Urban Remix

Urban Remix is another ‘soundmap’ project like we have seen before. There is more to this project than just recording and uploading audio though. As the name suggests, you are able to remix the sounds you, or any other participant previously uploaded to the Urban Remix website, by drawing paths on a map. 

The project, created by Jason Freeman, Michael Nitsche, and Carl Disalvo (all professors at the Georgia institute of Technology, is interesting but not unique (apart from the remixing feature maybe). That said, it is always good to raise awareness of sound in the environments we live in. This video gives a good impression of the Urban Remix project: 

There are dedicated iPhone and Android apps to record, tag and upload sounds. I was looking for sounds in my neighborhood (Amsterdam) but I couldn’t find any. It appears you have to join a ‘project’ that focuses on a particular area. Too bad, as I think this limits the use of the site.