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Sound recording of a lecture taking place in Design Bloc located in the second floor of Georgia Tech Library. The recording presents a professor giving a lecture to his students. Despite professor’s efforts to block the noises from the study space using whiteboards, the recording shows that his lecture takes place in a space filled with disruptive noises. The following sound was recorded with Sony ECM DS70P Microphone connected to Galaxy S8 and edited with Audacity program.

Sound recording of the first floor of The Georgia Tech Library as a student takes out a few things from his book bag before writing down a few notes and typing on his computer. Also, a few people talking can be heard faintly in the background. Recorded with IPhone 7 Plus microphone and amplified with Audacity software.

Recording of the inside of an elevator going up two floors and beeping, and the squeaky doors opening. Recorded on a Zoom Microphone.

Water made sounds made from a water bottle. This sound was created by slowly turning and moving a plastic water bottle in the library. The sound that is made is soothing and relaxing.

Audio of the flipping pages of the "5lb. Book of Great Practice Problems". Recorded on the third floor of the Cabell Library at Virginia Commonwealth University. Recording taken on a Zoom H1.

This is a recording of my friend washing her hands. It was done in the 2nd floor women's public restroom in Cabell Library. She pushes the soap dispenser, rubs the soap in, puts her hands under the automatic sink, then runs her hands under the water. Since the sink was automatic, there is no sound of a handle being turned on and off. There were no other people in the restroom at the time. The brand of sink is Zurn. The recording was done on an iPhone 5S.

This recording was taken in a bathroom at the James B. Cabell Library at 8:30 PM on a Thursday in February of 2018. In the recording, you will hear the sound of paper towels being dispensed from an electronic paper towel dispenser, and being used to dry the hands of a teenager. This sound was recorded with an iPhone 7 and was edited with Audacity.

Flipping the pages of a religious studies textbook in the busy floor of the Library. The scratchy sound of the pages rubbing together create a warm sound that sounds like its going to be story time! Recorded on a Zoom H1 recorder.

This is an experiment testing how people change their levels of volume according to the environment that they are in. Here, we discover how people subscribe to a certain set of generally-accepted social guidelines regarding appropriate noise level of a given location. This recording is one example of how sound is incorporated into cultural and social norms. The recording begins in the lobby of Lily Library, and proceeds into one of the study rooms.