Sound Journal 1
Posted on by

DATE-TIME-LOCATION: 2/3/11; 2:35PM; Breslin Hall 029

FARTHEST SOUNDS: backpack zipper, professor talking, faint noise of class across the hall

MEDIUM SOUNDS: sniffling, papers shuffling

NEAR SOUNDS: pages turning, steam hissing from coffee cup, pens clicking

SOUND LEVEL: moderate (professor talking with a few sounds here and there)

SOUND ENVIRONMENT: classroom

ESSENTIAL SOUNDS: professor talking, pens clicking, pages turning

Sound Journal #1
Posted on by

Date: February 3, 2011

Location: Student Accounts Office, Memorial Hall, Hofstra University.

Time: 3:45 pm

Far away sounds: The footsteps of people in the hallway downstairs, the occasional yell from someone talking loudly when walking into Bits & Bytes, people talking on the phone in the various offices.

Moderately close sounds: Clicking of keyboards at the desks near where I’m sitting, several students chattering while waiting in line to be helped, the voices of the employees discussing financial matters, the buzz of running computers.

Very close sounds: The ripping of perforated paper right next to me, the sound of my breathing through my mouth because my nose is stuffy, the sound of my throat swallowing, the vibration of my cell phone against a book in my bag.

One word description: Busy/efficient?

Crucial sounds to recreate this atmosphere: Computers running, keyboards clicking, respectful/office-like chatter.

Journal Entry 1
Posted on by

1) 2/3/11-9:30 p.m.-Lounge on the 12th floor of Alliance Hall

2) The occasional DING of the elevator doors opening as well as the television in the far off room were the furthest audible sounds.

3) The sound of people talking, doors opening, and chairs moving, all sounds coming from adjacent rooms would qualify as medium range.

4) The florescent lights above were the closest external sound, but considering I was quite sick, my own haggard breathing was by far the closest sound.

5) The sound activity was low; only two people heard speaking to one another, while the television in the furthest room away had high sound levels and was quite loud even though I was in another enclosed room a distance away.

6) Mellow

7) The noise from the television, elevator dings, and people talking.

Journal Entry #1
Posted on by

1. February 3, 2011. 6:30 pm. Ian’s Room (Haus)

2. Cars driving past.  Horns honking.

3. People talking upstairs. Toilet flushing. Footsteps overhead.  Faint sounds of the television. Ian playing guitar. Faint click from the circuit breaker.

4. My stomach growling. Slight wheeze of my breathing.

5. Sound level is rather low.  But the activity is high.  Everything is going on at once but it is very demure.

6. Safe

7. The three sounds that are essential would be the people talking upstairs, the footsteps, and Ian playing his guitar.

Journal Entry 1
Posted on by

1- Thursday February 3rd, 4 pm. Parking lot outside Nassau Dorm Hall, Inside my parked car.

2- The sounds farthest away from me are other cars on Oak Street, the school across the road is letting out and I can just hear kids yelling at each other.

3- Sounds at a medium distance are other people trying to shovel out their cars, a seagull or some other bird crowing.

4- The closest sounds are my own breathing, the occasional vibration of my cell phone, if someone walks directly past my car I can hear them talking and their shoes crunching on the snow and ice.

5- Its surprisingly loud when theres a lot going on, the constant motion of others trying to dig their cars out is almost amplified in the quiet of my car. The ignition is off, leaving it quiet, but outside is loud. Even my own breathing seems louder when there’s nothing else going on.

6- Peaceful.

7- The sound of my breathing, people outside digging out their cars and walking around, other cars driving on Oak Street.