Sounds
Sound recording of a man turning pages of a book as he is trying to find the correct page. Captured at Letters Bookshop at 313 W Main St early in the morning when there was only one customer inside. Recorded on a Zoom H4N.
Sound recording of a person turning on a light switch. Recorded on an iPhone 5.
Turning a portable space heater onto the "high" setting and then turning it off again. Recorded with a Yeti Stereo Microphone.
With the increasing rarity and rate at which a VCR and a VHS is needed for study, one must have the right tools for the job. In such a case, multiple VCR and VHS media can be found and experienced in the Sibley Music Library at the Eastman School of Music. TV number 4 in Sibley's listening room provides a short burst of static noise accompanied with a brief display of what is commonly referred to as "snow" (random pixel pattern). In the recording excerpt, the sounds heard are those of the power... Read More
The twinkle of metal, the resonance of coins/pins/whatnot.
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Sound recording of a man typing away furiously on his laptop in a hotel lobby. A vacuum can be heard in the background. Recorded on a Zoom H4N
The sound of me typing out an essay on a Dell tablet laptop keyboard. Recorded on iPhone 6s in a dorm room.
This is a sound recording of typing on a desktop computer keyboard at the patient resource station in the waiting lobby of the Duke Cancer Center (3rd floor). In addition to the waiting lobby, the sound of typing is prevalent in many aspects of the healthcare system, including in the appointment rooms where physicians or trained scribes take electronic notes of the patient-physician conversation. While this sound implies documentation of important points of a conversation, it can also hinder... Read More
The notes of the C, D Minor, A Minor, and F chords played one at a time on a ukulele. Slight interference from the air. Recorded on a CAD u37.
Sound of opening and closing an umbrella in Randolph dorm on Duke University East Campus. With careful listening, the material, kind and use of this umbrella can be predicted. Recorded on a Zoom H4n.
Una grabación del ambiente sonoro del restaurante latino Guasaca en Erwin Square en Durham, Carolina del Norte. Se puede oír alguien llenando una maquina dispensadora de gaseosa, alguien tosiendo, y alguien barriendo claramente. En el fondo, se puede oír los clientes hablando y los empleados trabajando, preparando comida y organizando el restaurante. Grabado con un Zoom H4N recorder. / A recording of the sound environment of the Latin restaurant Guasaca in Erwin Square in Durham, North Carolina... Read More
This recording was created in an attempt to think about the sounds fish live in. It was taken right outside The David E. Shi Center for Sustainability in the Koi pond. You are able to hear the vibrations created by someone walking along the path there as well as the brief sound of a fish.