Rumbling Hot Pot

I recorded the sound of the apartment’s hot pot boiling water for a cup of tea. I thought it is interesting how quickly the water boils in the hot pot and how the sound makes it obvious that the temperature is changing. It starts off very quiet but then becomes a rumbling loud sound of water boiling in less than a minute. I also kind of like the rattling sounds it creates, which I cannot explain why. However, I think I recorded this because I’m starting to run out of ideas for this blog. But I do truly like the sound of the hot pot.

Shower

Taking a shower is the best time of the day where I can relax and be alone. The sound of the water streaming out of the showerhead, and the water crashing against the walls and shower curtain is actually soothing. Mixing these sounds with my personal music play loud enough to be heard over the sound of the shower makes this time complete. The sounds the shower creates stays consistent throughout my time in the shower. The music varies in speed, pitch and volume depending on what is being played. Sometimes I will sing along with the music, which adds a little more volume to the music. However, I have to be careful with how loud my music is playing because of my roommate so there is a limit to how loud the music is while I am showering. This soundscape can be described as colorful and free moving. The soundscape varies every time I shower because I play music on shuffle so it’s always different. The music range from different genre such as pop, alternative, and electronic music, which is it can be seen as colorful. The sounds changes from one different beat to another different beat, which in my head looks like a leaf in the wind.

Last Improv Party

I do not usually party that much. I only go to one type of party, which is an improv party. Every time we have a show, there is usually a party afterwards as a way to celebrate another good show. This semester, we have not been doing a lot because of complication. An improve party is no different from any other parties. Popular music is blasting from the stereo speakers and everyone is cheering or laughing. I usually do not like these types of sounds but that evening it sounded nice. I felt free, which is why most people like partying. The sound of music stayed consistent. The sounds of my friends screaming and laughing varied over time. Sometimes it would get silent but then it would get very loud. These sounds lasted as long as the party lasted which was roughly two hours. If I had to describe the sounds of the party in a visual way it would be black with moving neon colors like if you were in a dark room full of people wearing glow stick jewelry.

Swing

I recorded myself in the swings near the library. This was a significant place for me because it holds some good memories when I was a first year. It also reminds me of childhood because I always loved playing on the swings. I liked how I can hear the squeak of the swings along with the sounds of nature. It has a magical feel to it but I cannot explain why I have that feeling when swinging here. While on the swings, I almost forget that I was on a college campus. I think this is a place where people should go more often.

Cozy Rain

I work up very early by mistake and it was raining outside. Before I started to record the sound from my bed, I was feeling all cozy. I love the sound of rain in the morning because it’s soothing and it holds some nice memories. Unfortunately, it’s a sound that makes me want to stay in bed all day. Despite rain being something cold and wet, I sometimes feel happy and warm when I wake up to the sound of rain.

Sports

I do not hate the sports team but when I was thinking of sounds I do not like it’s a game here. It could be the fact that the baseball team has a field outside my window of my room and when they have practice or a game they blast the music. I was walking around a game of women’s lacrosse for this recording since it was the only game happening near by. I think I just do not like the sounds of the people in the stands. Sometimes they get obnoxious and very loud. But I found that the sounds of the game itself are kind of pleasing in an odd way. It’s actually much more quiet than I thought. You can tell they are focusing very hard on what they are doing.

Laundry

I recorded the laundry room because it’s one of the essential places on campus. Since it was around 8 am on a Saturday, it was very empty with only one dryer being used. The room still has the low hum of the machine because they stay on constantly. Usually when I’m in the laundry room, it’s pretty noise because there would at least be one or two machines in use. I was not use to the silence. However, the sound of the laundry room reminds me of home. I think it’s because my family owns a dry cleaners and I use to go there often when I was little. I think I associate the sounds of the machines to all the machines they used in their dry cleaners.

Good Morning Saturday

This is a recording of Warning Commons on an early weekend morning. For some reason I woke up early and could not go back to sleep so I decided to do some laundry. I thought that this would also be a good chance to record the silent sounds of a sleeping campus. I tried not to make to much sounds during the recording. During this moment, I could only hear the sounds of birds singing and the wind blowing slightly. I think it’s great that we live in a place where we are to far away from any town/city noises.

World Fair

I wanted to record the World Fair but I forgot to so I can only talk about it. There were lots of people talking all around you, and music from either bands or clubs. There were also sounds of people being dunked into a pit of water at the dunk tanks. I heard voices I recognized from classes and the past, which made me feel pangs of sadness. It reminded me of how great my time has been hear despite everything that has happened to me personally and to this campus. To other’s, the sounds from the World Fair would have been overwhelming and just loud, but to me it had a tone of sadness and nostalgia. I was thinking that this is something I have heard so many times in my past but recently it’s been nothing like this. This is the last time I would experience the joyous sounds of the Fair. Unfortunately I was not paying close attention to the sounds but from what I remember it was consistent. There was not one sound that was abnormal from the rest. The sounds of the fair was the sound I was welcomed to and it fits that it is one of the last sounds I will hear before I graduate.