Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Sounds from the design studio

People talking and laughing

1- 3/14/12-3:oopm-6:00pm-Quad outside Lowe

2- People talking and laughing

3- People shouting and talking

4- People talking and music playing from an iPod

5- The general sound level is medium due to the size of the area and the amount of sound activity is medium

6- Fun

7- Talking, shouting, and music

1- 3/8/12-1:00pm-Bits N Bites

2- Tv on, people laughing and talking

3- People talking

4- Movie trailer playing off of laptop

5- The general sound level is loud and the amount of sound activity is high

6- Interactive

7- Talking, laughing and movie trailer

Due: 3/9/12

Recorded in my WSC 2 classroom before class started.

Talking, laughing, and whispering

For: 3/9/12

1. 3/7/12   12:30 am   My suite on campus

2. The sounds farthest away from me are people banging on the floor above me/my ceiling and talking.

3. The sounds at a medium range from me are my suitemates laughing in their bedroom and the t.v. that is on.

4. The sounds closest to me are my HVAC running heat and my clock ticking on the wall. I can also hear my breathing.

5. The general sound level is somewhat low and the activity is moderate, but there is a mix between sporadic and steady sounds.

6. I would describe this sound environment as “distracting”.

7. Three sounds essential to this sound environment are my suitemates  laughing, the people above me making banging sounds, and my clock ticking.  These are the usual sounds I hear from my room when trying to go to bed.

1- 2/24/12 – 1:35am -My Dorm Room

2- Airplane passing over head, people laughing outside, and cars honking

3- People talking and laughing as they walk through the stairwell

4- Computer fan hum, refrigerator sound, HVAC hum on

5- The general sound level is low and amount of sound activity is low except for interruptions

6-  Spontaneous

7- Plane flying over hear, people laughing/talking, computer hum

1. 2/2/12  Au Bon Pain, Hofstra University: 5:45 pm

2. The sounds farthest away from me are chairs scraping the floor as they are pulled out and then pushed in. Some people are talking to each other in normal voices.

3. At medium range, there are people talking as well, and their voices are louder than the people far away from me. A girl laughs noticeably and her laugh is very high pitched and startling.  A speaker is playing music on my left side.  The song playing is “I Feel Like a Woman”. The volume seems very loud for such a small area.

4. The sounds closest to me are people talking behind me. Someone is playing with a set of keys and I can hear them jingling repeatedly, almost like they are hitting something, maybe the table.

5. The general sound level is very loud and harsh. Sounds are coming from all directions except for my right because I am near the window. There is constant noise that seems to fill the room.

6. I would describe this sound environment as “bustling”.

7. Three sounds essential to the sound environment are the people talking around me, the chairs scraping over the floor as people go to sit down with their food, and the music playing over the speaker.  Together these sounds are clues to the fact that the environment is a place where people can leisurely enjoy food, conversation, and music, and the atmosphere with these sounds conveys a sense of community and familiarity.

Location: 10th floor of the Axinn Library during a speech by New York Times sports columnist George Vecsey

Sounds Heard: Vecsey’s voice, clapping, laughing, rustling

Location: sitting at a table in the student center cafeteria

Sounds Heard: talking, laughing, rustling, unwrapping food