Detection and classification of soundmarks ans special features in urban areas

Engel, Margret; Fiebig, Andre

Abstract

Soundmarks started to be investigated in the 1970s by the composer Murray Schafer. The term was created based on association with landmarks, referring to community sound with specific qualities linked to a geographical area. The identification of soundmarks is significant due to anthropological reasons, as those sounds make the community's acoustic life unique. They deserve to be protected, reinforcing the anthropological characteristics of a community, and enriching the soundscape. The present work aims to systematically collect data on reported soundmarks in different urban scenarios in the German city of Aachen. The classification considers perceptual parameters (sound qualities, emotions, and memories composites), socio-cultural aspects, and objective parameters, such as acoustic and psychoacoustic indicators of the corresponding reported soundmarks.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 24th International Congress on Acoustics ICA 2022
• Start Date: Oct 24, 2022
• End Date: Oct 28, 2022
• Acceptance Date: May 3, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Oct 24, 2022
• Publication Date: Oct 24, 2022
• Deposit Date: Oct 9, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 25, 2856
• Publisher URL: https://ica2022korea.org/sub01_01.php