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Ship horns in the harbor of Valparaiso

Valparaíso, Chile

A 4-minute field recording by Felix BLUME made in Valparaíso, Chile on 7 December 2018, in the evening. Soundscape: sea & waves and harbours, ports & boats.

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Ship horns in the harbor of Valparaiso
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Spectrogram of Ship horns in the harbor of Valparaiso
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Recordist's notes

Horns from various boats at the same time (probably for some event, an important boat leaving or arriving) recorded from Cerro Carcel (in front of the Ex Carcel) in Valparaiso, Chile. Sounds from the city in background. Recorded in December 2018 by a Binaural Microphone Smart Ambeo Headset (Sennheiser) on an iPhone. Original recording in Wave, 48kHz 24bit. Date: 181207 at 17h20 GPS: -33.045410 -71.627216

Written by Felix BLUME on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Valparaíso is a city of about 282,448 people in Valparaiso, Chile. OttoAnna lists 52 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Binaural microphones, Ambisonic microphones and Smartphones. Microphones worn in the ears (or in a dummy head) that capture sound as a listener hears it – best experienced on headphones.

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