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Dockside, Brooklyn Cruise terminal, NYC

Ferris Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, City of New York, New York, 11231, United States

A 9-minute field recording by David Pitt made in New York City, United States on 23 May 2025, in the afternoon. Soundscape: streets & traffic.

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Dockside, Brooklyn Cruise terminal, NYC
9:16Public Domain Markby David PittInternet Archive
9:16
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Recordist's notes

The Queen Mary 2 has 12 hours to turn round for the return Atlantic crossing. This recording from a balcony on deck 5 documents a flavour of those busy hours. MixPre 6 II with 2 Sennheiser MKH 8020s held over the balcony facing eastwards towards the Brooklyn dockside. 32bit x 48khz converted to Mp3.

Written by David Pitt on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

New York City is a city of about 8,804,190 people in New York, United States. OttoAnna lists 92 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and Sennheiser MKH microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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