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Platform 2
3:35
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Recordist's notes
(binaural) train arriving, idling and departing on one pair of tracks. second train only passing on the other side. their hum makes a storm of pulsing, bleeping sounds. announcements about delayed trains and sound coming form a cafe on the other side of the tracks
About the place
Rome is a city of about 2,318,895 people in Lazio, Italy. OttoAnna lists 90 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Binaural microphones. Microphones worn in the ears (or in a dummy head) that capture sound as a listener hears it – best experienced on headphones.
Recorded nearby
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Sources & credits
- “Rome, Roma Trastevere station - platform 2” by maciej janasik – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0