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(843 AB MKH) Waves at the beach

Jantar, gmina Stegna, powiat nowodworski, województwo pomorskie, 82-107, Polska

A 5-minute field recording by Piotrek Zyla made in Gdańsk, Poland on 30 September 2021, in the afternoon. Soundscape: sea & waves.

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(843 AB MKH) Waves at the beach
5:12Public Domain Markby Piotrek ZylaInternet Archive
5:12
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Recordist's notes

Recording of waves at the beach. This has been done simultaneously on two pairs of microphones: MKH 8020 and DPA 4560. This one is recorded with a pair of Sennheiser MKH 8020, 17cm AB, on Sound Devices MixPre-6 II. Author's website https://piotrekzyla.com

Written by Piotrek Zyla on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Gdańsk is a city of about 487,371 people in Pomerania, Poland. OttoAnna lists 106 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders, Sennheiser MKH microphones and DPA microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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