Sound Observation 6

Student Center 1:10pm 3/8
Farthest- distant people talking, people walking
Medium range- other people talking from the other end of the table, people pulling out and pushing in chairs
Closest- me, typing on my computer
Active, but you can still hold a somewhat quiet conversation
Essential Sounds: people talking far away, people talking close, people walking

Journal Entry

1- March 8th, 1:25, Room 100 in Heger Hall

2- Farthest- Cars driving by on the road, a motorcycle going by, people talking loudly outside the window

3- Medium- The professor talking, students responding to her, clicking of the keys on a computer, papers shuffling, the clicking of a pen

4- Closest- My breathing, my writing, my toe tapping on the floor, someone whispering to someone else behind me

5- Sound level- low    Sound activity-mostly people talking

6- Attentive

7- talking, papers shuffling, cars going by

Field Recording

Location: Lowe 216

Sounds: me working on my latest project, slamming drawers, papers shuffling, music playing in the background

Journal Entry

  1. Location/time/date: Lowe 216/3:30/Thursday March 8th
  2. Far sounds: doors slamming in the hall way, voices in the next room over
  3. Closer sounds: laptop playing Africa by Toto, drawers shutting, slicing of the X-acto knife
  4. Closest sounds: me hyperventilating, squeaking of my shoes against the desk
  5. Sound level: mostly quiet, some loud noise here and there
  6. Description: stressful
  7. Essential sounds: voices in the next room, laptop playing music, my rapid breathing