1. 3/10/23 at 3:22pm in the Stu
2. Farthest Away: the music and machines from Starbucks
3. Medium Range: Chairs scraping, people chattering, cutlery and tools clinking around
4. Closest: My friends talking, sounds of eating, the boba shaker shaking
5. Sound Level: Moderate
6. Sound Activity: Active constant
7. One Word: Busy
8. Essential Sounds: Cutlery/tools clinking, the music from Starbucks, my friends talking
March 10th, 2023
1:12 pm
Hofstra Gym, second floor
Far sounds – hum of machines surrounding me, weights hitting floor downstairs, muffled conversations as people run by, feet hitting the track surrounding me
medium sounds – rhythmic hum of treadmills as people run, tv above me, music on radio in gym speakers, conversation behind me, pull of the paper towel machine
Close sounds – music pulsing in my headphones, water bottle clanking against the machine, the hit of my feet on the treadmill
Sound level – full of random clashing background noise, but overall medially mellow. Not too rambunctious.
one word – focused
Most important sounds — rhythmic hum of treadmills as people run, pull of the paper towel machine, weights hitting floor
Bill of Rights Laundry Room – 3/10/23 – 9:40am
Far sounds: Cars passing outside
Medium Sounds: metal clacking inside washers/dryers
Close sounds: dryer hum, machine creaking, water filling washer, buzzer when laundry finishes
Sounds level: consistently noisy but not too loud
One Word: busy
Most Important: dryer hum, metal clanking, water filling washer
Date: March 8
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Bits & Bytes
Far Sounds: indistinguishable conversations in the back room, electricity humming, food wrappers rustling.
Medium Sounds: garbled voice speaking over the phone, people talking, chairs scraping across the floor, hands clapping occasionally.
Close Sounds: fan whirring overhead, keyboard clicks, table wobbling, fabric rubbing.
Sound Description/Level: quite consistent, there is a steady drone of voices engaged in different conversations, but they all blur into one another. The other sounds are mere accents dropped in occasionally.
One Word: bustling
Most Important Sounds: people talking, chairs scraping, voice on the phone
March 6th, 4:26PM, Shapiro Family Hall lobby.
Furthest: Heating system humming, very distant talking, echoes from the piano.
Medium: Footsteps walking towards outside, piano playing melodically.
Closest: Students talking, the double glass doors closing, fabric from my clothing moving.
Sound level varies extremely as the people who pass me talk loudly and their footsteps ring, contrasting with the light piano tunes and the echoing. The amount of sound activity is spirited as there is a strong contrast between low tones and high.
One Word Description: Spirited
Essential Sounds:
Location: Hofstra’s Unispan
Sounds: Clothing rubbing together, distant and closer cars moving, engines sputtering, footsteps, light key jingling.
Warm ups before Woyzeck. Blackbox, on stage.
Location: My dorm in Enterprise Hall
Sounds: Wind on the branches outside, some shuffling, distant talking, some distant object being put down
Location: in my friend’s car
Sounds heard: Funny/Habits by Makin’ Treble playing on car speakers (muffled), two distinct voices singing, someone laughing, someone talking