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Recordist's notes
Recorded during a warm evening with low winds from land. The flood tide was incoming and nearing high tide. Lots of birds, fish, even a few seal nearby. The droning sound from land can be heard quietly in the far distance. The water is prickling and bubbling, occasionally fish jump out. Recorded with Nevaton MC59 omnis in a custom baffled AB-Setup and a 40mm diffraction sphere (APE) on a ZOOM F3.
About the place
Varel is a town of about 25,212 people in Lower Saxony, Germany. OttoAnna lists 2 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom F3. A tiny two-input 32-bit float recorder – no gain setting needed.
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Sources & credits
- “Jade Bay, Niedersachsen, Deutschland - Incoming flood tide at Vareler Schleuse, Jade Bay” by Daniel Aron de Jong – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0