bedroom
In this recording, you can hear me moving my cat in my lap and the sound of my air conditioner. It is a very quiet night as I sit and do homework.
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Field Recording
Location: my kitchen
In this field recording, you can hear my roommates talking and my cat purring. It is a very typical night at home, and all of us are talking about the recent club elections my roommate just had.
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Field Recording
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Location: my living room
In this recording, you can hear my girlfriend and I bullying the cat as my roommate types on their computer. The air conditioner is going, and you can occasionally hear me hiccuping.
Journal Entry
Time: 6:49 pm
Location: Outside at home
Sounds Closest: Birds chirping
Sound in Medium Distance: My family talking amongst themselves at the table
Sound farthest: airplane
One word: homey
Sound Level: medium
Three important sounds: birds, talking, airplane
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Field Recording
5/8 8:26pm Playhouse greenroom
In this recording you can hear the music from the Danceworks piece currently on the stage. You can also hear laughter and chatter from dancers in the greenroom as well as my typing.
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Field Recording #4
Location: The subway, NY City
Sounds: chatter, phone calls, talking
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