Sound action recordings are of sounds designed to affect people, including situations where many make sounds together towards a 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 |
| Carnival 2014 Sunday parade | An edited sequence of carnival mas band floats passing towards the south by the recording point on Chepstow Road. | 13:26 | 2014 |
Classification: Social > Major events > Notting Hill Carnival 2008
Recording date: 25 August 2008
Description: Scenario sound system, one of the smaller rigs in the Carnival, plays dubstep to a crowd of local youngsters on Portobello Road north of the Westway.
Technical guff: Head-worn stereo. Sonic Studios DSM-6S/EH mics and PA-3SX preamp. Olympus LS-10 digital recorder.
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Additional notes: None.