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Waves on the breakwater

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur, France métropolitaine, 13460, France

A 5-minute field recording by matthias.feuersenger made in Arles, France on 18 October 2021, in the evening. Soundscape: sea & waves, streets & traffic and crowds & voices.

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Waves on the breakwater
5:12Public Domain Markby matthias.feuersengerInternet Archive
5:12
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Recordist's notes

Mediterranean sea, lapping on the shore on a calm evening. from the shore people and cars can be heard. Binaural recording. Artificial head microphone set up on some rocks on a breakwater, about 2 meters away from the waterline. Microphone facing north east. Recorded with a Sound Devices 702 field recorder and a modified Crown - SASS setup incorporating two Sennheiser mkh 20 microphones.

Written by matthias.feuersenger on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Arles is a town of about 53,431 people in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. OttoAnna lists 10 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders, Sennheiser MKH microphones and Binaural microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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