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Recordist's notes
A focused recording from the Jardines de Murillo in Sevilla, captured with a Tascam DR-05, providing an intimate experience of a single, buzzing cicada. This close-up sound portrays the characteristic rhythmic vibrato of this insect, a quintessential sound of summer in Andalusia. The recording isolates the cicada's song, allowing its detail to dominate, with only faint, distant ambient sounds of the garden providing context.
About the place
Sevilla is a city of about 686,741 people in Andalusia, Spain. OttoAnna lists 48 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Tascam DR-05. A budget handheld with omnidirectional stereo microphones.
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Sources & credits
- “Jardines de Murillo, Sevilla, Spain - Intense Cicada: Jardines de Murillo” by Tiago CarvE – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0