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Deep mining drill
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Recordist's notes
*Watch out for audio level! We had a mine tour in Erzgebirge and recorded the whole journey using binaural headset inside the cave. At the end of the tour, a guy who guided us demonstrated a deep mining drill - it was incredibly loud like harsh-noise and scared everyone on the tour.
About the place
Annaberg-Buchholz is a town of about 23,092 people in Saxony, Germany. OttoAnna lists 2 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
- “Dorotheenstraße 10, 09456 Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany - deep mining drill” by oolongradio – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0