Week 4 - Carlton Gardens Site Visit

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Sound Notes for Site Map
Location: Carlton Gardens
Day: Wednesday 16 August 2012
Start Time: 10:15 – 10:30 am


Notes:
The weather conditions for the day were windy and cloudy with little sun averaging 14degrees Celsius at 10:15am. Wind direction came from the North East. The dimensions of the map 162 meters x 162 meters and had an ambiance radius of 82 meters. Total site coverage for the circle was 21113 meters. School children laughter and talking came from North East of the site, sound travelling with direction of wind came in contact with centre of circle location. Children from school group were heard running along North West to South West gravel path. Footstep on gravel could be heard. Groups of young adults were walking slowly along gravel path approached the centre of circle while talking heading from the South West direction towards the North East. Much sound from sources from water fountain (water splashes) were heard more clear and prominent from the North East in compared to the South West due to reflection/reverberation of sound from the Royal Exhibition building in close proximity. Lady and her dog of lead swept passed the centre location coming from the East and heading west. The dog and the lady’s footsteps were soft against the grass, but not in time with one another. The lady could be heard calling for her dog and the sound of the dog’s metal collar tag jingled as the dog ran. Bird from all directions could be heard within the trees surroundings. Different types of birds were heard chirping, one of the prominent birds were the indian mynahs. Up with the birds you could hear the trees rustling their leaves because the wind was quite strong. Low frequency sounds of cars passing on Rathdowne Street could be heard 152 meters away and also on Victoria Street which were roughly 190 meters away. The screeching of the tires on the road could be heard. A trams rails heading along Victoria Street and different vehicles such as motorbikes and trucks were coming from the distance. A few car honks echoed through the open space. These sounds from the two main roads could be heard due to the sound reflection coming from the building along Rathdowne Street and Latrobe Street (south of Victoria Street). These sounds also swept along the pond that was located in South West Corner along Rathdowne Street.