Location of Sounds:

· Are there foreground sounds?

The foreground sounds are people having a conversation.
· Are there background sounds?
The background sounds are other people farther away also having conversations. It
is also the scraping of chairs when people get up from the tables and the clinking of
plates, silverware, and drinks. At certain points during the recording you can faintly
hear music.
· What are their sources?
The sources of the foreground noise was the girls sitting near me in the dining hall.
The source of the other people talking, clinking plates, and scraping chairs were at
the other tables around me in the dining hall. The source of the background music
was some speakers in the middle of the room at one of the food stations.
Sound Characteristic (of each sound):
· What is the pitch/frequency?
1. 30 seconds in you can hear a chair scraping. It had a lower pitch.
2. At 1:30 minutes you can hear a very clear laugh. It starts off lower and
increases the pitch as the laugh ends.
3. At 6:09 minutes there is a clink of plates in the background. It has an average
pitch.
4. You can hear music in the background starting at 7:44 minutes. It has a higher
pitch.
5. At 8:32 minutes you can hear a person in the background clearly. Their pitch
is lower.
· How loud is the sound?
1. The sound was louder and was clearer than the rest of the background noises
2. It is a loud sound and is in the foreground of the audio.
3. It was loud enough that it was clear to hear but not louder than what was
happening in the foreground.
4. The sound is faint. If you are not listening carefully you can not hear the
music.
5. The sound is loud and comes into the foreground for a moment.
· Describe the timbre
1. The chair has a deep rumbling timbre
2. It has a breathy, almost harsh timbre
3. It has a somewhat flat sound
4. It is very upbeat and has a light sound
 5. The voice has a warmer, deep timbre
Describe the sound envelope
1. The chair had a slow attack and a fast decay. The sustain only lasted for about
a second and the release happened quickly as well.
2. The laugh has a fast attack and a fast decay as well. It does not really sustain
and the release happens right after it starts.
3. The attack happened quickly and had a slower decay. The sustain was longer
than the other sounds and the release happened somewhat slowly as well.
4. The music has a slow attack and decay. It has a longer sustain and a quick
release.
5. The exclamation has a slower attack and a fast decay. It does not sustain for
very long and the release happens fast.
Your Personal Reaction:
When I recorded this sound I was eating dinner in Landon’s dining hall. It was
around 6:00 pm and the dining hall was not as busy as usual because it was still
extremely cold outside
My soundscape has a more upbeat tone. You can hear people laughing and
having fun in the background and it makes the room seem cheerful.
If I were recording a film scene or podcast, how could you use the
soundscape as a background for a casual scene of dialogue. It would work for scenes
where people are just going about their daily lives and need random chatter in the
background.
If I was filming in this location/setting, it would be important for me to
capture the plates clinking and the chairs scraping and the music in the background.
Also the general chatter of the people in the dining hall. I would try to avoid getting
clear conversations. I would not want my audio to be overpowered by a few
people’s conversations where you can make out what they are saying. It could be
distracting to the viewers and take away their attention from the main dialogue.