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Traffic Lights Audio

Koekelberg, Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussel-Hoofdstad, Communauté française, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 1081, België - Belgique - Belgien, European Union

A 5-minute field recording by Felicity Ford made in Brussels, Belgium on 28 March 2013, in the night. Soundscape: streets & traffic.

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Traffic Lights Audio
4:54CC BY-SA 3.0by Felicity FordInternet Archive
4:54

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Recordist's notes

This recording was made by putting the EDIROL R09 up as close as possible to the little speakers that are mounted on some traffic lights around Belgium. The sound is there I think to assist visually impaired folk to navigate the roads, and the traffic light system seems to sense the volume of the traffic around the lights, as when traffic (and volume of sound) increases, so too do the beeps which convey whether or not it's safe to cross the road.

Written by Felicity Ford on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Brussels is a city of about 1,019,022 people in Brussels Capital, Belgium. OttoAnna lists 565 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Roland / Edirol R-05 & R-09. Compact Roland/Edirol recorders that were popular for early sound-map contributions.

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