
Sound of the South
Residents of southern Amsterdam have been collecting the sounds from their neighbourhood since 2021. Using Urban Sound Lab’s interactive map you can listen to which sounds they experience as typical of their area. You can also add sounds to this archive.

Join! What is your sound of the south?
What do you think is the most characteristic, annoying, reassuring or beautiful sound is in southern Amsterdam? Share it using Urban Sound Lab.

Discover the city with your ears – Audio walks
Every tile hides a story, histories hide behind every facade. Soundtrackcity’s audio tours bring them to life. A team of artists, filmmakers, musicians and playwrights stimulate the imagination with audio walks through Amsterdam, Hoorn, Leiden, The Hague, Vlieland, Rotterdam and Brussels that can be downloaded for free.
Calendar
Workshop
De Winkelhaak, Lange Winkelhaakstraat 26, 2060 Antwerpen
The Inspiration Day on Quiet and Sound Planning brings together designers, urban planners, noise experts and policymakers to exchange knowledge and experiences about the
Audiowalk
CC Amstel, Cullinanplein 1, Amsterdam
During 24 Hours Zuid, you can experience Urban Soundlab’s audio walk, Geluiden en verhalen uit de Diamantbuurt. On Saturday 11 October 2025, Amsterdam-Zuid will
Updates
Soundtrackcity launched its new workshop series ‘Discover home with your ears’ led by Alison Isadora, composer, and Renate Zentschnig, artistic director Urban Sound Lab, in January.
In Deuren naar een gedeelde dimensie, a municipal publication on eight years of art in Stadsdeel Zuid, Urban Sound Lab was chronicled as one of 23 exemplary projects.