Sound Journal 2
DATE-TIME-LOCATION: 2/10/11; 10:00PM; Republic Hall Lounge
FARTHEST SOUNDS: hum of vending machines, doors slamming
MEDIUM SOUNDS: people talking, keys typing, fan from kitchen exhaust
NEAR SOUNDS: papers shuffling
SOUND LEVEL: moderate
SOUND ENVIRONMENT: study area/ lounge
ESSENTIAL SOUNDS: hum of vending machines, doors slamming, fan from exhaust
Sound Journal #2
Date: February 10, 2011
Location: War Of the Roses rehearsal, NAB
Time: 9:45 pm
Far away sounds: Footsteps in the hallway outside the shop, the opening and closing of the first set of Black Box doors, music students chatting in the hallway right inside the NAB entrance
Moderately close sounds: Royston’s voice directing a scene at the center of the stage, Pat quietly explaining a short piece of fight choreography to Shanna, Flynn, and Megan on a different part of the stage, very quiet chatter from the seats further away from me
Very close sounds: John’s keyboard typing, the sound that a plastic water bottle makes when there’s not much water left and someone is drinking out of it (a sort of crackle), Chris coughing, my stuffy breathing.
One word description: Quiet.
Crucial sounds to recreate this atmosphere: Heavy breathing, water bottle, Royston’s voice in the background.
Field recording #2
Location: Hofstra Law School Office Of Enrollment Management; Uniondale, NY
Date: February 10, 2011
Time: 4:45 PM
Clip Includes: Office chatter, Mary Kate and Me talking about the recording, the ‘door open’ sound, various office supplies being set down on the table.
Field Recording 2
Location: Student Center
Sounds heard: Footsteps, many voices, laughter
Journal Entry 2
Date: February 10th, 2011
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Dorm Room
Far sounds: Footsteps, muffled voices
Medium sounds: The heater, the television in the next room
Close sounds: My breathing, occasional coughing
Sound Level: Quiet
Description: Peaceful
Recreating environment: muffled sounds, the sound of a heater/ac unit, occasional coughs
Journal Entry 2/11
1. February 10th, 11:00 PM in my bedroom
– Sit, close eyes and allow the sounds around you to envelope you, listen for all of the sound in your environment.
2. Cars driving by outside my window
3. Gunshots, first from a semi-automatic weapon, then a shotgun.
4. Neil Patrick Harris
5. Rather peaceful, the sound level is low except for the occasional gunshots
6. Uneasy
7. Cars passing by, gunshots, TV sounds
Field Recording #2
Location: Michael’s Room
Sounds: Mike singing, music playing, heater running
Sound Journal #2
1. 2.11.11 1pm Spiegel
2. Doors slamming
3. Heater humming, speaker feedback, footsteps
4. stomach growling, phones vibrating, laughing, talking, coughing
5. The sound level is VERY loud and overly active.
6. Boisterous
7. Heater humming, speaker footstep, and that specific sound your footsteps make when walking down the aisles.
Field Recording for 2/11
February 8th in Au Bon Pain, around 12:30 PM
You can hear lots of people talking, and a man replacing a trash bag in a trash can.

