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Harlem Thunder

New York, United States

A 60-second field recording by Dia Dipasupil made in Harlem, United States on 2 May 2022, in the dawn. Soundscape: rain, thunderstorms and wind.

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Harlem Thunder
1:00Public Domain Markby Dia DipasupilInternet Archive
1:00
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Recordist's notes

Louder than usual thunder (due to a thermal inversion condition) triggers distant car alarms during a quiet morning in Central Harlem, NYC. Raining and ~52 degrees F. Tascam Portacapture X8, X-Y internal mics facing north out 2nd floor apartment window, Gutmann windscreen, Gitzo tripod. Originally recorded 48kHz, 32-bit float. Normalized to -23 LUFS using DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.

Written by Dia Dipasupil on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Harlem is a city of about 116,345 people in New York, United States. OttoAnna lists 5 field recordings from here.

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