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Recordist's notes
i think crustaceans are making these sounds but i'm not 100% sure. a few minutes into the recording you hear the deep rumble of a train going past. recorded with two jrf hydrophones (d-series) into an olympus ls-100. jeremyh.bandcamp.com/ soundcloud.com/jeremyhegge
About the place
Umina Beach is a town of about 16,413 people in New South Wales, Australia. OttoAnna lists 7 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Olympus LS series, Hydrophones and Contact microphones. Olympus's LS line (LS-10, LS-11, LS-14, LS-100, LS-P4) – small recorders with good built-in mics.
Recorded nearby
Double drummer cicadas (thopha saccata) on a forested hill
Umina Beach, Australia
Ants attacking my microphone
Umina Beach, Australia
In the heathland on a hill
Umina Beach, Australia
Inside pindar pool
Umina Beach, Australia
Hunt's Lookout Bats at Midnight
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By the pier
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More by Jeremy Hegge
Marley lagoon at 1am (summer)
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Dawn at marley lagoon (summer)
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Dusk by a creek in the valley (summer)
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Quiet aquatic life in a creek (summer)
Engadine, Australia
Evening cicadas in a pocket of temperate rainforest (summer)
Engadine, Australia
Crickets at midday in the coastal grasslands (autumn)
Engadine, Australia
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Essen, rathaus, subway station
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Hořejší nábřeží, Chirping Smíchov
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Restaurant at the railway station Bubeneč
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Voices in the Old Sewage Cleaning Station
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A Call from Underworld, Bubeneč
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Sources & credits
- “Wondabyne, NSW, Australia - wondabyne wharf” by Jeremy Hegge – CC BY-ND 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0