1- 3/22/12 – 7:37PM – Mineola Train Station
2- Cars driving by, people talking across the track, Alec Baldwin reminding me to “Watch the gap”
3- Trains speeding by, Beeping from the ATM
4- People talking next to me, footsteps of people walking by me
5- Medium sound level
6- Waiting
7- Trains, cars, people talking
8th Journal Entry
1. Thursday March 22 at 2pm – outside sitting on a table by Bits and Bites
2. The sounds furthest from me are the doors opening and closing to the entrance of bits and bites and people walking
3. The sounds at medium range from me are the girls talking at the table next to me.
4. The sounds that are closest to me are the birds chirping. I was also sitting with my friend, who was on the phone, so I heard her whole conversation as well.
5. The sounds were peaceful. I was pretty much centered on the birds chirping because it was a beautiful day. My friend was not talking too loud and the girls at the table next to us were talking relatively soft as well.
6. Peaceful
7. The sounds that are essential to the environment are the birds chirping, my friend talking, and the girls talking at the table next to us.
Field Recording #7
Field Recording #7
Location: Home
Sounds heard: TV in background with woman talking, freezer being opened, ice being broken in bag and put into glass, which makes a clinking noise. A cork is pulled out of a bottle and squeaks loudly, a drink is poured, the cork is replaced after pouring, the ice is swirled around in the glass.
Field Recording #7
Sound Observation #8
1) Tuesday March 19th, 2012 – 10 a.m. – Alliance Hall
2) Furthest away from me were trucks outside beeping when they backed up, and students on the ground screaming.
3) At Medium range was the air conditioner turned on, and the shower in the men’s room running.
4) Closest to me was public safety choosing his keys and jerking the door open as I woke up.
5) The sound was generally very loud
6) Alarming
7) Cars beeping, public safety’s keys and jerking the door.
Journal Entry #8
Date: March 22, 2012
Time: 6:45pm
Location: Hofstra Rec Center
Farthest sounds: People talking, the water fountain, treadmills humming
Medium Sounds: Weights clanking, basketballs bouncing, feet hitting the treadmills and track
Closest Sounds: My feet hitting the treadmill, my breathing, my music (AC/DC, Joan Jett, Jay-Z Mashup)
General Sound: calm yet busy
Environment: Focused
3 Sounds: Weights clinking, feet running, basketballs bouncing
Field Recording #7
Journal Entry #8
1. 3/21/12 Movie theater screening of Casablanca 7:00pm
2. The sounds farthest away from me are people asking if seats are open and constant chatter and conversation.
3. The sounds at a medium range from me are people crinkling bags of popcorn and grabbing pieces and seats squeaking as they are opened.
4. The sounds closest to me are the advertisemnets playing loudly on the screen and a person opening some kind of plastic wrapper or candy somewhere very close to where I’m sitting.
5. The general sound level is very loud, and the sound activity is heavy.
6. I would describe this sound environment as “cacophonous”.
7. Three sounds essential to the sound environment are people eating out of bags of popcorn, the advertisements playing, and constant talking while waiting for the movie. These are all symbolic of being at the movie theater.