PortBou Walk day2

Carrer Mar, 12, 17497 Portbou, Girona, Spain

A 26-minute field recording by giuseppe gavazza made in Roses, Spain on 28 September 2017, in the morning. Soundscape: sea & waves, markets & bazaars and trains & stations.

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PortBou Walk day2

26:17Public Domain Markby giuseppe gavazzaInternet Archive

26:17

Tip: press play to see the sound's live frequency spectrum in blue over the waveform.

Recordist's notes

start at former Hotel Francia where Walter Benjamin suicided on September 26th 1940, staircases, Plaça Major, church (closed), station from the entry tunnel, station hall, on railways new and old, market, carre Escultor Mares, Career de La Barca. Binaural recording, wave 48Khz, 16 bit, Zoom H2N, Soundman binaural OM-II microphones

About the place

Roses is a town of about 19,319 people in Catalonia, Spain. OttoAnna lists 13 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Zoom H2n and Binaural microphones. A compact recorder with five capsules offering X/Y, mid-side and surround modes.

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