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Volcano Yasur - Volcano Mount Yasur, Tanna Island

Tafea, Vanuatu

A 10-minute field recording by Felix BLUME made in Vanuatu on 6 November 2022, in the dawn. Soundscape: wind and night soundscapes.

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Volcano Yasur - Volcano Mount Yasur, Tanna Island
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Recordist's notes

Active volcano recorded from the top, at the edge of the crater, during the night. Recorded by a DoubleMS Setup by Schoeps, CCM41+CCM8+CCM4 (in a Cinela Windscreen), an AB Setup by DPA Microphones, 2 x 4006, and a Geofon by LOM Audio. On a Sound Devices 833 recorder. Original recording in 192kHz, 24bit. This sound has been edited and mixes the different sources. GPS: -19.530189, 169.445493 Recorded on 6th of November 2022, between 6:30pm and 8:30pm.

Written by Felix BLUME on radio aporee ::: maps.

Context

This recording was made away from larger towns, about 232 km from the nearest city in our gazetteer.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders, LOM microphones (Uši), DPA microphones and Schoeps microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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