Spatial Awareness Project

This page contains all the sounds used as part of the project for the paper "SonicVista: Creating Awareness of Distant Spaces through Scene Sonification" along with information as to how they were obtained.

There were three types of sounds used. Use these links to jump to their respective tables:

Handcrafted Sounds AudioLDM Sounds IM2WAV Sounds
Handcrafted/Recorded Sounds
Object/Scene Name Audio Source Audio
Non-Sonic Objects
Bench From [1]
Building From [1]
Bush From [1]
Chair From [1]
Bicycle From [1]
Door From [1]
Fence From [1]
Stop Sign From [1]
Stairs From [1]
Wall From [1]
Sonic Objects
Bells Audio Recording From Freesound
Birds Audio Recording From Freesound
Bus From [1]
Car From [1]
Dog From [1]
Ducks Audio Recording From Freesound
Traffic Light From [1]
Motorbike From [1]
People From [1]
Railway From [1]
Train From [1]
Truck From [1]
Scenes
Beach Audio Recording From Freesound
Canteen Audio Recording From Freesound
Kids Playing Audio Recording From Freesound
Mall Audio Recording From Freesound
Park Audio Recording From Freesound
Street Audio Recording From Freesound
[1] Angela Constantinescu, Karin Müller, Monica Haurilet, Vanessa Petrausch, and Rainer Stiefelhagen. 2020. Bring the Environment to Life: A Sonification Module for People with Visual Impairments to Improve Situation Awareness. In Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI '20). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 50–59. https://doi.org/10.1145/3382507.3418874
AudioLDM Sounds
Object/Scene Name Final Text Prompt Audio Examples of Other Prompts that resulted in Unsatisfactory Sounds
Non-Sonic Objects
Bench A person sitting on a wooden bench in a park Wooden bench,
Sitting on a bench
Building Doorbell trills followed knocking on a door Doorbell,
Entering a building
Bush Rustling a leafy bush slow Bush in a park,
Rustling leaves
Chair Chair creaks as people sit on it Sitting on a chair,
Wooden chair
Bicycle Ringing the cyclebell sped up Cycle bell,
Ringing a cycle bell
Door A wooden door creaking slowly Opening a door,
Wooden door
Fence An electric fence humming loudly Electric fence,
Crackling fence
Stop Sign Race car braking hard Braking car,
Car slowing to a stop
Stairs A person walking up stairs Walking up stairs,
Stairs in a building
Wall Building a solid brick wall Building a wall,
Brick wall
Sonic Objects
Bells Bells ringing Church bells
Birds Birds chirping -
Bus Bus moving on the road Bus engine,
Diesel bus
Car A racing car moving on the street Car driven on a road,
Car engine
Dog A dog barking -
Ducks Ducks quacking in a pond Ducks quacking
Traffic Light Traffic lights for pedestrians Pedestrian crossing,
Traffic lights
Motorbike Sound of a motorbike engine Motorbike engine
People Two people speaking People talking,
People chatting
Railway Sound of railway tracks Railway Siren,
Railway Station Announcement
Train Sound of a train engine -
Truck Sound of a truck engine -
Scenes
Beach Beach with high waves crashing into the shore Waves breaking into shore,
Beach waves
Canteen A canteen with people talking and cutlery noises Canteen noises,
People eating at a food centre
Kids Playing Kids talking and playing in a park -
Mall People talking in a crowded space Crowded mall,
People in a mall
Park Natural park -
Street A busy street in New York City followed by people and cars Busy street with cars and people
Im2Wav Sounds
Object/Scene Name Final Image Prompt Audio Examples of Other Prompts that resulted in Unsatisfactory Sounds
Non-Sonic Objects
Bench Bench in a Park Bench in a Park
Building Urban City Building Modern City Building
Bush Thorny Bush in a Desert Green Bush
Chair Modern Office Chair IKEA Chair
Bicycle Bicyclists on a City Street A Bicycle in a Gallery
Door Wooden Front Door A Modern Wooden Door with a Frame
Fence Wooden Fence across a Field A White Picket Fence
Stop Sign Generic Stop Sign A European No Entry Sign
Stairs Stone Staircase in a Park A Modern-style Staircase
Wall Generic White Concrete Wall A Brick Wall
Sonic Objects
Bells Olden Bells hanging in a Stone Frame Many Bells Hanging on a Wall
Birds European Robin A Small Bird Mid-Flight
Bus Singapore Public Bus A Large, Double-Decker, Air-Conditioned Bus
Car Porsche Panamera Turbo A Modern Blue Car
Dog Picture of a Beagle A Golden Retriever
Ducks Rouen Duck A Duck in the Water
Traffic Light US Traffic Light A Small Pedestrian Traffic Light
Motorbike KTM RC 390 A Sporty Motorbike
People A Group of People Chatting A Group of People Smiling and Talking
Railway Railway Tracks in the Wilderness A Railway Track in the Desert
Train A Steam Train in a Field An Old Steam Train blowing Smoke
Truck An American Semi-Truck A Truck in a Field
Scenes
Beach A Tropical Beach with Palm Trees A Drone Shot of a Modern Beach
Canteen A Group of People Eating at a Table A Food Centre with lots of People
Kids Playing Kids Playing with a Balloon at a Park Children Playing in a Playground
Mall Interior of a Shopping Mall A Shopping Mall
Park A Green Park with a Lake A Park with a Path
Street A Busy Street in Hanoi A Street with People and Buses