Vintage Tram A Squeaky Rumbling Railcar

Stephan Marche, Dresden, Germany CEO of Detunized recorded the sound of a fully working light railVintage Tram. The 2-axle railcars were built from 1957 until 1967 with reference to concepts from the 1930s. The recorded tram drives along an 8-kilometer track through a small valley that is surrounded by reverberant rock faces of various intensity.

Stephan Marche Dresden Germany CEO of Detunized

Vintage Tram contains recordings from the driver´s seat, from several positions in the wagon, both with and without passengers. Also included are exterior recordings of squeaky approaches and pass-bys, couplings, doorbells, and door openings/closings.

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Vintage Tram Packages

  • Broadcast WAV, Full version (192kHz)
    • 28 mono-compatible stereo files (sourced from MS)
    • 24 Bit, 192 kHz
    • 2.8 GB, 40 min total playing time
    • embedded RIFF, BWF and ID3 metadata, extensive meta-data documents (csv, ods, xls, pdf)
  • Broadcast WAV, Light version (44.1kHz)
    • 13 mono-compatible stereo files (MS)
    • 16 Bit, 44.1 kHz
    • 150 MB, 14 min total playing time
    • embedded RIFF, BWF and ID3 metadata, extensive meta-data documents (csv, ods, xls, pdf)
  • Live Pack
    • requires Live 8.4 or higher
    • 27 Instrument Racks
    • 13 long clips with several possible entry points
    • 210 MB

Availability and Special Discount

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Vintage Tram Interior

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