Sound action recordings are of sounds designed to have an effect on others, including situations where many people make sounds together for some common goal. Often they're of voices, but they also include sirens, bells, fireworks and more.
| Drumming practice | Drummers from the Section 5 team practice before the parade begins. | 1:44 | 2008 |
| High Street gathering | Crowds gather in Battle High Street before the start of the parade. | 1:13 | 2008 |
| Parade returns | The bonfire parade makes its way back into the town centre. | 5:35 | 2008 |
| Town centre parade | The bonfire parade makes its first pass through Battle town centre. | 6:44 | 2008 |
| Lord Mayors Cubs | Cub Scouts wait for the procession, blowing whistles and kazoos. | 2:00 | 2008 |
| Lord Mayors floats | Floats and marching band pass by near St Pauls Cathedral. | 1:30 | 2008 |
| Lord Mayors Guards | The procession headed by the Band of the Scots Guards. | 2:00 | 2008 |
| Lord Mayors passing | The procession passing by, recorded from a side-street off Ludgate Hill. | 2:33 | 2008 |
| Lord Mayors setup | Crash barriers are set up at Ludgate Hill along the procession route. | 0:45 | 2008 |
| Island jam session | "This was recorded in a park . . . It was just some guys doing a casual jam with people standing around." | 13:04 | 1984 |
| Reggae DJ | "This was recorded in a street . . . It was one guy with a portable DJ setup along the side of the street when people were milling around." | 2:36 | 1984 |
| Channel One | Channel One sound system plays roots and dub to a crowd of older reggae aficionados. | 10:39 | 2008 |
| Dawn Ladbroke Grove | People gather for the Jouvert parade at 6am around the north end of Ladbroke Grove. | 1:00 | 2008 |
| Face Yaa Fear | Face Yaa Fear carnival band and float go along Great Western Road. | 2:14 | 2008 |
| Glorious Backstage Arts | Glorious Backstage Arts carnival float and band in parade along the Great Western Road. | 2:03 | 2008 |
| Jouvert | Steel bands and revellers head down Ladbroke Grove. | 4:02 | 2008 |
| Masquerade 2000 | Masquerade 2000 carnival float and band in parade along the Great Western Road. | 2:39 | 2008 |
| Peoples World | People's World carnival float and band in parade along Great Western Road. | 4:54 | 2008 |
| Saxon Sound | Saxon Sound play roots and dub in a side street off Ladbroke Grove. | 9:55 | 2008 |
| Scenario | Scenario sound system plays dubstep to a young crowd on Portobello Road. | 7:58 | 2008 |
| Under the Westway | Air horns, whistles and crowd hubbub under the Westway. | 1:00 | 2008 |
File name: Island jam session
Classification: Social > Notting Hill Carnival 1984
Recorded by: Cameron McNall
Recording date: August 1984
Duration: 13:04
Description: Cameron writes: "This was recorded in a park at the Notting Hill Carnival in 1984. It was just some guys doing a casual jam with people standing around."
Technical guff: Cameron writes: "I used a Sony WM-D6C cassette recorder with a Sony ECM-939LT condenser microphone. I digitized and expanded the track with a PEAK LE software."
Additional notes: Visit Cameron McNall's Electroland website.