Soundtransit

Soundtransit.nl: a collaborative soundscape

Soundtransit.nl is an online, collaborative soundscape project dedicated to field recording and phonography. On this site, you can BOOK a sonic transit through a wide range of different locations recorded from around the world, or you can SEARCH the database for specific sounds by keyword, artist, country or location. If you are a phonographer, you can also contribute your recordings for others to enjoy. The Creative Commons Attribution license encourages the sharing and reuse of all sounds on this website.

Background The basis of SoundTransit^?.nl lies in the international Phonography community. Phonography is the art of recording sounds from the environment around us, with an emphasis on the unintentional sounds which often go unnoticed in our daily lives. The phonographers who collect and share their work here have interests ranging from recordings of natural or urban environments to improvised situations and “soundwalks” to the resonance of solid objects or the Earth's atmosphere.

Team SoundTransit^?.nl is a joint production of Sara Kolster, Derek Holzer, Marc Boon and the international Phonography community, with support from De Waag Society for Old and New Media and the Digital Pioneers. Together with Sara Kolster and the soundtransit team, interaction designer and entrepeneur Ines Gall will take Soundtransit to the next level.