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24 alternatives to Cities and Memory

a global field recording sound map with remixes

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cities and Memory launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Sound City Project▲134

   Listen to cities around the globe

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2MA
   Musikcube, a terminal-based music player, library, and streaming server▲340

   2017 · musikcube.com · its alternatives →

3. 3LT
   Libquiet – transmit data using sound▲127

   2016 · brian-armstrong.github.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Audiogram Generator▲80

   The future of social audio from WNYC

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   AudioSet by Google▲156

   A massive dataset of manually annotated audio events

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Human Cities▲263

   Real-time activity in 900 cities around the world

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Octave▲191

   A free library of UI sounds for your apps

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MTME▲102

   A new way to discover music

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Detour 2.0▲159

   Explore cities with guided audio tours

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Mindscapes▲90

    Stochastic background music generator

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11MA
    Muzoti – Algorithmic Music with Web Audio/Midi and VueJS▲93

    2018 · muzoti.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Endangered Sounds Museum▲129

    Nostalgic sounds from the past

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    RecordGram▲97

    A studio and production marketplace in the palm of your hand

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sounds of Street View▲98

    Google Street View with sounds

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15L1
    Libsoundio 1.0.0 – cross-platform audio input and output▲129

    2015 · libsound.io · its alternatives →

16. 16MS
    Mindscapes – Stochastic background music generator▲49

    2014 · mindscapes.co · its alternatives →

17. 17TA
    Turtle.audio – a music sequencer inspired by turtle graphics▲126

    2018 · turtle.audio · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Radial Sound Wave by SoundViz▲88

    A fresh new take on sound wave art

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Artist Hunt▲108

    An intuitive way to discover music

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Musikcube▲107

    A fully functional terminal-based music player

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Huzza▲101

    A live-streaming platform for musicians

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Timbre▲78

    The simple way to find live music

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Foundbite▲91

    Explore the sounds of the world

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24AS
    Ambient soundscape generator for productivity▲45

    2015 · stampede.it · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →