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Recordist's notes
Ambient soundscape from underneath the 'Hielanman's Umbrella' on Monday 2nd May 2021 including traffic noise, footsteps/other sounds from pedestrians, and transport oriented public address notices from Glasgow Central train station. Recorded in stereo using a Tascam DR-40x.
About the place
Glasgow is a city of about 626,410 people in Scotland, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 13 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Tascam DR-40. A four-track handheld with adjustable X/Y–A/B microphones and XLR inputs.
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Sources & credits
- “Hielanmans Umbrella, 259 Argyle St, Glasgow G2 8DL, UK - AMBUrbn Hielanmans Umbrella Glasgow Argyle Street 02052021 1128BST 48khz 16bit” by Steven Ramage – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0