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Heavyweight crickets
3:00
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Recordist's notes
(binaural recording) crickets make some serious sounds in Rome. As if they were rubbing two coarse metal files against each other. The closest one gets silent for a while, making room for roaring motorbikes, street noise and an approaching ambulance.
About the place
Rome is a city of about 2,318,895 people in Lazio, Italy. OttoAnna lists 90 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Binaural microphones. Microphones worn in the ears (or in a dummy head) that capture sound as a listener hears it – best experienced on headphones.
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Sources & credits
- “Rome, Via Francesco dall'Ongaro - heavyweight crickets” by maciej janasik – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0