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Recordist's notes
A cat purrs and eats kibble, a robot mows the lawn, aeroplanes fly past in the distance, crows are close by. Un chat ronronne et mange des croquettes, un robot tond la pelouse, des avions passent au loin, les corneilles sont proches. Tech Note : DPA 4060 (AB position) -> Zoom F3.
About the place
Jette is a town of about 52,490 people in Brussels Capital, Belgium. OttoAnna lists 19 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom F3 and DPA microphones. A tiny two-input 32-bit float recorder – no gain setting needed.
Recorded nearby
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Gare Royale
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Traffic Lights Audio
Brussels, Belgium
Binaural bench in an urban farm
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Sources & credits
- “Rue Jean Baudoux 40, 1090 Jette, Belgique - Autumn ambience in the garden” by Flavien Gillié – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0