Time: 4/4/25 – 11:25 PM
Location: Regal Cinemas, Lynbrook, NY
Sounds: Movie previews, chewing popcorn, a group of high schoolers talking, dramatic music, and opening a Life Savers wrapper.
Audio PlayerTag Archives: Kevin
Field Recording #3
Time: 3/16/25 – 9:45 PM
Location: Texas Roadhouse, East Meadow, NY
Sounds: Music, people applauding/cheering for someone’s birthday, ice cubes rattling in my Shirley Temple drink, cups touching the hardwood tables, and silverware clinking.
Audio PlayerJournal Entry #3
1. 3/8/25 – 5:42 PM – George Washington Bridge
2. Far Sounds: I hear the bus tires tracking on the highway, a low-pitched vibration from the bus slowing down, and wind whistling through the crevices of the windows.
3. Medium Sounds: I hear rattling from the window shades tapping on the window, someone putting on hairspray, and the bus engine whirring.
4. Close Sounds: I hear my students talking to each other, the bus’s turn blinker, and the bus’s roof clanging.
5. The general sound level is mild. The sound activity is constant.
6. The sound environment is soothing.
7. Three sounds essential to the sound environment are the bus engine whirring, the bus’s roof clanging, and someone putting on hairspray.
Field Recording #2
Time: 2:51 PM
Location: Prospect Street, Farmingdale, NY.
Sounds: Keys jingling in my pocket, wind, a distant train horn, an owl hooting, different birds chirping, cars, and my UGG boots skidding along the sidewalk.
Audio PlayerJournal Entry #2
1. 2/19/25 – 1:00 PM – Psibrary in Emily Lowe Hall
2. Far Sounds: I hear buzzing from the air conditioners upstairs, paper printing, and someone gently closing desk drawers.
3. Medium Sounds: I hear people singing, talking, and laughing, desks moving in the classrooms above me, and someone’s high heels stepping along the hard floor.
4. Close Sounds: I hear air blowing from the air purifier, keychains/carabiners dangling from backpacks, and several doors opening/closing.
5. The general sound level is noisy. The sound activity is consistent.
6. The sound environment is active/energetic.
7. Three sounds essential to the sound environment are people singing/talking/laughing, keychains/carabiners dangling from backpacks, and several doors opening/closing.
Field Recording #1
Time: 12:16 PM
Location: From inside my kitchen to the sidewalk outside my house in Hicksville, New York.
Sounds: Opening/closing the door, opening/closing my gate, my dad’s car heating up, airplane, helicopter, wind, birds, and footsteps on concrete/grass/snow.
Audio PlayerJournal Entry #1
1. 2/07/25 – 3:14 PM – My Bedroom
2. Far Sounds: I hear a plane flying above my house, strong wind from cars driving on the street, and a train passing by.
3. Medium Sounds: I hear my dog’s paws tapping on the hardwood floor above me, my brother talking with my mom, and my parakeets chirping in the living room.
4. Close Sounds: I hear the humming of the gas boiler, water traveling through pipes, and the clacking of keys as I type on my laptop’s keyboard.
5. The general sound level is moderate. There is constant sound activity.
6. The sound environment is peaceful.
7. Three sounds essential to the sound environment are humming from the gas boiler, my dog’s paws tapping along the floor above me, and the clacking of keys as I type on my laptop’s keyboard.