The Sound of Silence, by Simon & Garfunkel
For this project, I made two recordings of a reading of song lyrics, one about 6 inches and one about 7-8 feet away. The closer proximity recording is much clearer and louder than the farther recording. This is expected, as my voice needs to travel farther in the latter case to reach the mic. In addition, the far proximity includes a slight echo effect from the small room I recorded in. Other than this and the volume, however, both recordings were relatively similar and easy to understand.