..inside an intercity express (ICE) between Stuttgart and Mannheim, sitting in an almost empty (three passengers) second-class broad-spaced compartment at around 9 pm.
After a shaky first minute an even part follows for around 90 seconds. Interrupted by some road holes the steady sound continues, now with the frequency of the engine sound rising until the beginning of the fourth minute. Here the "main part" begins, starting with several moments of acceleration, deceleracion and breaking. From minute 5:15 to 7:35 the train reaches it's peak velocity, with only few bumps. After a short deceleration the train inceases velocity again, reaching a second peak, this time noticeably bumpier. Once in a while you can hear some element of the fitments rattling nervously along the track, depending on the constitution of the railways and the overall situation. During the last two minutes the train keeps on decelerating slowly and continuously until the end.
Recorded in stereo with a portable stereo recorder (Zoom); enhanced in Audacity using a parallel dynamic EQ (TDR Nova), a Compressor (VOS Density MKIII) and a binaural spacializer (Auburn Panagement).
Type
Wave (.wav)
Duration
11:07.445
File size
224.6 MB
Sample rate
44100.0 Hz
Bit depth
32 bit
Channels
Stereo
Comments
4 years, 1 month ago
Thank you very much for this wonderful recording ! I used it as background atmosphere for my track https://soundcloud.com/rabmusiclab/iron-demons-carry-me-home which follows a compositional challenge to let a sound emerge from a field-recording and then evolve.
4 years, 11 months ago
Well done!
