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What does the City Sound like?

Go on a voyage of discovery with Urban Sound Lab and explore the sounds of southern Amsterdam.

What does the City Sound like?

Go on a voyage of discovery with Urban Sound Lab and explore the sounds of southern Amsterdam.

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

Inspiration Day on Quiet and Sound planning

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
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

On October 11, 2025, 24 uur Zuid took place. Soundtrackcity created a number of beautiful audio walks in Amsterdam-Zuid, one of which, Geluiden en Verhalen uit de Diamantbuurt, was programmed twice for this day.
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.