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Cicadas.wav

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nervousneal

April 6th, 2016

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Sound effects > Animals
Davenport, Iowa, United States

Recorded August 21, 2007 on a Sony HiMD MiniDisc recorder using a Rode NT-4 stereo microphone with a Rycote windscreen.

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cicadas
field-recording
insects
locusts
nature
summer

Type

Wave (.wav)

Duration

5:17.533

File size

53.4 MB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bit depth

16 bit

Channels

Stereo

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AlecMacLaughlin

8 years ago

awesome!!

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kb7clx

9 years, 4 months ago

Nice recording. The loudest ones are Scissor-grinder Cicadas. Sounds like they're saying June June June, or you weee you weee you weee. Typical background sound in late summer evening news reports from Kansas City etc.

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