How does Paris sound?
It is easy to think that in big cities like Madrid, New York, Paris or London the sounds are more or less the same. But it's not like that and Kyler Boone , the author of the Youtube account Nomadic Ambience proves it. This designer from Atlanta, lover of travel and photography, has visited more than 30 countries and has recorded their sounds , proof of this are the more than 130 video clips , to those who respond almost 195 thousand subscribers.
Only a year ago he became fond of recording the echo of our cities with a binaural microphone , although he has been doing it practically since he was a child when he recorded all the sounds in the backyard of his house with a zoom h6 recorder.
“I think every city has a unique sound. I like to document how places sound in certain periods of time ...Imagine How will Paris sound in 50 years? compared to today. I also enjoy doing it for the entertainment of others. One of my closest friends was born in New York and now lives in the country. He tells me how he enjoys listening to my recordings because he brings it closer to his house, ”Kyler explains to Traveler.es.
I suggest you remain completely silent, close your eyes and listen carefully to some of his videos. It is true that the images of Nomadic are quite attractive, but simply listening to the sound you will feel how your body begins to relax.
Although it seems strange, New York or Tokyo sound even melodically in this way. Who would have imagined that the traffic and noise of a city would become a magnificent podcast for sleep? Kyler confesses that the biggest user peaks are at night when many of his subscribers press play to listen to his recordings, some over an hour long.
Do all cities sound the same? “Each city has its own characteristics that make it sound different from the others. All cities have buses, trains, traffic, but despite this New York and Tokyo sound totally different. For example, I realized that Tokyo was just as noisy as New York, but New York is twice as noisy. Paris and a city like Saigon, in Vietnam, also , but in Saigon there are motorcycles everywhere. In Chicago you can hear the famous L train over your head".
The videos that garner the most views are those from New York, Nomadic walks through Manhattan have more than 130 thousand views , but they are also the author's favorites. “New York is a love-hate thing for most people, but I really love the energy I get from the sound of the city,” he tells Travele.es.
Among his works there are also sounds of nature, of rain, or of such everyday things as opening a window or having a coffee.
We ask him for the last place where he has recorded sound and he points to us Vik in Iceland . “I have been filming the black sand beaches near the city. It's nice".