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An audio recording of a whipped cream canister being used for the first time. The whipped cream canister is moving which makes the sound fade in and out.  Recorded on an H1 Zoom Recorder.

The sound of water running in the bathtub with a background sound of an automatic fan that turns on when the bathroom lights are switched on. (Recorded on a Zoom Recorder)

Sound recorded in the residential housing (Rhoads) for students at Virginia Commonwealth University. The recording starts out with turning the doorknob to the door and while the door opens it also makes a loud squeaking noise. You can also hear my roommate say, "Ahhhh.." in the background as well as he was talking to someone on his computer. Recorded using a Zoom H1 audio recording device in stereo recording mode.

This is a sound recording of me hammering the wooden desk in my dorm room at VCU in Rhoads Hall on a Tuesday around 5 in the evening.  This was recorded on the Zoom H4N Pro audio recorder.

This is a sound recording of my friend Claudia (5'6") in 2 inch high heels walking in the resonant bathroom in Rhoads Hall residence building at VCU on a quiet Monday afternoon around 3pm.  It was recorded on a ZOOM H4N Pro audio recorder.

A metal nib is dipped in ink and applied to watercolor paper. The letters written form the name "Frederick Douglass."

This is a sound recording of my friend Anne Kirk Terry, opening the bag and eating a snack size bag of Lays salt and vinegar potato chips on the second level of James Branch Cabell Library at Virginia Commonwealth University.  This was recorded on the Zoom H4N Pro audio recorder.

Recording of a plane taking off at Dulles International Airport. Sitting inside the plane, wing row. The plane sounds quickly get louder as the plane leaves the runway. This was a common Airbus A320 Family plane. Recorded using a Zoom H1 audio recording device in stereo recording mode.

Dried Oak tree leaves being crunched by a light foot in Richmond Virginia on one of the old slave trails. Captured during late Fall season. Recorded by a Zoom H1 audio recording device.