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Recordist's notes
An open-air performance of the opera "Tosca" takes place on the nearby Burgplatz and can also be heard outside the arena. The sounds of music and passers-by mix on the pedestrian street. The recording ends with a short walk to the Ringerbrunnen fountain. Binaural recording.
About the place
Braunschweig is a city of about 244,715 people in Lower Saxony, Germany. OttoAnna lists 165 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.
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Sources & credits
- “Vor der Burg, Braunschweig, Deutschland - Tosca” by Peter Stets – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0