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Recordist's notes
Recorded with Zoom H4N with external hydrophone. The clip consists of three clips with different hydrophone placement as below: 1. Hydrophone was placed below ground in the 3/4" black granite gap where water drains in the basin, around 2-3 inches below the water surface. 2. Hydrophone was placed at the same location, but just beneath the water surface. 3. Hydrophone was placed below ground, in the gap between the metal grate directly under the waterfall and the black granite tile.
About the place
Chicago Loop is a town of about 33,442 people in Illinois, United States. OttoAnna lists 16 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom H4n and Hydrophones. One of the most widely used field recorders of the 2010s, with X/Y mics and two XLR inputs.
Recorded nearby
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Sources & credits
- “Millennium Park, Chicago, IL 60601, USA - Crown Fountain - Below Ground” by qouyan – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0