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Wednesday evening with birds and swallows in the time of COVID19 Soundscape

Isolone Bertolla, Torino, Piemonte, 10099, Italia

A 47-minute field recording by giuseppe gavazza made in Turin, Italy on 27 May 2020, in the evening. Soundscape: birdsong & dawn chorus.

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Wednesday evening with birds and swallows in the time of COVID19 Soundscape
46:39Public Domain Markby giuseppe gavazzaInternet Archive
46:39
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Recordist's notes

"Wednesday evening with birds and swallows in the time of COVID19" Soundscape Chapter LXXXIX of Ascolto il tuo cuore, città, I listen to your heart, city. Wednesday, May 27th 2020. Fixed position on an internal terrace at San Salvario district Turin, seventy-eight days after (but day twenty-four of Phase II and day eleven of Phase IIB and day five of Phase IIC) of emergency disposition due to the epidemic of COVID19. Start at 8:05 p.m. end at 8:52 p.m. duration of recording 46’38” Stereo recording made with Zoom H2N, 24 bit, 48 kHz, internal MS mics, S+6 (150°), converted to stereo MP3 320 kbit/s

Written by giuseppe gavazza on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Turin is a city of about 847,287 people in Piedmont, Italy. OttoAnna lists 203 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Zoom H2n. A compact recorder with five capsules offering X/Y, mid-side and surround modes.

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