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Recordist's notes
By a pond behind a revitalised former brickworks. Red-wing blackbird, house finch, Baltimore oriole, American goldfinch, green frog, etc. Also, apart from the wildlife there is a constant drone from a nearby highway and major road, plus the occasional air vehicle. Zoom H4n, 100Hz rolloff to reduce a small amount of wind noise at one point.
About the place
Toronto is a city of about 2,794,356 people in Ontario, Canada. OttoAnna lists 14 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
- “MJPM+28 Toronto, ON, Canada - Brickworks1” by James Bailey – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0