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Recordist's notes
During the afternoon in a field close to the small village of Benesti, some toads are singing, accompanied by a light wind and some birds. Recording by an ORTF Setup Schoeps CCM4 microphones in a Cinela Suspension ORTF. Recorded on a Sound Devices 633. Original recording in Wave 96kHz 24bit Sound Reference: RO-180710T05 GPS: 44.662814, 23.917906 Recorded during a residency by Semisilent semisilent.ro/
About the place
Drăgăşani is a town of about 20,630 people in Vâlcea County, Romania.
Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and Schoeps microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.
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Sources & credits
- “Benesti, Romania - Toads singing during the afternoon, in a field in Romania” by Felix BLUME – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0