Cafe Noise

So, I sat in a Starbucks with a pad of paper and a pen to take down some notes on the sorts of sounds that are heard.

The general atmosphere is a buzz of conversation from all around the cafe, punctuated by the sounds of the coffee machine letting out steam or pouring a coffee. Next you can hear the till being opened and closed, the clink of money being set down on a counter and the rustle of food being bought. The scraping of chairs as people begin to leave or sit down can be heard if you listen for it.

However, when you get those obvious sounds out of the way, the noises begin to become quite repetitive, there isn't really enough variety to get you through three interesting minutes of soundscape so this germ of an idea is being left behind.