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Recordist's notes
The recording was done with two SO.3 microphones plugged into a zoom H4n. It was in the afternoon. One can hear the machinery of a lumber mill, which according to me is one of the most important elements of the soundscape. You can hear birds chirping here and there followed by Aajan, a prayer call.
About the place
Kolkata is a city of about 4,631,392 people in West Bengal, India. OttoAnna lists 11 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom H4n. One of the most widely used field recorders of the 2010s, with X/Y mics and two XLR inputs.
Recorded nearby
CALCUTTA PROTESTS,IN SUPPORT OF BANGLADESH'S STUDENT MOVEMENT
Kolkata, India
Jadavpur station platform ambience
Kolkata, India
Summer rain and storm
Kolkata, India
SRFTI, MID NIGHT, BOUNDARY WALL,FIELD, CRCIKET, CROW, DOGS, DISTANT…
Rajpur Sonarpur, India
SRFTI, Boundary Wall, evening as the birds get back
Rajpur Sonarpur, India
BINAURAL WALKTHROUGH, Joydeb mela, January 2024
Durgapur, India
More by prabuddhamukhopadhyay
SRFTI, MID NIGHT, BOUNDARY WALL,FIELD, CRCIKET, CROW, DOGS, DISTANT…
Rajpur Sonarpur, India
SRFTI, Boundary Wall, evening as the birds get back
Rajpur Sonarpur, India
BINAURAL WALKTHROUGH, Joydeb mela, January 2024
Durgapur, India
BARISAL, BINAURAL, LAUNCH GHAT, WALKTHROUGH
Barishal, Bangladesh
Bhului, Evening, Monsoon
Rānīganj, India
BINAURAL WALKTHROUGH, MUHSEEN HALL, 6TH FLOOR TO OUTSIDE
Azimpur, Bangladesh
More birdsong & dawn chorus recordings
Sources & credits
- “2-G, Natore Park, Kasba, Kolkata, West Bengal 700039, India - Natore Park, Afternoon.” by prabuddhamukhopadhyay – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0