The Field Recording PodCast by Thijs Geritz

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The Field Recording PodCast by Thijs Geritz

Thijs Geritz is a Dutch illustrator, animator and an avid field recordist. Some of the recordings are 'binaural', meaning that the method of capture recreates an accurate stereo image of the environment when listened to using headphones. To enjoy this effect, listen to those marked 'Binaural fieldrecording' using headphones. For more information visit his SounCloud page: https://soundcloud.com/thijs-geritz

  1. Special: Recording The Notre-Dame de Paris (2024)

    7 DEC

    Special: Recording The Notre-Dame de Paris (2024)

    This weekend, the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will reopen, five years after the devastating fire of 2019. As a frequent visitor over the years, this magnificent building has always captivated me. One of my passions is creating field recordings, and I've captured numerous audio moments in and around the Notre-Dame. I've been gathering stories about some of these recordings, including one from my very first session in the cathedral back in 2007. With the Notre-Dame reopening this weekend, it felt like the perfect moment to share this story. Since I wasn't confident about recording the narration myself with the quality I wanted, I used an artificial voice from ElevenLabs for the spoken text. All the field recordings you'll hear are my own, with just a news clip coming from France24. Here is more from Paris: https://soundcloud.com/thijs-geritz/sets/paris Here are more church recordings: https://soundcloud.com/thijs-geritz/sets/church-organs Podcast episode #122

    7 min
  2. Leisure time at the 'Wouter Spring' (Wouterbron Maaseik, Belgium, August 12th 2024

    18 AUG

    Leisure time at the 'Wouter Spring' (Wouterbron Maaseik, Belgium, August 12th 2024

    I made this recording during a few days of vacation with my wife and daughter. For two days in a row, it was about 34 degrees Celsius, and cooling off in this spring was a good idea. The Wouter Spring is a natural swimming pool in Belgian Limburg. It's an ideal biotope for several rare species of frogs and salamanders. These amphibians are completely harmless to humans, which unfortunately is not always the case the other way around. Every day, about a million liters of drinkable spring water bubble up from the natural springs at the bottom of the pool. On the map: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=65032 Photocredit: wouterbron.be https://www.wouterbron.be/natuurzwembad/ Podcast episode #121

    6 min
  3. Driving with heavy rain [Interior] (A4 Highway The Netherlands, May 21st 2024)

    1 AUG

    Driving with heavy rain [Interior] (A4 Highway The Netherlands, May 21st 2024)

    This recording was obviously not planned. I had to drive at walking pace due to terrible rainfall, which allowed me to simply grab my recorder and place it on the dashboard. It became a recording of a very specific situation. You can hear the rain and the occasional thunderclap. In addition, you can hear the rhythm of the windshield wipers that had to work hard. The sudden silences in the recording are moments when I drove under an overpass. Podcast episode #120

    10 min
  4. Kelfkensbos market (Nijmegen, May 18th 2024)

    23 MAY

    Kelfkensbos market (Nijmegen, May 18th 2024)

    Een korte wandeling over de Kelfkensbos markt in Nijmegen. Een wekelijkse markt met bio-producten. Opgenomen met een Zoom H2n en Sound Professionals SP-TFB-2 binaural microphones. On the map at Aporree: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=64266 Podcast episode #119

    5 min
  5. Frogs in a pond (Drielsche Zeeg, May 17th 2024)

    21 MAY

    Frogs in a pond (Drielsche Zeeg, May 17th 2024)

    Recordings of frogs in a pond in the Drielsche Zeeg. On the map at Aporree: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=64234

    4 min
  6. Highway A50 [Zwolle to Eindhoven] (Doorwerth, May 16th 2024)

    20 MAY

    Highway A50 [Zwolle to Eindhoven] (Doorwerth, May 16th 2024)

    Recorded standing next to the A50 highway, which runs from Zwolle to Eindhoven (and of course, in the opposite direction). On the map at Aporree: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=64233

    5 min
  7. Playground Fahrenheitstraat (Den Haag, October 7th, 2023)

    31/12/2023

    Playground Fahrenheitstraat (Den Haag, October 7th, 2023)

    General atmosphere at the playground on the Fahrenheitstraat in The Hague. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=62585 --- Note: Despite the mention that 'this track was mastered,' Soundcloud's mastering option was not used for this track. I did test the option with this track but ultimately did not use the mastered version. Unfortunately, it is not possible to remove the mention afterward. Additionally, the automatic mastering feature is designed for music and is not particularly useful for field recordings.

    6 min
  8. Plaza de Armas (Cusco, Peru , July 6th, 2018)

    10/10/2023

    Plaza de Armas (Cusco, Peru , July 6th, 2018)

    You hear, among others, German and American tourists in Cusco. We walk around the Plaza de Armas in Cusco in search of a restaurant. Restaurant staff promote their menus. A passing woman asks if I want a massage. And you probably hear much more than I do if you give it a try. Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=62586

    4 min
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Thijs Geritz is a Dutch illustrator, animator and an avid field recordist. Some of the recordings are 'binaural', meaning that the method of capture recreates an accurate stereo image of the environment when listened to using headphones. To enjoy this effect, listen to those marked 'Binaural fieldrecording' using headphones. For more information visit his SounCloud page: https://soundcloud.com/thijs-geritz

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