Sound Journal Number 10
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Location/Date/Time: Student Center, Hofstra University, 4/5/11

Far Sounds: people talking, trash being thrown out, carts being rolled

Medium Close Sounds: Laughing, silverware clicking against plates, water bottles clanking

Very Close sounds: Crunching, water swishing in mouth, potato chip bag crinkling, lettuce crunching

Sound Level: Muddled at a overall medium level

One Word Description: Alive

Sounds to Recreate Environment: silverware for clanking, people for laughter, potato chip bag for crinkling.

Journal Entry Devin Gee
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1)   4/7/11- 4:00- Dempster Hall, Studio B control room

2)   There are people talking outside in the hallway, the elevator being used, doors closing and opening outside.

3)   There is a lot of equipment noise, there is button pushing noises, multiple people talking at once, there is intercom noise both feedback and crackling noises, music coming from speakers.

4)   Person whispering right next to me, movement of swivel chairs, snapping of rubber band, the sound of writing on paper, a few coughs and movement of backpack including zipper and rustling of papers and stuff.

5)   The sound level is low except for the talking and the activity is minimal besides the talking.

6)   Concentrated

7)   There would have to be talking/ commands, lots of ambient machine sounds and the sound of writing with pencil on paper.

Michelle, Journal Entry #10
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  1. 3:45 pm, 04/05/11, walk from Dutch Treats to the Student Center
  2. I can hear an airplane going by over my head.
  3. I hear the wind whooshing by very strongly. Someone is playing pop music from a car someone in the parking lot. Someone walks by me and I can hear her talking on a cell phone.
  4. I hear my keys jingling and me clearing my throat.
  5. The sound level is loud; almost everything around me is loud like all the noise is competing with each other.
  6. Distant
  7. Heavy wind, airplane, pop music