Sound Journal #9
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1- Saturday, March 29, 2014, Penn Station, NYC

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

Furthest away from me, I can hear the sounds of the subway Frank Sinatra crooning away in his tuxedo and top hat. He’s singing some oldies to the crowd standing in the train station.

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.

At medium range from me, I can hear the sounds of all the train passengers holding conversations as they wait for the announcement of their track and listen to the guy sing.

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).

Closest to me, I can hear the sound of my friend talking to me while we wait for the train to arrive.

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

The sound level of the train station is very loud. There’s always something going on and excitement happening everywhere.

6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.

Musical

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact.

Three sounds essential to the sound environment are the sound of the old man singing his oldies into the microphone, the hustle and bustle of the train station, and the sound of my friends voice next to me.

Sound Journal #8
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1- Bits and Bytes, Monday 3/24/14 12:45

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

  • Burger guys yelling at each other
  • Some sort of racket playing on the television
  • General B&B chatter

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.

  • People at the table next to me talk about x-box
  • Cashier saying “Have a nice day”
  • Someone saying “Oh, SHIT” as they drop a glass bottle

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).

  • Jeremy making a joke
  • rustling of my candy package
  • tapping on the table

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

This is a fairly busy time for B&B, so it’s loud and chatty. Everyone is going about their mid day food requirements

6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.

Hungry

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact.

  • Rustling of candy
  • Jeremy
  • General B&B noise

Sound Journal #8
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1. 3/27/2014, 7pm Rehearsal

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you:  Dora the explorer music coming from the room to my right, the fan blowing and booming, the front door opening and closing

3. Identify the sounds at medium range: three male voices singing together in the room to my left, piano playing also in the room to my left, footsteps of people walking from room to room

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: my cast speeding through our lines, the clicking of my highlighter cap, my boyfriend taping away at his phone.

5. General sound level and activity: the amount of sound activity is outrageous while the level is decently comfortable, maybe a little loud for others

6. One word to describe the sound environment:  Chaotic

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

Dora music

The fan

My highlighter cap

Field Recording
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7:46, 3/37/14, Student Center Front Dining Hall

Sounds Heard: Me placing my phone on the table, Tearing off my coffee cup holder, Christina picking up her keys, varied students talking in the background, Christina seasoning her food, someone sneezing, Emily trying to ruin my recording by tapping her phone

 

Sound Journal
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1. 3/27/2014, 10:24, Student Center Cafe

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you:  Kids on the balcony fooling around, The Sbarro chefs preparing the pizza for the night, muffled music playing from speakers in the atrium, a door opening and slamming shut on the floor above.

3. Identify the sounds at medium range: The people at the table next to me, discussing the latest fashion, the girl two seats over tapping on her computer, the person at the table over tapping their fingers really loudly.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: Emily crunching her water bottle, and playing with her phone case, Christina and Emily discussing something quite loudly, Christina fiddling with her keys. The girl directly next to me crunching on some potato chips, opera music suddenly blaring from the tv.

5. General sound level and activity: Even though there are not many people in here, the Student Center is still very active. The sound activity is very busy, and there is a wide variety of sounds around me. The noise level is high, but not unbearable

6. One word to describe the sound environment:  Active

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

The TV blaring

Sbarro’s chef’s knife slamming against the cutting board

The potato chips crunching (one of my pet peeves)