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Recordist's notes
Brood X Cicadas 05 May 2021, recorded near Little Round Top in the Gettysburg National Military Park. The insects were active and loud. There was some distant traffic which was mostly drowned out by the cicadas. Sound Devices MixPre-3 v2. AT 3032 omni mics spaces about 2 meters with Roycote baseball wind covers and fur over that.
About the place
Hanover is a town of about 15,496 people in Pennsylvania, United States.
Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.
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Sources & credits
- “Sedgwick Ave, Gettysburg, PA 17325, USA - Cicadas Brood X 2021” by mike.rosenlof – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0