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Porto Mykonos Hotel balcony - Trying to record the boats

Δήμος Μυκόνου, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Μυκόνου, Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου, Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αιγαίου, Ελλάς

A field recording by Felicity Ford made in Greece on 10 September 2022, in the afternoon. Soundscape: wind, harbours, ports & boats and festivals, parades & fireworks.

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Porto Mykonos Hotel balcony - Trying to record the boats
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Recordist's notes

On holidays in Mykonos, we were staying near the busy working port. All day long, the most glorious procession of boat horns signalling ferries arriving and leaving, leaving and arriving. I tried many times to record the glorious resonances of the horns, ringing around the curve of the land, against the bright white buildings, but to no avail. Here are two I did manage to get, by leaving the EDIROL R09 and its wind cover out on the noisy balcony. The hiss of the air conditioning and white noise hum of a busy port dominates the recording, but there are two measly toots from the many we heard.

Written by Felicity Ford on radio aporee ::: maps.

Context

This recording was made away from larger towns, about 124 km from the nearest city in our gazetteer.

Equipment mentioned: Roland / Edirol R-05 & R-09. Compact Roland/Edirol recorders that were popular for early sound-map contributions.

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