Sound Journal #2
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1- DATE-TIME-LOCATION of the sound environment
>Friday, February 7th
>2:30 A.M.
>Study Lounge, 6th floor of Nassau Residence Building

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
>Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal playing all the way down the hall.
>A first responder’s siren lightly pulsing a few blocks aWay.
>Footsteps approaching from down the hall.
>Trash being thrown away down the hall. It contain glass. I hope they recycle.

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
>The couple making out in the room next to me.
>A very bass-filled male voice vibrating the wall.
>A t.v. playing in the room next to me.

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).
>The heating unit that clanks and chinks every 23 seconds.
>The buzz of the light that seems to overpower everything.
>The cracking of my big toe.
>The sound of the couple hitting against the wall behind me as they make out.

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
>Sound level is at a filling dull roar.
>Sound activity can best be described as casual and lightly paced.

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

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
>The heating unit.
>The couple hitting against the wall
>The muffled television.

Sound Journal #2
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1. 2/6/14, 10:43, Hammer Lab

2. Identify sounds farthest from you.

  • The sounds of mouse clicks and keyboard pressing from the computer lab side of the room
  • Varied whispers and conversations from the next room over
  • Footsteps against the floor as someone with a heavy step changes tables

3. Identify sounds at medium range.

  • A conversation about shoes held by the girls three tables over
  • The sound of the PridePrinter pushing out new pages
  • Someone’s keys dangling as they swipe into the lab

4. Identify sounds closet to you.

  • The sound of my friend turning the pages of her Shakespeare play
  • The vibration of her phone as she receives a notification
  • The crunch of a snack bar as the person next to me enjoys their snack
  • The clicking of my fingers against my MacBook keyboard

5. One word to describe the “sound environment”: Hardworking

7. Sounds essential to the environment.

  • The keyboard clicks
  • the turning pages
  • the PridePrinter whirring

Field Recording 1
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Sounds Heard: general chatter, Chris Reilly singing “meow” in a rhythm, the strumming of a guitar, a conversation about favorite music, me saying “I want to hear Isaac,” someone saying “testing” into a microphone, someone playing a guitar and signing, Chris asking if anyone hears a piano

Location: Student Center, back cafeteria Hofstra Concerts Coffee House

Sound Journal #2
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1. 2/4/14 10:23 pm Walking from Nassau/Suffolk to Colonial Square

2. Identify sounds farthest from you.

  • Traffic from the road behind me
  • Muffled voices and slamming car doors

3. Identify sounds at medium range.

  • People climbing the snow banks at the side the HofUSA parking lot.
  • Shouts of “I made it up!” and “I’m not wearing shoes! No regrets!”

4. Identify sounds closet to you.

  • The sounds of crushed ice and salt beneath my feet.

5. One word to describe the “sound environment”: Alive

7. Sounds essential to the environment.

  • People yelling with excitement.
  • The sound of my footsteps through the ice and snow.

 

 

Sound Journal #2
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1.  2/6/14    Lowe 216  8:10 PM

2. Identify sounds farthest from you.

>Screeching students on their way to begin a Thirsty Thursday night.

>Someone pacing in the hallway

3. Identify sounds at a medium range.

>Abbie’s playlist over the studio’s speaker.

>Abbie humming and singing along.

> Noah erasing and adjusting his paper

>Phil tapping on his desk.

4. Identify sounds closest to you.

>My keyboard clicking as I type.

>My hiccuping.

5. This room is relatively quite. The loudest thing in the room is the music, which is not very loud. I would say that the room is calm and conducive to work. It is relaxing, easy to think, and happy.

6. Friendly.

7. Sounds essential to the environment.

>Music over the speakers

>Abbie’s humming

>Phil tapping

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1 – 2/6/14 – 5:10pm – Costco, Nesconset

2 – Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
-A piece, that sounds like it’s in a Major key, being played loudly on one of the demo baby grand pianos.
-A Costco worker’s voice as she describes “Brownie Brittle” to customers.
-Customers talking back and forth.

3 – Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
-Multiple cart wheels rolling on the concrete floor.
-Someone opening a refrigerator door and closing it suddenly.
-A customer picking up a cereal box.

4 – Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
-The constant humming of the refrigerators.
-A fellow shopper saying “Oh, I’m sorry,” as he brushed past me.
-A Costco employee operating a beeping, motorized hand cart in order to move pallets and stock items.

5 – Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
-It wasn’t as busy as it normally is at Costco, probably because I was there in the early evening. Both the sound level and sound activity were tolerable this time around. It was easy to have a conversation with the person next to you without having to shout or ask them to repeat themselves.

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

7 – Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
-The Costco employee asking customers to sample the food.
-The refrigerators’ humming.
-The operation of the motorized hand cart.

Field Recording #1
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Location of clip: Front yard, my house.

Sounds heard: The John Deere tractor’s engine starting up, followed by my Dad putting the tractor in drive. A whistling noise can be heard while the tractor’s snow blower attachment is throwing large amounts of snow further down the front yard. The sounds of the engine and the whistling start to gradually fade as my Dad drove the tractor farther away from me.