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Journal Entry #6
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1- 4/23/26, 2:34 pm, Bench by Stadium Road Entrance of Hofstra Campus

2- Cars speeding by, A car being locked(beep!), Siren

3- Woman talking on the phone, Engine running, Tires screeching on concrete, Birds Chirping

4- Wind blowing, Sniffling, Water bubbling in water bottle

5- General sound level is medium, and the amount of sound activity is constant

6- Chaotic

7- Cars speeding by, Wind blowing, a car being locked(beep!)

Field Recording #5
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Location: a kitchen in student housing

Sounds Heard:

  • AC Unit
  • Running water
  • Ceramic dish being placed on the drying rack
  • Water movement(swirling and splashing)
  • Facet being turned off
  • Change in water pressure/setting(water jet)
  • Water going down the drain

Journal Entry #5
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1- 4/8/26, the Drounge at 10:27 am

2- Echoes of footsteps

3- Opening and closing of door(specifically the pressing down on the push bar of the door), Someone laughing

4- Sniffles, coughing, AC unit running, window blinds rustling, crinkling of paper, shoes walking across carpet, jacket being unzipped, plastic container opening, pushing up one’s sleeves

5- General Sound Level – low medium, Amount of Sound Activity: Constant

6- Relaxed

7- AC unit, opening and closing of door(the pressing down on the push bar), Sniffles

Field Recording #4
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Location: 8th Floor Study Room in the Axinn Library

Sounds Heard:

  • Background talking
  • Swiping of finger across the pad of a MacBook
  • Distant traffic(a car speeding by)
  • Sniffles
  • Pressing down on the pad of the MacBook
  • Click-clacking of the typing on a keyboard
  • Scraping of a chair against the floor
  • White Noise

Journal Entry #4
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1- 3/26/26, 4:46 pm, Bits N’ Btyes outdoor seating

2- Plane flying across the sky(engine rumbling), Hempstead Turnpike traffic

3- People laughing, people talking, metal clattering from tables, Sneakers against the concrete, racquets coming in contact with shuttlecock(people playing badminton)

4- People talking, Podcast from an outdoor speaker, table clanking against elbow, jangling of the insides of a mechanical pencil

5- Sound Level: Medium – almost loud, Amount of Sound Activity: Constant sound

6- Spirited

7- Plane flying across the sky, podcast from an outdoor speaker, people laughing

Field Recording #3
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Location: Calkins Quad

Sounds Heard:

  • Sirens
  • Birds Chirping
  • Revving of an engine
  • Audible sigh
  • Human inhaling
  • Jangling keychain
  • People talking
  • Short scream/holler
  • Rustling of papers/notebook
  • General street traffic
  • Phone being moved

Journal Entry #3
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1 – 3/5/26 at 7:01 pm, Kitchen of Off-Campus Student Housing

2 – Cars driving by(tires sound like they are driving on a slick road), Plane flying, Engine revving, puddle splashes, Car locking sound(Beep!), Faint conversations

3 – AC Unit, door closing, rain drizzling, faucet running, dog barking

4 – Wooden stool creaking, Jiggling of a pencil, Buzzing of the refrigerator,  footsteps walking down the hall, audible sighing, pencil jiggling

5 – Sound level: Medium, Amount of sound activity: Moderate(somewhat ongoing sounds)

6 – Down-to-Earth

7 – Buzzing of the refrigerator, Car locking sound, Rain drizzling

Field Recording #2
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Location: Corner of California Avenue and Belmont Place

Identifiable Sounds:

-Crows cawing

-Cars driving by/General traffic on Hempstead Turnpike

-Sirens(from emergency vehicles)

-Tires making contact with the concrete pavement as cars drive past

-Cars accelerating

-Rumblings of car engine

Journal Entry #2
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1 – 2/19/26, 5:27 pm, Bits N’ Bytes Cafe

2 – Employees conversing in Spanish, Ice dispensed from the Soda Machine, Beeping from a machine

3 – Door creaking open and closed, Rustling of jacket, Friends conversing, Water slamming onto table, Cart rolling along the floor

4 – Someone chatting over the phone, Ceiling Fan, Air Ventilation System, Chairs scrapping against the floor, Crinkling of plastic

5 – Sound Level: Medium, Amount of Sound Activity: Very active sound environment, so there is constant activity coming from multiple sources

6 – Lively

7 – Employees conversing in Spanish, Ice dispensing from the soda machine, Air Ventilation System