social expectation of sound

Sound recording at the water fountain in CULC, Georgia Tech. Recorded on Thursday night after an exam held in the auditorium. Recorded with iPhone 6 and polished by Audacity.

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.

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 on the Duke University C1 bus and ends on the East Campus quad.