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Sounds of Amsterdam

Listen to Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands through 152 field recordings by 33 recordists, made between 1999 and 2025. The most common subjects are streets & traffic, crowds & voices and soundwalks.

152recordings
33recordists
1999–2025years
741,636population

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Oversteek momentje / Crossing moment – Amsterdam
Public Domain Markby floortje@soundtrackc...Internet Archive
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Geluids-speelobject/ Sound Playobject – Amsterdam
Public Domain Markby floortje@soundtrackc...Internet Archive
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Populier/ Poplar – Amsterdam
Public Domain Markby floortje@soundtrackc...Internet Archive
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Trap portiek/ Porch stairs – Amsterdam
Public Domain Markby floortje@soundtrackc...Internet Archive
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands

All 26 recordings

Spectrogram of Oversteek momentje / Crossing moment

Oversteek momentje / Crossing moment

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2013
 Spectrogram of Geluids-speelobject/ Sound Playobject

Geluids-speelobject/ Sound Playobject

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2013
 Spectrogram of Populier/ Poplar

Populier/ Poplar

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2013
 Spectrogram of Trap portiek/ Porch stairs

Trap portiek/ Porch stairs

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2013
 Spectrogram of Scooter

Scooter

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2013
 Spectrogram of Meeuwen / Guls

Meeuwen / Guls

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2013
 Spectrogram of Children playing in the swimming pool on a hot day

Children playing in the swimming pool on a hot day

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2013
 Spectrogram of Parkieten/ Parakeets

Parkieten/ Parakeets

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2013
 Spectrogram of Hard versus Zacht / Hard versus Soft

Hard versus Zacht / Hard versus Soft

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2013
 Spectrogram of Wasted Sound IJ-tunnel

Wasted Sound IJ-tunnel

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2019
 Spectrogram of Populier/ Poplar

Populier/ Poplar

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2013
 Spectrogram of Wasted Sound Construction Site

Wasted Sound Construction Site

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2019
 Spectrogram of Thérèse Schwartzeplein

Thérèse Schwartzeplein

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2013
 Spectrogram of World Listening Day Music building at the IJ,Amsterdam

World Listening Day Music building at the IJ,Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

9:332010
 Spectrogram of Speeltuin in de namiddag/ Playground in the afternoon

Speeltuin in de namiddag/ Playground in the afternoon

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2013
 Spectrogram of Wasted Sound NDSM Hall

Wasted Sound NDSM Hall

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2019
 Spectrogram of Onder de paraplu/ Underneath the umbrella

Onder de paraplu/ Underneath the umbrella

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2013
 Spectrogram of Wasted Sound Central Station

Wasted Sound Central Station

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2019
 Spectrogram of WLD atelier in NDSM yard hall

WLD atelier in NDSM yard hall

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

10:092010
 Spectrogram of De Krijtberg

De Krijtberg

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2015
 Spectrogram of Dappermarkt ambience

Dappermarkt ambience

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

5:372012
 Spectrogram of Street musician

Street musician

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

6:002019
 Spectrogram of Wasted Sound ICL

Wasted Sound ICL

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2019
 Spectrogram of Onderdoorgang/ Passage

Onderdoorgang/ Passage

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2013
 Spectrogram of Wasted Sound Ferry

Wasted Sound Ferry

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2019
 Spectrogram of Amsterdam station and train to Zandvoort

Amsterdam station and train to Zandvoort

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

41:012019

More recordings from this area (on the Internet Archive)

Ladies who lunch
Marco Raaphorst
2011
Vondelpark, saturday picknicking
milos@skolsk...
2011
Dkfrf: chinese new year
ciaojazzclub@gma...
2008
Maritime museum
milos@skolsk...
2011
Neoscenes: Nieuwmarkt
John Hopkins
2008
Neoscenes: market ambience
John Hopkins
2008
Bar interior
Thijs Geritz
2013
Restoration works on a old school
Thijs Geritz
2013
Helikopter/ Helicopter
floortje@soundtrackc...
2013
Thai
Marco Raaphorst
2013
Getting on the 170 bus
lwinkworth@hotma...
2013
The city, the country & me: grinding machine and magpies (?)
henrik schröder
2014
The city, the country & me: public viewing of a football match
henrik schröder
2014
Fieldrecording for Improvising on Film: Fountain, traffic
xander@musixande...
2014
Walking along the Masters
milos@skolsk...
2015
Zuiderkerkstoren church carillon [Amsterdam]
ironsloth@hotm...
2014
Amsterdam Light Festival, 'This is it, be here now' by Rudi Stern
Fritz Schlüter
2014
Spanish soccer fans (WC2010)
Thijs Geritz
2010
Amsterdam Light Festival
Fritz Schlüter
2014
Spiegelgracht
Thijs Geritz
2015
Koningsplein, Amsterdam
Thijs Geritz
2015
Two water bottles
bexkex@gma...
2015
Amsterdam, 2009, canal ambience, invisisci
invisisci@yah...
2009
Ten Katestraat
colmans
2016
Conservatorium Amsterdam
Kaska sounddesign
2018
Pigeon cooing alongside the waterfront
Jillis Molenaar
2018
Small Tunnel for bikers and pedestrians near subway entrance
Jillis Molenaar
2018
Amsterdam station
Vincent Duseigne
2019
Red light
Vincent Duseigne
2019
Tourists on the central square of Amsterdam
Vincent Duseigne
2019
Horses on the central square of Amsterdam
Vincent Duseigne
2019
Asian people talking
Vincent Duseigne
2019
Children talking
Vincent Duseigne
2019
Street ambiance
Vincent Duseigne
2019
Egyptian geese
Vincent Duseigne
2019
Central station Ferry
Vincent Duseigne
2019
Het IJ river
Vincent Duseigne
2019
Veer Buiksloterweg ferry
Vincent Duseigne
2019
Neoscenes: killertv fragment
John Hopkins
2007
Wasted Sound Bunge
robbiedoorman
2019

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