Morgan Furstenberg Journal Entry 1
Posted on by

Date: February 6

Location: LHCOMM Equipment Room

Far Sounds: People walking past, equipment cases rolling in the hall

Medium Sounds: People talking at the window, music playing from a computer, email notification

Close Sounds: Person next to me drinking soda, typing from computer, sliding backpack on table

Sound Description/Level: If this sound were a hypothetical “scene” in a play or movie, it is more casual underlying chatter rather than something too powerful and loud. It’s easy to tune in and out without getting lost in the conversation.

One Word: chill ?

Most Important Sounds: People talking at the window, computer playing music

Sound Journal #4 Avery
Posted on by

Date: May 19

Location: my room

Far Sounds: sound of cars driving past outside, footsteps overhead

Medium Sounds: sounds of my friends talking outside my window in the backyard, sounds of Michelle’s speaker playing music outside. someone walking around in the kitchen

Close Sounds: Fan humming next to me, sound of my humidifier, sound of my keyboard clicking 

Sound Description/Level: Quiet energy. Stillness within contrasting with dampened, more vibrant noises outside

One Word: cozy

Most Important Sounds: sound of voices outside, music outside, my fan humming 

Joey Perman Field Recording #6
Posted on by

Location: Nicole’s Bedroom

Audio Player
 
  • Socks rustling against the carpeted floor
  • Feet being put on the floor
  • Shifting against the bed frame and blanket
  • A quick knock against the bed frame
  • A scrape against the wall
  • Nicole stepping off of the bed and walking toward the door
  • Nicole turning the door handle 
  • The door popping open and creaking
  • The door clicking back into place

Joey Perman Journal Entry #6
Posted on by

Date: May 19

Location: The landing of the stairway between floors at Broadfield

Far Sounds: Laughter by the back of the house, a glass clinking upstairs

Medium Sounds: Anna, Andrew, and Ben talking in the doorway of Anna’s room upstairs, the squeak of a water bottle closing

Close Sounds: Heavy footsteps against the wooden floor in the living room, a notification dinging on my phone

Sound Description/Level: In this environment, the sounds all feel a little bit muffled as I sit in between floors, it almost feels like a liminal space between two separate environments

One Word: Removed

Joey Perman Field Recording #5
Posted on by

Location: My House’s Backyard

Audio Player
 
  • Music playing from a speaker, muffled by the blanket
  • The crinkling of pieces of paper
  • Talking from all around the fire pit
  • The crack of the lighter repeating throughout
  • The whoosh of the fire starting back up
  • Laughter from all sides

Joey Perman Journal Entry #5
Posted on by

Date: May 19

Location: Backyard of Broadfield

Far Sounds: Cars driving by the front of the house, wind rustling through the trees

Medium Sounds: Chill music playing from a bluetooth speaker, footsteps in the grass of our neighbor’s yard

Close Sounds: Nicole crinkling up papers, Nicole putting the paper into the fire pit, Nicole pouring a little lighter fluid onto the wood, the faint sound of the fire cracking

Sound Description/Level: This environment feels lively and continuous but the sounds are all generally a quiet volume

One Word: Peaceful

Most Important Sounds: The sound of the fire cracking, the music playing from the speaker

Joey Perman Field Recording #4
Posted on by

Location: Upstairs Kitchen Sink at Broadfield

Audio Player
 
  • Water Rushing from the Sink
  • Wooden scrubber brush handle repeatedly hitting the edge of a metal pan
  • Faint sound of someone talking in the distance
  • The wooden handle being tapped against the pan
  • The pan being put down on the metal drying rack

Joey Perman Journal Entry #4
Posted on by

Date: May 19

Location: Couch in the basement of Broadfield

Far Sounds: Cars driving by in the distance, Michelle sniffling in the backyard, Michelle crunching the grass beneath her feet in the backyard

Medium Sounds: Water rushing from the kitchen sink faucet, someone putting a glass down in the kitchen, the sliding door to the backyard being opened

Close Sounds: Nicole scrolling through Tik Tok, Nicole singing along to a song on Tik Tok

Sound Description/Level: The sounds around me feel full of life, and almost nostalgic. It is not a very loud environment, but one brimming with somewhat contained liveliness.

One Word: Warm

Most Important Sounds: Nicole singing along to her Tik Tok, Michelle’s crunching the grass beneath her feet