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Pneumatic drill

Bruxelles - Brussel, Ville de Bruxelles - Stad Brussel, Brussel-Hoofdstad - Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België / Belgique / Belgien

A field recording by Flavien Gillié made in Brussels, Belgium on 12 March 2025, in the afternoon. Soundscape: streets & traffic and construction & industry.

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Pneumatic drill
Public Domain Markby Flavien GilliéInternet Archive
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Recordist's notes

Pneumatic hammer on a large construction machine, far away with more reverberation. Marteau piqueur sur un gros engin de chantier, de loin avec réverbération. Tech Note : Immersive Soundcscapes Earsight Binaural (listen with headphones) -> Zoom F3.

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: Zoom F3 and Binaural microphones. A tiny two-input 32-bit float recorder – no gain setting needed.

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