Soundscapes

The word "soundscape" was coined by composer R. Murray Schafer to identify sounds that "describe a place, a sonic identity, a sonic memory, but always a sound that is pertinent to a place" (Wagstaff, G. 2000). More.

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• Dartmoor railway. Dartmoor Soundings.

  Dartmoor railway. Dartmoor Soundings.: A train passing along the Dartmoor railway, recorded at Meldon

• EMI Record Factory. Industrial Mechanical Sounds, Preserved

  EMI Record Factory. Industrial Mechanical Sounds, Preserved: Recording session at EMI Record Factory.

• Classic Fighters and Fire Engines at Duxford. Preserved Industry and Transport.

  Classic Fighters and Fire Engines at Duxford. Preserved Industry and Transport.: Classic fighters and fire engines recorded at Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire. Very poor weather conditions on day of recording, with near gale-force winds. All...

• Invicta Military Vehicle Preservation Society. (1 of 2). Preserved Industry and Transport

  Invicta Military Vehicle Preservation Society. (1 of 2). Preserved Industry and Transport: Recordings of the military vehicles belonging to the Invicta Military Vehicle Preservation Society.

• Ness Sound Portrait. Machair Soundwalks. Touring Exhibition of the Sound Exhibition.

  Ness Sound Portrait. Machair Soundwalks. Touring Exhibition of the Sound Exhibition.: Tracks: Flue wind. Rain on window. Loom. Door latch open/close. Fire making and crackle. Guitar. Tea making. Light switch and teeth brushing. Sea gulls....