Location: Psibrary
Sounds: My voice, the voice of Arik Linstad, rummaging of furniture, the hum of my computer, the hum of the florescent lights.
Field Recording #4
Location: Miami Airport
Sounds: Families talking to each other, Shoes squeaking against the floor, worker’s radio receiving a message, music lightly playing over the loudspeakers
Field Recording 4
04/03/26
Location: Livingroom
Recognizable Sounds: Kit-Cat Klock tail swinging, cat purring, distant planes, distant cars, Podcast playing inside a different room, wind against the window, cat kneading into blanket.
Field Recording #4
Location: Dave and Busters
Sounds: Music, people talking in the background, special effects of the game, button pushing
*I got permission from my friends to record their voice in this field recording
Field Recording #4
Location: McDonald’s
Sounds: Beeping from the kitchen, chatter, trays being moved around, bags cinkling, doors
Field Recording #4
Location: 8th Floor Study Room in the Axinn Library
Sounds Heard:
- Background talking
- Swiping of finger across the pad of a MacBook
- Distant traffic(a car speeding by)
- Sniffles
- Pressing down on the pad of the MacBook
- Click-clacking of the typing on a keyboard
- Scraping of a chair against the floor
- White Noise
Journal Entry #4
- 4/1&2/2026, 11:30 pm – 12:45 am, Cabaret in the Spiegel
- Farthest: The creaking from the floors from the stage and aisle, The doors opening and closing.
- Medium: People performing and Hosts talking, Clicking from the computer keyboard and/or mouse, chatter from the audience.
- Closest: People breathing, Seats moving, creaking, and squeaking, Whispering.
- Sound Level/Activity: The level of sound changes depending on what’s happening, if we’re in between acts the level is higher, and if we’re in the middle of an act the level is lower. Switching. Feels both controlled and uncontrolled.
- Description: Cabaret.
- Essential: Hosts and/or Performers from the stage, Chatter, Floor creaking.
Journal Entry #4
3/28/25
Belfast Gastropub at 11:30pm
Furthest: Glasses clinking and tapping, shoes squeaking against wood floor, indistinct conversation
Medium: Chairs sliding against the ground, glass breaking, people singing along to the music
Closest: Dj blasting music, Friends talking all around, static from a speaker beside me
Sound level: Very loud
Description:Blaring
5 Necessary sounds: Loud Dj music, people talking, glasses
Journal Entry #4
Parking Lot behind the SIC
11:30pm, 03/27,26
Furthest: A house blasting music but only the bass can be heard, people walking to parties shrieking, a mourning dove call, airplanes passing, cars revving past.
Medium: Ambulance sirens as they pull out of the station, fire truck sirens, hushed talking, footsteps
Closest: Car running, breath, mixer beeps
Sound level: Medium level of noise constantly, sometimes gets louder but never quieter.
Description: Rough
Necessary Sounds: Ambulances, cars passing, car engine running, the house playing bass music
Journal Entry #4
My Dorm—7:22 a.m.—3/27/26
Furthest: Car alarm ringing, sirens passing by, crows cawing outside
Medium: Elevator door opening, people talking and laughing on my floor, toilet flushing, shower running, door shutting
Closest: Heater running, sheets shuffling, tea kettle boiling, show playing on TV
Sound Level/Activity: Low level of noise and everything is toned down and not super constant
Description: Soft
Necessary Sounds: Heater running, shower running, doors shutting, people talking