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Recordist's notes
Recorded on the East Coast Boardwalk in the afternoon. Barely any expected sound of sea waves, the "sea" of overhead traffic somehow dominated the East Coast's soundscape with unknown drumming and loud ship engine humming in the background. Recorded with Zoom H1n.
About the place
Kowloon is a city of about 2,232,339 people, Hong Kong. OttoAnna lists 21 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom H1 / H1n. An entry-level stereo handheld recorder with fixed X/Y microphones – many people's first field recorder.
Recorded nearby
Boardwalk Cycling
Kowloon, Hong Kong
![Spectrogram of [Quarryside Field Recording] Seaside in the City](https://archive.org/services/img/aporee_71459_83371)
[Quarryside Field Recording] Seaside in the City
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Pavilion Southeast of Tai Tam BBQ Area Site 4
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Star Ferry from Wan Chai to TST, Upper Deck
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Pavilion West of Tai Tam View Compass
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
The sound of bird sing
Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Rotsidans naturreservat, by the seaside
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Gulls On A Windy Day
Folkestone, United Kingdom
Incomming Tide Over Sand
Folkestone, United Kingdom
Wind & Waves
Folkestone, United Kingdom
Sources & credits
- “North Point Interchange, Tsat Tsz Mui, Braemar Hill, Eastern District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China - Boardwalk "Seascape"” by flowa.daysee – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0