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Vagues

Mers-les-Bains, Abbeville, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France métropolitaine, 80350, France

A field recording by Flavien Gillié made in Dieppe, France on 16 August 2024, in the night. Soundscape: sea & waves, birdsong & dawn chorus and harbours, ports & boats.

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Vagues
Public Domain Markby Flavien GilliéInternet Archive
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Recordist's notes

Small boats in the distance coming back from fishing. A few seagulls, waves on pebbles. Des petits bateaux au loin rentrent de la pêche, quelques mouettes, le ressac des vagues sur les galets. Tech Note : DPA 4060 (AB position) -> Zoom F3.

Written by Flavien Gillié on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Dieppe is a town of about 35,707 people in Normandy, France. OttoAnna lists 16 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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