Location: outside the window in my dorm
Sounds: Wind, a plane, beads clacking, shuffling, something hitting my AC unit, the cord on the blinds hitting the wall
Field Recording
location: inside Netherlands Hall
sounds heard: “Say My Name” by Destiny’s child, people talking, the television
Field Recording #5
Location: Outside Axinn Library
Sounds heard: People talking quietly, laughing, footsteps on concrete, crows cawing, various types of birds chirping and singing, wind, cars driving by on Hempstead Turnpike.
Sound Journal 5
Location: My room
Farthest Sound: Hum of cars on the turnpike
Medium sounds: Wind outside my window, cars speeding down my street, electric guitar playing in the basement
closest sounds: Vacuum outside my door, the show playing on my tv, typing noises
Sound level is high and very busy, lots of separate loud noises going on
Description: jumbled
Most Important sounds: Wind, vacuum, tv show
Journal Entry #5
Date: 4/14/23
Location: Bill of Rights, my dorm room with the windows open
Far sounds: cars driving below, engines revving, breaks squeaking
Medium sounds: Wind blowing, birds chirping
Close sounds: refrigerator hum, fingers typing on keyboard
Sound description/level: low sound level, everything sounds further away than it it
One word: serene
Most important sounds: birds chirping, cars passing, fridge hum
Journal
- 04/13/2023 – 5:55 PM – outside Shapiro Hall
- Far away: the Hofstra shuttle, birds chirping
- Medium: the wind blowing, a squirrel, people talking, cars driving
- Closest: a Hofstra band playing music, the conductor speaking
- The sound level is high.
- Descriptor: Musical
- Essential sounds: wind blowing, Hofstra band, conductor
Journal #5
Date: 4/14/23
Location: my dorm in VP (7th floor, windows open), playing guitar
Far sounds: cars driving below, engines revving, people talking and laughing in the parking lot
Medium sounds: my roommate laughing at whatever she’s watching
Close sounds: my guitar playing, me singing, typing in the breaks, my laptop fan
Sound description/level: It’s loud for a dorm but quiet for a song, if that makes sense. When I’m playing, the guitar and the song I’m singing are pretty loud, but when I stop it suddenly becomes extremely quiet in the room.
One word: Musical
Most important sounds: guitar, singing, roommate laughing
Sound Journal #5
1. 4/14/23 in my dorm on the phone with my family
2. Farthest Away: People talking in the hall, my dad frying something on the stove, my dogs barking outside (also via the call)
3. Medium Range: My neighbor’s door opening and closing, my mom shouting across the kitchen so I can hear her, the trees scraping up against my window
4. Closest: My HVAC unit blowing loudly (and uselessly), my sister talking to me, the sound of rustling every time I move around
5. Sound Level: Loud (because of my family)
6. Sound Activity: Constant
7. One Word: Chaotic
8. Essential Sounds: My dad frying something, my mom shouting across the kitchen so I can hear her, and my sister talking to me
Journal Entry #5
April 14th, 5:00pm – my dorm with the door wide open
Farthest Away: people talking down the hall, sirens from outside
Medium Range: My roommate moving around on her bed and the sound of the HVAC blowing out air on high, a door closing a few rooms away from me
Closest: the paper towel dispenser, the bathroom door opening and closing
Sound Level: mostly a medium sound level with the paper towels and doors being able to drown out the HVAC just for a split second.
Sound Activity: Inconsistent. The background noises go in and out with the HVAC being the only sound that is constant
Description: Mundane
Essential Sounds:
- HVAC
- Paper Towel Dispenser
- Roommate moving around on her bed
Field Recording #4
Location: Panera Bread
Sounds Heard: Background Music, People Talking, Dishes Being Moved Around in the Kitchen, Paper Rustling, Beeping from a Kitchen Appliance, Someone Slurping Their Drink