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Recordist's notes
The central tram interchange in Potsdam is filled with trams screeching in bends, stopping and rattling on intersections. Many cyclists, pedestrians and a few buses at the end can also be herad. There are not many cars but at the end two motorcycles pass by. 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
- “Platz der Einheit, 14467 Potsdam, Deutschland - City center with trams and other traffic” by Niklas Dahlmann – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0