This was recorded at the ceramic studio – you can hear the hum of the kiln room fan in the background, a bucket being slid across the floor, my hand hitting the doorknob, my footsteps towards our clay reclaim machine, the sounds of the plastic cover being taken off, the sound of the machine being turned on, and then finally my footsteps back to my phone.
Location: Bill of Rights Kitchen
Sounds heard: eggs sizzling, spatula scraping pan, microwave beeping, microwave buzz, salt shaker opening, pouring salt, and closing lid
Location: Student Center
Sounds heard: People talking, Starbucks ovens, kitchenware being used, chairs dragging, wrappers being crinkled
Location: Main Dining Room at Bits and Bytes
Sounds Heard: People Talking, People Laughing, Hum of the Fro-Yo Machines, Metal Clanging (from the workers cleaning up), Soft Crunch of Biting into Food, Jangles of Keys
CV Starr, lecture class
Sounds heard: typing, voices (both muffled and clear) from different areas of lecture hall, crinkling of bag, someone taking a bite of food, soft laughter.
Location: Hofstra University, inside the Psibrary
Sounds Heard: people talking to each other in the distance, people speaking softly
Location: Commuter Parking Lot
Sounds Heard: Crunching of snow, light footsteps on the sidewalk, the slight crunch of dirt/gravel, cars driving in the distant street, a little bit of ruffling of clothes
Date: 3/1/2023
Location: my kitchen
Sounds Heard: plastic container being moved, knife being picked up, food hitting tin foil, footsteps, tin foil rattling, tray sliding into metal rack, air fryer door opening and closing, buttons beeping, air fryer turning on, plastic being placed on the counter, sink turning on and water running.
Date: 02/26/23
Location: Bedroom @ 10pm
Farthest sounds: Tv on downstairs, Nidhi talking on the phone in the room next-door
Medium Sounds: Caitlin’s phone buzzing, her typing on computer
Closest: Me typing on my computer
Sound Level: very low
One Word: calm
Essential Sound: computer typing