Listen
Tip: press play to see the sound's live frequency spectrum in blue over the waveform.
Recordist's notes
Every year boats of all types receive a blessing in the harbour then sound their horns in celebration. Recorded from the foredeck of the Queen Mary 2 using a MixPre 6 II with 2 Beyer MCE 5 lavalier mics. The smaller boats were 1000 metres away with the sound propagating well across the waters of the harbour. It seemed at the time that they were calling to those lost at sea. A very moving experience for all on board.
About the place
Le Havre is a city of about 185,972 people in Normandy, France. OttoAnna lists 25 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.
Recorded nearby
More by david.j.pitt
Pond
Great Malvern, United Kingdom
Distant Fireworks
Great Malvern, United Kingdom
Real Time Morning 5am 21-4-22
Great Malvern, United Kingdom
Ducklings and Muntjac
Great Malvern, United Kingdom
New Year Fireworks - Malvern, Worcestershire, UK
Great Malvern, United Kingdom
Ducks and a Plane - Golden Valley, Malvern, UK
Great Malvern, United Kingdom
More sea & waves recordings
Hořejší nábřeží, Chirping Smíchov
Prague, Czechia
Radios on the Vltava beach
Prague, Czechia
Rotsidans naturreservat, by the seaside
Härnösand, Sweden
Gulls On A Windy Day
Folkestone, United Kingdom
Incomming Tide Over Sand
Folkestone, United Kingdom
Wind & Waves
Folkestone, United Kingdom
Sources & credits
- “Festival of the Sea, Le Havre, France” by david.j.pitt – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0