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Recordist's notes
Waiting for a meeting, I stood in the porch entrance of the old Bagel Shaq (which is currently a 'Conversation Space' for artists to work collaboratively) and became engrossed in the sounds of rain and water outside. Recorded on a Tascam DR-05 using the built-in mics.
About the place
Reading is a city of about 318,014 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 153 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Tascam DR-05. A budget handheld with omnidirectional stereo microphones.
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Sources & credits
- “Reading, Reading, Reading, UK - A Conversation Space” by bentleyr@... – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0