'S' Sounds
Sound recording of the band Et Al. performing a soundcheck. The three performers can be heard testing vocal microphones, drums, bass, and electric guitar. The performers also communicate with the sound crew, asking them to adjust volume levels of individual microphones. Recorded on a Zoom H4N.
Sound recording of the soundscape of a study room in Georgia Tech's West Village Dining Hall. A study room typically involves individuals with laptops, books, and pencils; thus, the sounds of keyboard typing, page turning, and pen/pencil writing create the feel of a quiet study environment. However, a dining hall infused in a large, open study area exists behind the thin door leading into the study room. The soundscape of the study room as a result was recorded in relation to the soundscapes of... Read More
The ventilation system near the front entrance of the Bell Tower Dormitory on Duke University East Campus.
This recording was taken in the left wing of Marketplace Dining Hall on Duke University East Campus at 7:45 on a Tuesday in October of 2015. In the recording you will hear the clinking of dishes, people talking, and music in the background.
This audio snippet was recorded at the Bryan Center at Duke, a multi-purpose student facilities center housing numerous restaurants, conference rooms, and other facilities. This snippet was recorded at around 11 PM on a Tuesday, on one of the dining tables near the McDonald's restaurant in the open areas. This was also in the vicinity of a large screen television showing a football game. Recorded on a Zoom H4n.
A thirty second recording of piano playing on a Monday afternoon in the Brown Residence common room on East Campus, at Duke University. A track with a main focus on a casual amateur piano improvisation, running parallel to the general noise of a busy, shared, closed college environment. Recorded on an iPhone 5s, which was placed on the right side of the piano player throughout the duration of the recording.
Sound recording of washers and dryers tumbling in a college dorm laundry room, as well as a vending machine and footsteps.
This is captured audio from my girlfriend eating popcorn that she had recently just popped. Hearing audio of things being chewed throughout this website actually made me intrigued how there wasn't any audio of anyone eating popcorn. I recorded her when she didn't notice, and you are able to realized that not every chew sounds the same, as well as her breathing somewhat hard because of how hot the popcorn was.
A recording of the mid-day Saturday afternoon traffic on Ninth Street. Cars pass, as people park and walk down the Ninth Street consumer area. Recorded with Zoom H4N.
The sound of a refrigerator opening, picking up a drink out of the refrigerator, placing a cup and the drink on the counter, unscrewing the cap of the drink, pouring the drink, screwing the cap back on, opening the refrigerator, putting the drink back in the refrigerator and closing the refrigerator door.
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators filled Haiti's capital to call for the resignation of the island's president and prime minister. Police fired tear gas to try to break up this demonstration.
Sound recording of a brisk day on the Duke East Campus running track. Runners jog by as cars can be heard passing them. In the background birds chirp loudly. Recorded with a Zoom H4N.