By mid-day the city is at its peak with shoppers and workers fully involved in their daily activities. With evening, the pace changes and so does the soundscape as entertainment and recreation becomes the focus of city life. After a brief nocturnal respite, the cyclical pattern begins again modified only by weekends, holidays, and an occasional storm. Similarly, country sounds are less human made and more natural. The quiet of dawn is broken by bird song and a definite pattern generated by the natural flow of life resulting in a soundscape much different than that of the city.
Children can keep a log of sounds they hear throughout the day.
Here a tape recorder is also an effective tool. A time-lapse recording is generated which condenses a full day's acoustical activity into a compressed audio log. A Chicago Tribune article noted that the Rio International Airport has become an attraction for citizens and travelers alike. People visit the airport, not to see its architecture, but to listen to the ' trembling, hypnotic, deep, breathless, and beautiful voice' which announces the daily departure flights. In a time when terminal announcements are rarely clearly heard, Rio has modified their informational system so as to attract and please the listener.