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North Sea Storm, Slaughden, UK

East Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

A 19-minute field recording by David Pitt made in Felixstowe, United Kingdom on 24 September 2024, in the evening. Soundscape: thunderstorms, wind and sea & waves.

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North Sea Storm, Slaughden, UK
19:19Public Domain Markby David PittInternet Archive
19:19
Spectrogram of North Sea Storm, Slaughden, UK
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Recordist's notes

A fierce northerly storm so I had to crouch against a breakwater to protect myself and the equipment from wind and spray. The surf is about 5 metres away on an incoming tide and over the duration of this recording it had advanced a surprising amount. MixPre 6 II with 2 x Sennheiser MKH 8020s well wrapped against nature. 32 bit x 48khz

Written by David Pitt on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Felixstowe is a town of about 24,521 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 53 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and Sennheiser MKH microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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