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Ships passing-by, train bridge closes

Stau 148, 26122 Oldenburg, Germany

A 6-minute field recording by udo noll made in Oldenburg, Germany on 27 February 2016, in the afternoon. Soundscape: rivers, streams & waterfalls, streets & traffic and trains & stations.

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Ships passing-by, train bridge closes
6:00CC BY 3.0by udo nollInternet Archive
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Recordist's notes

train bridge over the river Hunte. The bridge has a special construction to open for ships to pass through (german: Rollklappbrücke). Sound of ships, a warn signal, bridge swinging back to it's normal position, cyclists and pedestrians crossing. (Sony PCM D50, Primo EM172)

Written by udo noll on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Oldenburg is a city of about 159,218 people in Lower Saxony, Germany. OttoAnna lists 33 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Primo EM172 capsules. Tiny, very low-noise electret capsules at the heart of many DIY and boutique nature-recording mics.

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