Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location: Bits & Bytes
Sounds Heard: People talking at other tables, beeping of items being scanned at the register, me putting my metal water bottle down, people walking/shuffling around the space, laughing

1. February 7, 2024. 11:30 am. Bits and Bytes.
2. The sounds that are furthest away from me: the sound of cooking in the kitchen, fridges opening and closing, the workers behind the food counters talking to each other
3. The sounds that are a medium distance from me: the hum of the fridges, the women who work at the check out area talking to each other and other students, the chatter of the students eating lunch in this space
4. The sounds that are closest to me: my friend tapping on his computer, the video he is watching, the tapping of my own keyboard.
5. The sound level of the space is medium-to-low, with an occasional louder noise. The sound activity is high, as there are many people in this space doing their own individual things.
6. One word description: casual
7. Three sounds that are integral to the environment: the fridges humming, the employees speaking Spanish casually to each other, and the happy chatter from other students.

1. Location: Bits and Bytes
2. Sounds heard: people talking, doors closing and squeaking, chairs being pulled across the floor, me clumsily placing my phone on the table
3. Recording:

Walking outside Bits and Bytes on the way to class

Sounds of walking, breeze, and people talking

Location/Time: Bits and Bytes, 2/15/17, 4:30pm

Sounds Heard: Conversations at near by tables, me typing on my laptop, me coughing

1- Bits and Bytes, Monday 3/24/14 12:45

2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

• Burger guys yelling at each other
• Some sort of racket playing on the television
• General B&B chatter

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.

• People at the table next to me talk about x-box
• Cashier saying “Have a nice day”
• Someone saying “Oh, SHIT” as they drop a glass bottle

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).

• Jeremy making a joke
• rustling of my candy package
• tapping on the table

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

This is a fairly busy time for B&B, so it’s loud and chatty. Everyone is going about their mid day food requirements

6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.

Hungry

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact.

• Rustling of candy
• Jeremy
• General B&B noise

Location: Bits and Bytes

Sounds Heard: General chatter in the area, people enjoying their meals.

1- 3/6/13 7:30 P.M. Sitting in Bits, near the front windows

2- Wind, Leaves rustling outside, men’s voices

3- Women laughing, talking, YouTube music video

4- chewing, shifting weight on a chair, bottle cap being screwed on

5- Some pockets of loud noise, such as the laughing, but overall a muted sort of rumbling white noise.

6- Tired

7- Laughing, talking, wind

12:30 3/7/13 at Bits and Bytes. Mostly hear friends talking and laughing

1. February 21, 6:15 PM, Back room of Bits and Bytes

2. Hum from vents, voices from main area of Bytes

3. Voices of people at other end of table, pages turning

4. Voices of people sitting next to me, water bottle being capped, myself chewing

5. Medium. Not many things happening, but the voices are very excited, especially for such a small room.

6. Passionate

7. Vent hum, voices, me chewing