Field Recording #1

Location: the middle of the student center (during common hour).

The sounds heard in this clip consists of people walking/talking about, my friend (who was sitting across from me) singing, my friend clicking her pen, my drink being swirled around, my papers/trash being crushed and moved around, and quiet thuds or booms of things being placed/dropped in the very background.

Journal Entry #1

  1. 02/07/2024 – 8:30pm – Emily Lowe Hall.
  2. Sounds farthest away from me: people walking around upstairs, laughing, the occasional toilet flush and sink.
  3. Sounds at medium range: slow contemporary music playing, dancing and feet moving, quiet applause.
  4. Sounds closest to me: people talking, papers rustling, pens clicking and writing.
  5. The general sound level is average but close to loud and the amount of sound activity is constant.
  6. Description word: chaotic.
  7. Essential sounds: constant talking, dancing, and faint music.