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Recordist's notes
Crossing the shopping mall from south to west. While the last stores were closing, the building was already almost empty. I don't know whether the melancholic music was intentionally chosen as a farewell, but it had that effect on me. Binaural recording.
About the place
Braunschweig is a city of about 244,715 people in Lower Saxony, Germany. OttoAnna lists 165 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Binaural microphones. Microphones worn in the ears (or in a dummy head) that capture sound as a listener hears it – best experienced on headphones.
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Sources & credits
- “Schloss Arkaden, Braunschweig, Deutschland - Closing time” by Peter Stets – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0