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Recordist's notes
Recording format: Binaural. Headphones recommended for spatial immersion. Documenting acoustics of frog species in suburban settlements in Ghana. Frog species identified: i. Phrynobatrachus latifrons (Striped Spiny Reed Frog) Herpetologists are kindly invited to join in this research. *This soundscape will keep memory of the place since these amphibian habitats are rapidly diminishing due to human settlements. Recording gear: Binaural Encoding Node built with LOM Mikro USI PRO (XLR Version) into ZOOM F4.
About the place
Koforidua is a city of about 151,255 people in Eastern, Ghana. OttoAnna lists 51 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: LOM microphones (Uši) and Binaural microphones. Small omni microphones from the Slovak LOM collective, popular for quiet nature recording.
Recorded nearby
A calm afternoon in a neighborhood Ghana. *Binaural
Koforidua, Ghana
Inside Wetland in a Neighborhood Ghana with dynamic ranges 2…
Koforidua, Ghana
Inside Wetland in the Neighborhood Ghana with dynamic ranges…
Koforidua, Ghana
Inside Wetland in the Neighborhood Ghana *Binaural
Koforidua, Ghana
Suburban Ghana Soundscapes 1
Koforidua, Ghana
Suburban Ghana Soundscapes 2
Koforidua, Ghana
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Sources & credits
- “3Q36+4M Koforidua, Ghana - Inside Wetland in a Neighborhood 2. *Binaural” by Samuel Kudjodzi – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0