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Recordist's notes
On the beach at the mouth of the Longyearbyen River, at midnight (00:01 a.m.) on June 22nd, 2024, a group of young people celebrate the summer solstice. Strong wind. Selection of a sound-walk from the riverbank to the ocean shoreline. Recorded with Roland R-07 and binaural mics Roland CS-10EM; wav 48 kHz, 16 bit, converted in mp3 320 kbps
About the place
Longyearbyen is a town of about 2,368 people in Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen. OttoAnna lists 40 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Binaural microphones. Microphones worn in the ears (or in a dummy head) that capture sound as a listener hears it – best experienced on headphones.
Recorded nearby
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Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) on the shore with passing airplane…
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Storm at taubanesentralen
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
2024 New year fireworks at Longyearbyen
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Radio electronic signals and helicopter
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Round midnight, where the marshy area of Adventdalen merges into…
Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
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Sources & credits
- “Longyearbyen 9170, Svalbard e Jan Mayen - Summer solstice happiness in Longyearbyen, Svalbard” by giuseppe gavazza – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0