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Forest in Fiji in the morning

Lautoka, Western, Viti

A 7-minute field recording by matthias.feuersenger made in Lautoka, Fiji on 5 June 2012, in the morning. Soundscape: rivers, streams & waterfalls, birdsong & dawn chorus and forests.

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Forest in Fiji in the morning
7:28Public Domain Markby matthias.feuersengerInternet Archive
7:28
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Recordist's notes

Soundscape of a remnant of rainforest east of the village of Abaca. The dummy head microphone facing south. Around 3 min in the recording a Giant Forest Honeyeater (Gymnomyza brunneirostris) can be heard calling. One of Fijis endemic birds. Recorded with a Sound Devices 702 field recorder and a modified Crown - SASS setup incorporating two Sennheiser mkh 20 microphones.

Written by matthias.feuersenger on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Lautoka is a town of about 52,500 people in Western, Fiji.

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

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