Weird noises from the tunnel - just a sound test

The arts centre are dreaming up new events which require understanding the acoustics of potential performance sites.  The potential sites are tested with a series of tests involving powerful speaker systems and microphones dotted about the place.

This morning at 09:00 a team was hard at work testing the soundscape at the junction of Beech St and Golden Lane.  You may have heard a series of loud rising/failing tones as you lay in bed this morning.

I spoke to the people running the tests.  They conceded that their works were noisy (that was the whole point after all), but said they had gone out of their way to get permission for their work at this time ... it seems that some nice person in the arts centre told them that 09:00 on a Sunday would be the perfect time to make as much noise as they liked.

NB It is remarkable that resources like this can be brought to bear for an arts project, but when we ask that the soundscape around our homes be measured the City reckons it is not possible. Hmm.

Sound tests at 09:00 on Sunday morning