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Three churches

Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

A field recording by Peter Stets made in Dortmund, Germany on 26 March 2025, in the morning. Soundscape: church bells.

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Recordist's notes

While the bells of the distant Probstei Church can be heard briefly at the beginning, the bells of the neighboring Marienkirche (right) and Reinoldikirche (left) begin and stop ringing almost simultaneously. (Binraural recording with DPA 4560 on Zoom F3)

Written by Peter Stets on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Dortmund is a city of about 588,462 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. OttoAnna lists 38 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Zoom F3 and DPA microphones. A tiny two-input 32-bit float recorder – no gain setting needed.

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