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CityLake Winterday 130310_01.flac

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klankbeeld

March 18th, 2013

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Soundscapes > Nature
's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
river & lake NL EU 2013

A small lake not far from the city and the highway (see geotag). The mic very close to the shore (70cm). A cold (0c) NE wind between 2-4 bft. Will it be the last winter-day? I'm protected for the cold by low sand dune here. Bare trees around and small waves in the water.

Sometimes the wind is that strong that you can hear it in the bare trees and the dry reeds.
A permanent hum of the A59 highway, with the hum of a large diesel engine far away. The almost no birds. All sound far away. The only birds are a lonesome magpie in the beginning, a coot for a moment and far goose sometimes. The rest is just the waves, the wind and the background hum.

Recorded: March 10 2013 5pm, Engelermeer, 's-Hertogenbosch. Holland (Netherlands).
Weather: wind 2-4 bft NE, temp 0c, cloudy.
Gear: Rode NT4 (batt. Power) with Rode fur > Sony PCM D50. Edit: Audacity freeware.

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Holland
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Type

Flac (.flac)

Duration

26:29.069

File size

272.1 MB

Sample rate

48000.0 Hz

Bit depth

24 bit

Channels

Stereo

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