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April 23rd, 2015 | 
Author: 1. 3/21/15, 4pm, driving in Ohio
2. Farthest: Cars driving by on the the highway, wind
3. Medium: Max and Rebecca sleeping in the back seat
4. Nearest: Tanner talking, Toxic Avenger playing through the speakers, Waze giving directions
5. Sound levels are at a constant low medium level
6. One word: Monotonous
7. 3 Sounds:
- Show tunes
- Light snoring in back seat
- Cars driving by
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1- 3/20/13 – 2:00 A.M. – Somewhere in Indiana
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you. – Furthest away from me I could faintly hear Bryan programming on his computer for the ACDFA concert from his “mobile command site” in the back seat of his car. I could faintly hear the murmurs between him and Athena as they bickered back and forth about what intensities each fixture needed to me set at. As they progressed in their conversation I could also hear the noises of Bryan typing commands into his key board in a very hushed clicking noise.
3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you. – At medium range I could hear Dena sitting next to me tapping the touch screen on her phone as she got frustrated with the game she was playing and eventually ended up throwing the phone into the plastic console making a plastic tapping noise. Also, surrounding the two of us in the first seat I could hear hush of the radio as we kept it at a low volume so people could sleep if needed. It was just barely audible as a large portion of it was masked by the noise of the car engine and other road noise as we cruised down I-80 at 75 MPH.
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant). – Closest to me, I could hear my hear myself breathing in and out as I watched the endless road to Milwaukee pass by under me. I felt as though the ride was going faster that I had predicted but was still very long and boring. Sitting with no one to talk to and nothing to do, I often found myself hearing my own breathing and growling stomach.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity. – Low and somber
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”. – Boredom
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try to 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. – Click of keyboard, Breathing, phone tapping