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Recordist's notes
1.1.2024, New Year fireworks at Longyearbyen, Svalbard islands. Recorded with Roland R-07 and CS-10EM binaural mics; 48kHz, 24 bit, wav, compressed mp3 320 kbps. In the frame of artist residence at: https://www.spitsbergenartistscenter.com
About the place
Longyearbyen is a town of about 2,368 people in Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen. OttoAnna lists 40 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Binaural microphones. Microphones worn in the ears (or in a dummy head) that capture sound as a listener hears it – best experienced on headphones.
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Sources & credits
- “Longyearbyen Church, Longyearbyen 9170, Svalbard e Jan Mayen - 2024 New year fireworks at Longyearbyen” by giuseppe gavazza – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0