Market traders' and costermongers' cries at Romford market on a Saturday. Individual male and female traders' voices edited down from a forty-minute recording and cross-faded. Most cries are for fruit and veg, some are for clothing and footwear. Recorded August 2008. Sonic Studios DSM-6S/EH mics and PA-3SX pre-amp, Olympus LS-10 recorder. Part of the London Sound Survey collection at www.soundsurvey.org.uk.
Type
Wave (.wav)
Duration
1:51.204
File size
18.7 MB
Sample rate
44100.0 Hz
Bit depth
16 bit
Channels
Stereo
Comments
12 years ago
Fantastic! Using this for a family heirloom Christmas decoration called "Dickens Street" a 60:1 scale model of an old London street at Christmastime. THANKS!
13 years, 2 months ago
Took me right back to Petticoat Lane in my lunch hour back in the 1960s - not much has changed. Thankyou.
14 years ago
Thanx
15 years, 3 months ago
very well recorded and lots of variation - perfect!
15 years, 6 months ago
great ambience for art pieces
