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Train passing by in the Wirikuta Desert (Mexico, SLP)

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felix.blume

September 30th, 2012

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Sound effects > Vehicles
Catorce, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Train

A train is passing by in the small town of Wadley in the Wirikuta Desert (Mexico, State of San Luis Potosi SLP). Train horn and railway vibration at the beginning (recorded by the contact microphone).

Sound recorded by a MS setup Schoeps mixed with a contact microphone
Microphone CCM41+CCM8
Contact Microphone Aquarian H2aXLR
Sound Devices 744T recorder
MS is encoded in STEREO Left-Right and mixed with the Contact Microphone
recorded in july 2012
sound is in 96kHz

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Type

Wave (.wav)

Duration

2:34.213

File size

84.7 MB

Sample rate

96000.0 Hz

Bit depth

24 bit

Channels

Stereo

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adrianadawal...

3 years, 4 months ago

Excelente audio. Aunque no conozco el lugar, el sonido me permitió imaginar una pintoresca estación de tren. Gracias por compartir.

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riyaski

4 years, 2 months ago

thankyou! used it for a radio programme in india

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Virengifo18

4 years, 2 months ago

Nice! thanx very much

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pepasystem

4 years, 4 months ago

Thx!

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FoleyDead

4 years, 4 months ago

Perfect for what I needed. Thanks!

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