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Recordist's notes
The sound of heavy rain falling. Recorded by Lise Larabie using an unsupervised Zoom H2n suspended in bird feeder on April 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM. Recording made for the Community Soundscapes exhibition by New Adventures In Sound Art (NAISA)
About the place
North Bay is a town of about 50,396 people in Ontario, Canada. OttoAnna lists 3 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom H2n. A compact recorder with five capsules offering X/Y, mid-side and surround modes.
Recorded nearby
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Sources & credits
- “230 Valley View Dr E, Powassan, ON P0H 1Z0, Canada - Heavy Rain in Small Village” by NAISA – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0