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From the Lighthouse

Toronto, Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, Canada

A 6-minute field recording by James Bailey made in Waterfront Communities-The Island, Canada on 14 October 2021, in the afternoon. Soundscape: wind, birdsong & dawn chorus and harbours, ports & boats.

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From the Lighthouse
6:20
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Recordist's notes

From the top of a hill, in front of a lighthouse at the western point of Tommy Thompson Park. Zoom H4n with standard foam wind cover. Somehow, the seemingly ubiquitous mobile phone signal inserts itself at the beginning, but not intrusively enough to warrant removal; just one of those things we have to live with these days. Approaching from the right is a pleasure cruiser leaving a harbour area, which overlaps with a somewhat louder speedboat approaching the harbour from the left. There is an interesting interaction of the two sounds for a couple of minutes until they gradually drift apart. Near the end, an unidentified bird (sounds like a corvid of some sort) makes an appearance.

Written by James Bailey on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Waterfront Communities-The Island is a town of about 65,913 people in Ontario, Canada. OttoAnna lists 14 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Zoom H4n and Smartphones. One of the most widely used field recorders of the 2010s, with X/Y mics and two XLR inputs.

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