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Can you hear the dipper?

Owcza Ścieżka, Zakopane, powiat tatrzański, województwo małopolskie, 34-504, Polska

A field recording by Maciej Wirmański made in Zakopane, Poland on 9 April 2026, in the morning. Soundscape: rivers, streams & waterfalls, mountains and soundwalks.

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Can you hear the dipper?
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Recordist's notes

That day I just made a casual walk in a small valley in Tatras to record a creek. When you hike in Tatras in valleys all you hear is the fast flow of the water crushing the stone. As I stood to record some generic sounds of a creek an European dipper flow, stood on a rock on the middle of the creek and started its song. You can barely hear it but it's there, believe me. No fade in or out so you can listen to the recording on continous loop. Equipment: MixPre-6 mk1, MS setup Sennheiser MKH 30 & 50 Recordist: Maciej Wirmański, maciejwirmanski.pl

Written by Maciej Wirmański on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Zakopane is a town of about 27,266 people in Lesser Poland, Poland. OttoAnna lists 39 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and Sennheiser MKH microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

Recorded nearby

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