Taiwan Soundscape

Crane

Allow me to post the sound I owed Cheng-Hsian here so people can share it, too!

It was recorded in a factory in Tamsui, Taipei. Following a governmental regulation, cranes on move in factories need alarms singling. However, because there had been the b-b-b sound in the factory, the owner went to the manufacturer to order a different musical tone. Believe it or not, it was... My Home Sweet Home!

As the crane moved with interruptions, so did the played music. The sweet home was very much pieced... The sound surely created some amusement. However, after listening to it for a long while, I could not help sympethising the workers. They had to listen to it EVERYDAY!

The market for designing sonic signals for industrial usages should be large! Hope we can do something to transform factories into high-quality sonic spaces!

A woman in our neighbourhood complained to my mum about the noises of frog singing. They caused her insomnia. However, I think that she talked to the wrong person, because my mum loves to listen to frog sounds since she was born in the countryside.

In today's Liberty Times, there is a report about people's views (1, 2) about frog croaking. Please have a look.

Also, there is an interesting website about frog sounds made in different languages-- here.