Date: April 29th
Time: 3:49pm
Location: Student Center Starbucks
Far Sounds: Distant conversations, chairs scraping the floor
Medium Sounds: Baristas mixing drinks, oven timer going off
Close Sounds: Baristas calling out people’s orders, typing, music playing over loudspeakers
Sound Description/Level: Average, like you’d find in any coffeeshop
One Word: Retail
Most Important Sounds: Oven timers, baristas calling out orders, music over loud speakers
Date: April 15th
Time: 10:54 pm
Location: Downstairs living room of my house
Far Sounds: Joey and Ben laughing and talking upstairs, thudding from upstairs
Medium Sounds: Avery’s friend on the phone, rain, the washing machine
Close Sounds: Avery talking to her friend on the phone
Sound Description/Level: Low level, fairly quiet and casual
One Word: Gentle
Most Important Sounds: Avery talking on the phone and her friend responding, the rain, and washing machine
Date: April 18th
Time: 2:15pm
Location: The Psibrary
Far Sounds: Doors opening and closing, distant conversations
Medium Sounds: Footsteps in the hallway
Close Sounds: People talking, chairs rolling across the rug, people eating/chewing
Sound Description/Level: Loud, very academic
One Word: Busy
Most Important Sounds: People talking, eating/chewing, doors opening and closing
Date: April 12th
Location: Backyard of Broadfield
Far Sounds: Crows crowing in the sky, cars revving their engines
Medium Sounds: Birds tweeting in a nearby tree, people talking loudly in the yard next door
Close Sounds: Anna watching videos on Tik Tok, Anna singing along to a song on her Tik Tok
Sound Description/Level: Louder sounds breaking the peaceful sounds of nature
One Word: Pleasant
Most Important Sounds: the sounds of Anna’s tik tok, the crow sounds in the background
Date: April 12th
Location: Psibrary
Far Sounds: Doors closing upstairs, sneakers against the tile as someone walks down the hallway, Julianna tapping on the wall, front doors of Lowe opening and closing
Medium Sounds: Someone walking up the stairs, people talking in the hallway, chair squeaking, Julianna banging on the psibrary door, Lowe 110 door opening and closing
Close Sounds: Joey and Julianna talking about cab acts, Joey laughing, Anna talking to me, typing on laptop, Julianna and Anna conversing,
Sound Description/Level: loud, active
One Word: Lively
Most Important Sounds: Anna and Julianna conversing, people talking in the hallway, Lowe 110 door opening and closing
Date: April 3rd, 2022,
Location and Time: My bed, 7:57pm
Far Sounds: The dryer running, the tv going downstairs, an ambulance driving by, plane flying overhead, car honking
Medium Sounds: Housemates talking downstairs, people walking by my window talking, typing, housemate moving chair in their room
Close Sounds: Housemate laughing, the shower running upstairs, housemate slamming fridge, pouring water from a britta filter, Mishka running down the stairs, Harry Styles playing
Sound Description/Level: low, mostly quiet
One Word: comfortable
Most Important Sounds: Mishka running down the stairs, housemates laughter people walking and talking
Date: April 3rd, 2022
Location: My living room, Hempstead NY
Far Sounds: the clanging of pans upstairs, footsteps upstairs, door lock beeping, car on the street driving by, loud bang upstairs
Medium Sounds: side door being unlocked, Michelle and Avery greeting each other, clicking of laptop mouse, side door creaking shut, low hum of the fridge
Close Sounds: typing of laptop keys, Michelle whispering and running lines, laptop being set down on table, Avery yawning, Avery and Joey talking to each other, cup being set on table
Sound Description/Level: low, quiet, routine
One Word: productive
Most Important Sounds: typing of laptop keys, Michelle running lines, clicking of laptop mouse
Date: April 3, 2022
Location and time: Downstairs living room of my house, 2:00 pm
Far Sounds: Slight knocking of the water heater, electrical buzzing of refrigerator, car honking in the distance
Medium Sounds: Thudding of footsteps upstairs, closing drawers, airplane flying overhead, birds chirping
Close Sounds: Whirring of mini fridge, my typing, knocking at the door
Sound Description/ Level: Quiet, low level
One Word: Sedate
Most Important Sounds: Electrical buzzing, footsteps, typing, knocking
Date: Saturday, April 2nd
Location and Time: 2nd floor of the student center, 8:11pm
Far Sounds: Doors opening & closing, chairs scraping the floor
Medium Sounds: Starbucks baristas making drinks, people talking below
Close Sounds: People walking behind me, my typing,
Sound Description/Level: Medium amount of noise, very collegiate
One Word: Late-night
Important Sounds: chairs scraping, baristas making drinks, typing
Date and Location: March 13th, 6:15pm, Living Room
Far Sounds: Anna and Andrew talking upstairs, footsteps upstairs, cupboard being closed, bag being dropped on the floor, creaking of the radiators, car driving in the street/wheels on the road
Medium Sounds: Front door being opened and closed, front door locking, someone walking up the stairs, water heater clinking, faucet in kitchen running
Close Sounds: Creaking of sliding door/wind against the door, laptop keys clacking, low hum of mini fridge, laptop whirring, Joey talking with me, laptop being closed shut
General Sound level and Atmosphere: mostly quiet; what an average evening sounds like in our house with a steady soundscape that I recognize as normal
One Word: Comfortable
Three Important Sounds: Low hum of the mini fridge, Joey talking with me, footsteps upstairs