1. 2/6/25 1:37 PM Bits and Bytes Dining Area
  2. Sounds farthest away: trays banging, hum of fridges, rain falling on glass
  3. Sounds at a medium distance: Blender, wrappers crinkling
  4. Sounds nearest to me: People Speaking, laughter,
  5. The general sound level: Moderate sound activity fluctuates
  6. One word to describe sound environment : friendly
  7. Three important sounds: People laughing, Pans banging,

Journal Entry #1

  1. 2/6/2025 – My bedroom 12:30pm
  2. Sounds farthest away: Car horns, my downstairs neighbors walking, birds chirping
  3. Sounds at a medium distance: My roommates talking in our living room, pots and pans clacking
  4. Sounds nearest to me: My AC running, music playing from my laptop
  5. The general sound level is moderate; loud when my music picks up
  6. One word to describe sound environment – Calming
  7. Three important sounds: Music, AC running, roommates talking

Journal Entry #1

1) February 5th, 2025 – Hammer Lab, 10pm
2) Sounds farthest away: Faint sounds of laughter and talking outside of the axinn library, faint car noises outside
3) Sounds in the medium range: Music coming from beats headphones from the guy that is sitting three computers down from me on my left side, the ID swipe sound to enter in the hammer lab, keyboard typing from other students using the computer, and the printer running
4) The sounds closet to me: My own keyboard typing noise, coughing, music in my air pods
5) The general sound level is extremely low and quiet. The hammer lab is a working and studying space so this level of quiet is normal for this space because students are concentrating. The sound activity is low.
6) One word to describe the “sound environment” is – Hushed
7) Keyboard noises, Pages turning, Printer sounds

Journal Entry #1

  1. February 5, 2025 – 6:25 p.m. – Indoor Cycling Studio lobby
  2. Sounds farthest away: Car honking in the parking lot,
  3. Sounds at a medium range: Music coming from the cycling room, people speaking at the front desk, front door opening.
  4. Sounds closest to me: Lobby music playing, cycle shoes clicking on the tiled floor, jacket unzipping, people speaking by the lockers
  5. The general sound level is a little more than a normal volume, there is a lot of activity coming from a lot of people around me.
  6. One word to describe the “Sound Environment” – Full
  7. Lobby Music, people talking, shoes clicking

 

Journal Entry

Time: 5:05

Location: Drounge

Sounds closest: Air conditioner, music

Sounds in medium distance: keys clacking on the other side of the room and the door opening and closing

Sound furthest: people talking down the hallway

One word: studious

Sound level: medium

Three important sounds: AC, Talking, Music

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Location: my kitchen

In this field recording, you can hear my roommates talking and my cat purring. It is a very typical night at home, and all of us are talking about the recent club elections my roommate just had.

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Field Recording

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Location: my living room

In this recording, you can hear my girlfriend and I bullying the cat as my roommate types on their computer. The air conditioner is going, and you can occasionally hear me hiccuping.

Journal Entry

Time: 6:49 pm

Location: Outside at home

Sounds Closest: Birds chirping

Sound in Medium Distance: My family talking amongst themselves at the table

Sound farthest: airplane

One word: homey

Sound Level: medium

Three important sounds: birds, talking, airplane

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