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This is the sound of a phone dialing out when a call is placed. I work in an outbound call center and this was recorded at my desk on an Avaya telephone. There is a beeping tone followed by a pause, and then it repeats until either the voicemail picks up or the caller disconnects. in the background you may be able to hear the sound of an air conditioner blowing. This was recorded on an iPhone 7 Plus using the voice memo feature.

Working in busy, stressful, working environment may seem like the most boring thing to listen to right? Well, capturing a typical day in the office was really interesting and fascinating to experience while different sounds were being made. You can hear the fast typing of the keyboard, the different conversations in the background, and picture what may be happening in that moment. So many different outside noises came together as one to give a visual picture of what that office sounds like. The busy office environment captured so many different sounds that you can stop and listen to one thing at a time.

Audio excerpt from TED talk by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the ability of bodies of power to illustrate communities and people in one light only. Recorded on a Zoom H4n

Sound recording of girls laughing while talking. Recorded on an iPhone 5.