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River ambiance far shipping 1102 AM 240729_0853

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klankbeeld

July 30th, 2024

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Sound effects > Natural elements and explosions
Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
industrial river NL EU 2024 pack3

Industrial river Hollands Diep (1.5 km wide) in the Netherlands on summer day.  Recorded on stone breakwater. Small waves on 10m. The far hum and noise of shipping and  Moerdijk industry in the distance.

#0:03 Greylag Goose fly over as the small waves gently lapped against the breakwater. In the distance, you can hear the ship's engines roar. #1:35 A Grebe briefly calls its children together.

More today here / more on this location during the years

Date/time: July 29 2024, 1102 AM

Weather: 22-24, clouds 0%, wind E ESE 11 - 15 km/h max 27 km/h, 1024 hPa, humidity 64-52%, dew point 15c, visibility 16-34 km

Location; River Hollands Diep, street Havenkant, Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands (Holland), Europe. GPS 51.706256 4.619510

Gear chain: Sennheiser mkh30/50 MS, Roll-off ON, in Rycote cyclone small, windjammer > Tascam dr-100 Mk2. Decoded Mid-side to STEREO. Noise floor (calm street) 40dBA (iphone app)

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Type

Wave (.wav)

Duration

2:01.000

File size

66.5 MB

Sample rate

96000.0 Hz

Bit depth

24 bit

Channels

Stereo

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genschir

5 months ago

Thanks!!!

klankbeeld

1 year, 2 months ago

@inchadney
Fortunately, I have time to spend hours peering over the river while my sound recording equipment is on. This is and small piece from a long sound recording. Every now and then I take the time to extract another nice section for freesound.

inchadney

1 year, 2 months ago

What a wonderfull recording. We know how difficult these days it is to capture a moment like that!

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