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Recordist's notes
Binaural: New Year's Eve in front of my house with my wife, good friend and a few neighbors. I whisper to my friend to watch the time before loosing some fireworks of our own, while the city erupts with explosions. CA14 omnis > DR 100 MK2
About the place
Houston is a city of about 2,314,157 people in Texas, United States. OttoAnna lists 30 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Schoeps microphones and Binaural microphones. High-end German condensers (CMC 6 with MK 2/4/41 capsules).
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WLD: 2012: Buffalo Bayou's Night Buddies
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Sources & credits
- “Fireworks and Gunfire, Houston, Texas - Hear comes 2013” by ryan urban – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0