Field Recording 6

Location: Behind Dutch Treats, 3/4/16 at 9:10 am
Sounds farthest from me: Plane overhead, cars on the turnpike, church bells
Sounds Medium distance from me: Buses on Oak Street, Somebody’s footsteps scuffing the snow behind me, phone ringing from inside Dutch Treats
Sounds Closest to me: My boots scuffing through the snow, wind whipping past my ears, my phone dinging
Sound amount: low
Sound Description: Passive
Plane overhead, Buses on Oak street, boots scuffing

Journal Entry 3/4

4:15 P.M. 3/3/2016. The Quad in front of Bits and Bites.

Closest: Cat meowing, stranger talking to cat, footsteps on concrete, people talking as they pass

Medium: Leaves rustling, wind blowing slightly

Far: More people talking, cars passing, car starting, doors closing

Sound level: Low

One word: Peaceful

Three sounds: Cat meowing, conversation with cat, leaves rustling

Location: Weight room in Physical Education Building

Sounds heard: Whirring of exercise equipment, high pitched beeping, very low and muffled chatter

Location: My Bathroom, Suffolk Hall 411

Sounds: Brushing Retainers, Closing Retainer Case, Sink Running, Tapping Tooth Brush, Teeth Brushing.

Location/Time: On the shuttle around Stop & Shop, 6:15 p.m.

Sounds Heard: heat blasting, people talking, something metal banging around the bus, screeching breaks

March 3rd, 2016 8:55 p.m, My room
Farthest: The washing machine running in the basement
Medium: A T.V. playing sounds upstairs, my dog running up and down the stairs
Closest: My mom on the phone, another T.V. running in the living room a few feet away from me
Sound level: Loud
One Word: Commercials
3 sounds: pounding of feet on stairs, talking, advertisements

Sounds: Wind rushing around the car, Clicking of the turn signal, revving of the engine

3/4/2016, 1:03 pm, in class (CHEM 175)
farthest: (inaudible)
medium: hum of heating system, professor shouting next door
closest: loud chatter of classmates (the professor was 18 minutes late at this point), chairs scraping, backpacks zipping and unzipping, classroom door opening and closing as people slowly filter in, laughing
sound level: fairly loud
one word: spirited
three sounds: talking and laughing, chairs scraping, door opening and closing