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Metro air vent in the park

Saint-Josse-ten-Noode - Sint-Joost-ten-Node, Brussel-Hoofdstad - Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, 1210, België / Belgique / Belgien

A field recording by Flavien Gillié made in Brussels, Belgium on 6 August 2024, in the afternoon. Soundscape: wind, streets & traffic and trams, metros & buses.

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Metro air vent in the park
Public Domain Markby Flavien GilliéInternet Archive
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Recordist's notes

Sitting on the ventilation grate. Cars on the bopulevard, people in the park, metro underground. Dans le parcc sur une bouche d'aération du métro. Voitures le long du boulevard, conversations dans le parc, métros en souterrain. Tech Note : Sony PCM-D100 internal microphones, wide position.

Written by Flavien Gillié on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Brussels is a city of about 1,019,022 people in Brussels Capital, Belgium. OttoAnna lists 565 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sony PCM-D100. A high-end handheld with DSD recording and very quiet preamps, loved by nature recordists.

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