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Recordist's notes
Just the very soft white-noise sound of waves on the beach on our holiday last December. Found myself wondering where this recording was, and remembering the peace of just sitting by the sea and listening to its sighs. It was an amazing sunset at 5pm and we waited and watched while the last of the light sank away behind the waves. It was a holiday, so no fancy heavy equipment - just my trusty EDIROL R-09, still going strong.
About the place
Maspalomas is a town of about 36,065 people in Canary Islands, Spain. OttoAnna lists 5 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Roland / Edirol R-05 & R-09. Compact Roland/Edirol recorders that were popular for early sound-map contributions.
Recorded nearby
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Sources & credits
- “Centro Comercial Oasis, P.º del Faro, 1, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain - Waves on the beach” by Felicity Ford – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0