Traffic in Calapan city, Philippines. (Take 1)
I made this recording from a balcony located in Calapan city (Oriental Mindoro, Philippines), right in front of Xentro Mall, at the end of the afternoon.
One can hear quite heavy traffic with lots of vehicles (cars, motorcycles, some trucks and some jeepneys) passing by and onking at times, as well as the voices of some people coming in or going out the mall.
From time to time, one can also hear men shouting to invite passengers to come in their jeepney or tricycle, as well as a bus honking (starting at #9:49), calling passengers going to Bulalacao.
At #6:45, a vehicle passes by with some loud music.
Recorded in August 2025 with a Zoom H5studio (built-in XY microphones).
Fade in/out applied in Audacity.
Glad to share this sound ! feel free to download for full quality, and to share how you use it. Please credit: kevp888 or Kevin Luce, and www.freesound.org. You can also share this URL if you prefer !
Type
Wave (.wav)
Duration
13:09.599
File size
216.9 MB
Sample rate
48000.0 Hz
Bit depth
24 bit
Channels
Stereo
Comments
6 days, 15 hours ago
Loud exhaust pipes in the distance, fading in and out.
What an amazing sound.
Very Mad Max 2 refinery scene'ish.
Incredible.
5 toots.
6 days, 21 hours ago
Thanks Marcel !
Exactly, no stress ! Usually, along as you don’t behave like a horrible condescending tourist, Filipino people are very friendly and far from being stressful !
6 days, 23 hours ago
What a wonderful atmosphere. I now know that the honking is just to warn each other that someone is approaching and not a sign of stress.
5*
1 week ago
Thank you Evgeny ! Much appreciated !
1 week ago
It's a great point, and of course it's captured as well as ever!*****
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