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Recordist's notes
Recorded in the woods of a secluded house not far from Santa Comba Dão. Fireworks celebrating the beginning of 2020 are heard from a distance in an otherwise quiet place. This was recorded a few minutes after midnight with the internal XY mic of a Zoom H2n.
About the place
São Paulo de Frades is a town of about 17,154 people in Coimbra, Portugal. OttoAnna lists 4 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom H2n. A compact recorder with five capsules offering X/Y, mid-side and surround modes.
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Sources & credits
- “Casa do Castelo, Colmeosa - Countryside NYE fireworks from a distance” by achedas – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0