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Recordist's notes
5 minutes of ambient sound at Plage de Corzent : Sound of waves on the lake shore, electric radio controlled plane flying upon the lake, motorized boats, children playing, people talking, man whistleling and singing, planes approaching Geneva airport. Recorded with zoom H5 with integrated XY microphone, at 5 meters of the lake shore.
About the place
Thonon-les-Bains is a town of about 31,684 people in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. OttoAnna lists 7 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom H5. A modular handheld recorder with interchangeable microphone capsules.
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Sources & credits
- “Plage de Corzent, Rue de la Plage, Anthy-sur-Léman, Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France métropolitaine, 74200, France - Last sunday at the lake before going back to school.” by p.martorell – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0