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Recordist's notes
Birds sing in the trees next to the Havel river as a few yachts pass by in both directions, creating waves behind them which run against the stone shoreline. If you listen closely ducklings can be heard, playing in the waves. Stereo recording on Zoom H4n.
About the place
Potsdam is a city of about 184,754 people in Brandenburg, Germany. OttoAnna lists 56 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom H4n. One of the most widely used field recorders of the 2010s, with X/Y mics and two XLR inputs.
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Sources & credits
- “Freundschaftsinsel, 14473 Potsdam, Deutschland - Boats and waves on the Havel river” by Niklas Dahlmann – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0