Soundscapes from Vienna

Stimulating public interest in soundscapes was the main aim of the multilateral project “ European Acoustic Heritage ” (EAH, 2011-2013, co-financed by the EU, EACEA-P5-Culture Unit, Culture Programme 2007-2013, Strand 1.2.1). In the course of this project, audio recordings of Vienna’s urban soundscape (dating from 1981–1983) were made accessible online by the Phonogrammarchiv. The integration of their geo-coordinates enables direct selection of the recordings from the online catalogue via the project’s European Soundscape Map . In addition, the Phonogrammarchiv also made a new set of reference recordings; this re-study used surround recording technique accompanied by video documentation. Selected surround recordings have been released on a DVD, produced by the Phonogrammarchiv and offering also video interviews on sound and acoustic heritage as well as an offline version of the EAH website (including the written research publication , didactic and other material).