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Recordist's notes
Eigentlich war kein Wind an diesem Abend da. Milde untergehende Sonne, Segler und Fischerboote kehren zurück an ihre Liegeplätze, Möven kreisen, Kinder spielen ausgelassen am Strand. Die Brandung ist so ruhig, dass sie ihren Namen fasst nicht verdient. Aufnahme mit dem Olympus LS12 und dem Badewannen-Doppelnackenkissen-Mikrofon (eine Fortentwicklung des SASS-Mikrofons). Bei dieser Aufnahme lag es ca. 3m von der Wasserkante entfernt im Sand und "guckte" in Richtung Ostsee. _____________ Actually, there was no wind that evening. A gentle setting sun, sailors and fishing boats returning to their moorings, seagulls circling, children playing exuberantly on the beach. The surf is so calm it almost doesn't deserve its name. Recorded with the Olympus LS12 and the bathtub double neck pillow microphone (a further development of the SASS microphone). For this recording, it was lying in the sand about 3 meters from the water's edge, "looking" toward the Baltic Sea.
About the place
Ratekau is a town of about 15,921 people in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. OttoAnna lists 8 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Olympus LS series. Olympus's LS line (LS-10, LS-11, LS-14, LS-100, LS-P4) – small recorders with good built-in mics.
Recorded nearby
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Sources & credits
- “Strandzugang 20, Timmendorfer Strand, Kreis Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, 23669, Deutschland - Urlaaubsstimmung, abends am Strand” by gerrit-hh – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0