soundmanjohn Posted February 29, 2016 Report Share Posted February 29, 2016 Hello folks, I have a four hour stop-over in Chicago later this month and I'll have my recording kit with me in my hand luggage. I could hang around in the lounge for four hours, or I could take the El into town and find a really great location to record sound effects of trains running over elevated sections of the track. What I need is a decent spot to record, with minimal street traffic, fairly frequent trains and low likelihood of being mugged. (Just kidding - I know your city is the safest in the world...) Any suggestions? Thanks, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfisk Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 It's been a while for me, but possibly the north end of the Brown Line. It's not really elevated up there, but more of on street level if I remember correctly. I was up that way all the time because my wife was going to college way up there. You could also head up into Evanston on the purple line. It gets pretty quiet up there. It also depends on the time of day. Obviously, late at night in some places will be best because there will be very few people around. You should get some sounds of the train from the interior when it goes underground. I've seen lots of sounds available of the El from an exterior perspective, but not so much from the interior. Also get some good sounds from the platforms in the subway. You'll meet some interesting people there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Hirtenstein Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 if you're flying into O'Hare just take the Blue Line to Logan Square or Damen, should be semi-quiet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfisk Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Make sure to set aside some time for deep dish pizza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundmanjohn Posted March 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Thanks to all for the replies and to Bruno for the offer of a quick guided tour. The weather doesn't look promising at the moment, but we'll see how things go. All the best, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundmanjohn Posted March 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Well, the necessity to check hand-baggage on the SLC to ORD flight meant that I did a lot of hanging around O'Hare waiting to pick it up, so never made it out of the airport. But thanks for the suggestions and I'll bear them all in mind for a future visit. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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