Friday, March 12th 2021 6:33pm
Location: A beach in Far Rockaway
Farthest Sounds: sirens, cars honking, and music
Medium Sounds: people talking
Closest Sounds: waves crashing, seagulls being annoying, and wind blowing
Sound Description / Level: Tranquil; Peaceful. It’s calming.
Important Sounds: Waves crashing and the wind blowing.
Friday, March 12th 2021 4:32pm
Location: Sitting under the sky light in my bedroom.
Farthest Sounds: the whistling of the wind, the sound of traffic a few streets over
Medium Sounds: our neighbors dribbling the basketball outside in the driveway, the sound of our front door opening and closing, birds chirping in the tree outside my window
Closest Sounds: Emily and her boyfriend laughing at the tv in the next room, the hum of my mini fridge by my bed, the sound of my space heater turning on, the flickering of my candle on my bedside table
Sound Description / Level: peaceful/ambiance – I feel very relaxed. Not one sound is extremely louder than the other. I enjoy white noise, so I am at ease.
Important Sounds: the bird songs overlapping with the wind, the hum from my electronics turning on
Thursday, March 11th, 2021 at 1:02pm
Location: Balcony overlooking the Student Center
Farthest Sounds: students talking amongst each other and socializing, music from farther away in the student center, workers yelling orders at each other, worker cooking with the pans at the sushi place, doors all around the student center opening and closing, creaking of doors and also slamming of some closing on their own
Medium Sounds: bookbags and chairs moving of people a little farther away, the music playing from starbucks, noise of the machine used to clean these cups they use to prepare drinks at starbucks, the oven being opened and closed, janitors walking by here and there, occasional toilet flushing from the balcony bathroom
Closest Sounds: my music playing softly and my fingers tapping my ipad screen as i study for my rhetoric test, chairs moving, bags shifting, keyboard tapping of others near me
Sound Description / Level: bustling– students walking around to hang out and grab food, classes from that time just ended so a lot of people that just got let out from class are here now, the starbucks line is exponentially growing and i missed my chance to grab oatmeal before class
Important Sounds: the cleaning machine at starbucks, keyboard clicking in the balcony of the student center, my spotify homework playlist
Date: Feb. 25th at 7:00pm.
Location: my boyfriend’s bedroom near train tracks.
Far Sounds: traffic and cars speeding down the road.
Medium sounds: the train coming down the tracks.
Close Sounds: Dog barking, my boyfriend is on a conference call, phones ringing and the tv is on but the volume is low.
Sound Level: Medium
Description: Busy
Important sounds: Train coming on tracks, dog barking and multiple people talking on the conference call.
February 26, 2021 at 11:55 am
Location: A table near a window in the Student Center
Far Sounds: People walking, the blender from Freshens, the hand sanitizer dispenser going off, employees pushing carts full of items, people walking in and out of the back entrance, the trees blowing in the wind outside the window, trash being thrown away
Medium Sounds: The conversations of those around me, some people getting up and some people sitting down, the sound of chairs scraping on the floor, the chewing of food
Close Sounds: My fingers tapping on the table in front of me, the music faintly coming from my headphones, the sound of the bottom of my smoothie cup against the straw , the straw squeaking as I pull it out of the cup
Sound Description/Level: Busy but not overwhelming
Important Sounds: my fingers tapping on the table, other people’s conversations, and people walking around
2/26/21, 4:15 pm, Enterprise Laundry Room
Sounds farthest away from me: The tumbling of the dryers, drying the copious amounts of garments it holds. One dinging, signifying that it has completed its hour long cycle.
Sounds at a medium range from me: The fumbling of opening a bag of tide pods, until it finally cracks open the squishy jewels. The scraping of a laundry basket against the floor, like nails on a chalkboard. The flapping noise of various dirty clothes, slapping on top of the washing machines, as they get sorted into their respective colors.
Sounds closest to me: Water hissing and screaming through a small hose, filling up the washing machines. A washing machine buzzing and humming below me, as it gets louder until it’s hurting the clothes at mach speed like a jet engine, so as to surely disperse the soap and rid everything of scum.
The general sound level and amount of sound activity. In its totality, the noise in the room is maddening, but the white noise that is being produced, beckons one to listen to its chaotic symphony.
One word description to the “sound environment”: Frenzied
Three sounds which are essential to the sound environment: Water whistling through the hoses, the dulling drone of the washing machines, and the air punching of the dryers.
4/17/20 – 1:00pm – Zoom University
Farthest Sounds: People talking downstairs
Medium Distance Sounds: Air conditioner humming,
Closest Sounds: Fan blowing air, professor talking, keys typing, pages turning, pencil on paper
General Sound Level: Quiet
Room Definition: Educational
Essential Sounds: professor talking, pages turning, pencil on paper
4/15/20 – 4:00pm – The Park
Farthest Sounds: Cars driving down the main road
Medium Distance Sounds: People walking through the park and talking with each other, A ball being thrown in the distance, Children yelling
Closest Sounds: Loud wind, the sound of the bench creaking, a candy bar wrapper being crumpled
General Sound Level: Moderate
Room Definition: Outdoors
Essential Sounds: Cars driving, Loud wind, and people walking and talking.
4/14/20 – 4:00pm – My Kitchen
Farthest Sounds: Cars driving around
Medium Distance Sounds: People in the living room watching TV, people going upstairs, People talking
Closest Sounds: Pot with water boiling, chicken being grilled, sink running water
General Sound Level: Loud
Room Definition: Culinary
Essential Sounds: Pot with water boiling, chicken being grilled, sink running water