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Recordist's notes
The scean takes place in Chalinargues a little French village in the Auvergne Region. 1h before Midnight. The midwife toads are singing. This is time to wake up for the bats ! 2 superposed recordings in audible and ultrasound frequencies (heterodyne + time expantion). Listeners are invited to put on their "Super Ears" Recording gear Mixpre 6, 2x omni LOM mics (AB), Recording bat detector DIY project
Context
This recording was made away from larger towns, about 46 km from the nearest city in our gazetteer.
Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and LOM microphones (Uši). Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.
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Sources & credits
- “3 Imp. de la Pinatelle, 15170 Neussargues en Pinatelle, France - Wake up Bats” by jeff42 – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0