RATING SYSTEM
Sounds are rated according to their rarity.
The scores are assigned to three different criteria:
- accessibility: the level of difficulty in reaching the recording location. The higher the score, the more difficult it was to get there. For example, sitting on a bench in the middle of the city will get a score of 0 stars, while having to walk along impassable paths may get the maximum score.
- recording: this rating takes into account all the parameters that may have influenced the recording. If the environment was quiet and you only had to press the record button, then the score will be low. On the other hand, if it was necessary to repeat the process several times, test numerous locations and positions for the recorder, and protect it from the elements, the score will be high.
- Overall rarity: this score does not necessarily take into account the two previous scores. It is a global appreciation of the rarity of the sound. It may be that a sound is rare without having been difficult to capture or difficult to get to. If a sound is recorded in a place that is usually very touristy and noisy, but a silence can be captured, then the score will be very high without having a high score for the previous two.
Each rating is accompanied by a brief explanation to help contextualize it.