Journal #2
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  1. 2/6/2020, 5:44pm, LIRR train to Penn Station.
  2. Train wheels bumping & squeaking.
  3. Doors between train cars sliding open.
  4. Passengers conversing, train doors opening/closing, automated voice announcing train stop, & ding when door opens.
  5. The sound is a medium level because people are talking at a reasonable volume and the wheels aren’t distracting.  However, the amount of sound is high since many voices are clashing together and you can’t focus on individual voices. 
  6. Cluttered.
  7. Train wheels, announcing voice, & passengers voices.

Journal Entry #2 – Barone
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  1. Date: 2/6/20 – Time: 1:30pm – Location: Center for University Advising
  2. The farthest sounds from me is a telephone ringing in someone’s office and mild talking from one of the advisors in their office.
  3. In the medium range of sound, I can hear a receptionist typing on a keyboard and pages being flipped by another receptionist.
  4. The closest sounds from me is an advisor chewing on potato chips and footsteps of another advisor walking past me.
  5. The general sound level is more quiet than loud due to the small capacity in the room. The amount of sound activity is very minimal considering there are very quiet sounds and very few people in the room.
  6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is calm.
  7. 3 sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” is the telephone ringing in someone’s office, the keyboard typing from a receptionist, and the footsteps from an advisor walking past me. 

Dorm Room Chillin’ Log #2
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2/6/2020

Farthest Sound- A large truck backing up, cars going by, and rain

Medium Distance- My roommates talking about classes and random chatter

Closest sound- my own typing on my computer,  the squeaking of my bed as I shift to make myself more conformable

General sound Level- mostly quiet with slight noise spiking every now and then.

Sound Description- busy and yet calming

Important sounds- roommates voices, rain, keyboard, cars going by

Journal #2
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2/3/20 – 11:10pm – Drounge

 

Farthest Sounds: Dance class stomping on the floor, muffled people talking outside the door. Quiet hum of an air conditioner.

Medium Distance Sounds: People entering and exiting the main door, A professor speaking to a class from Lowe 106. The typing of keys from the office. The printer is occasionally being used to print or copy papers.

Closest Sounds: People talking in the drounge and psibrary. The sounds of people writing as they fill out forms and other papers.

General Sound Level: Slightly Quiet

Room Definition: Office-Like

Essential Sounds: Typing of keys, the printer, and people filling out forms.

Journal Entry #1 – Barone
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  1. Date: 2/4/20 – Time: 1:00pm – Location: Bits ‘n Bytes
  2. The farthest sound from me is the sizzling of the food cooking on the grill and the sound of a grill scraper scraping the grill.
  3. In the medium range of sound, I can hear the smoothie machine rumbling and making a loud noise when being operated by someone. I can also hear a bunch of people talking to each other in a friendly manner.
  4. The closest sound from me is me chewing on my sandwich and smacking the food in my mouth. I can also hear my foot banging on the rim of the chair.
  5. The general sound level is definitely more loud than quiet due to the capacity of people inside the establishment. There is a lot of sound activity in every corner of the area with people talking and moving everywhere.
  6. One word to describe the “sound environment” is noisy.
  7. 3 sounds that are essential to the “sound environment” is the sizzling of food being made, groups of people talking and laughing, and me eating my food.