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Recordist's notes
Midnight thunderstorm in Manhattan, KS. Recording starts a little before the front hits with some rolling thunder in the distance and light rain, then louder thunder as the front hits. Thunder peaks just after the 40 minute mark and is followed by heavier rain that slowly fades out as the storm passes. Recorded in spatial audio with a Zoom H2n, edited and mixed to binaural in Reaper using Rode Soundfield.
About the place
Manhattan is a town of about 56,308 people in Kansas, United States.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom H2n, Røde microphones, Binaural microphones and Ambisonic microphones. A compact recorder with five capsules offering X/Y, mid-side and surround modes.
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Sources & credits
- “1510 Leavenworth St, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA - binaural front porch thunderstorm” by natpate.np – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0