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Recordist's notes
Berlin Alexanderplatz, weekend night in the pandemic, the square is mostly empty, but uneasy and restless, an uncomfortable atmossphere, some pedestrians passing by, a few younsters in the distance, traffic noise, trams, trains (SD702, MKH8020 AB75cm)
About the place
Berlin is a city of about 3,426,354 people in State of Berlin, Germany. OttoAnna lists 700 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Sennheiser MKH microphones. RF-condenser microphones (MKH 416, 8040, 8020, 30/40) – robust in humid conditions and very quiet.
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Sources & credits
- “Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Deutschland - wekend night, restless abandonment” by udo noll – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0