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Recordist's notes
In earlier decades, the "Dirostahl" steel forge shop shook the entire district and could be heard for miles. The hammers, unless replaced by presses, have since been significantly dampened. The nearby highway is now often louder than the noise from the factory. (Binaural recording with DPA 4560 on Zoom F3)
About the place
Remscheid is a city of about 117,118 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. OttoAnna lists 29 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom F3, DPA microphones and Binaural microphones. A tiny two-input 32-bit float recorder – no gain setting needed.
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Sources & credits
- “Luckhauser Straße, Remscheid-Lüttringhausen, Germany - Dirostahl” by Peter Stets – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0