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Thunder in the city 200626_0190.ogg

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klankbeeld

November 19th, 2020

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Soundscapes > Nature
's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
Thunder in the city

It was a hot summer day in June and now thick thunderclouds are hanging over the city that just don't seem to be moving. It is constantly, low level, rumbling.
Onweer mirnoffstraat 's-Hertogenbosch
A baby woke up from it. The ice cream man, always playing the same tune on his truck, tries to sell some ice creams quickly, but then it starts to rain and the wind blows. The customers go home quickly.
After a while every now and then a large raindrop falls on the microphones and that gives a nice ticking sound. Now listening back it gives the experience that I am in the rain myself. Eventually I move the equipment carefully so as not to disturb the sound recording too much.
Slowly but surely the storm moves further north. It becomes quiet.

Date/time: June 26th 2020, 7:35 -9:01 pm

Weather: 30.5-21.1c, thunder clouds, wind changing in all directions, 1008 hPa and droppig, humidity high.

Location; Kruiskamp, ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch), Noord-Brabant, Netherlands (Holland), Europe. GPS

Gear chain: Sennheiser mkh30/50 MS, in Rycote cyclone small, windjammer > Sound Devices 302 >Tascam dr-100 Mk2. Decoded Mid-side to STEREO.

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ambience
ambient
city
field-recording
lightning
nature
neighbourhood
rain
rolling-thunder
rumble
storm
strike
suburb
summer
thunder
Thunder
thunder-storm
thunderstorm
town
traffic
weather

Type

Ogg Vorbis (.ogg)

Duration

86:15.310

File size

282.9 MB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bitrate

458 kbps

Channels

Stereo

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SQUEAKYCHEESEVO

2 years, 4 months ago

Alternative interpretation. Yes, it's tranquil and yes, you feel like you're right there. But I could also see this as the underbed to a horror flick, especially when the baby shows up followed by the overlay of the ice cream truck. Nice capture!

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PatrickGC

4 years, 4 months ago

Thanks

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Spunch

4 years, 4 months ago

Thank you!

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