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Ashendon Playing Fields - Listening to the wind in the trees at Ashendon Playing Fields

Home Ground Main St, Ashendon, Aylesbury HP18 0HB, UK

A 22-minute field recording by Paul Whitty made in Aylesbury, United Kingdom on 3 August 2017, in the afternoon. Soundscape: wind.

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Ashendon Playing Fields - Listening to the wind in the trees at Ashendon Playing Fields
22:07CC BY-ND 3.0by Paul WhittyInternet Archive
22:07

Tip: press play to see the sound's live frequency spectrum in blue over the waveform.

Recordist's notes

This recording is part of an investigation into the close-season soundscape of football pitches on the route between Brightwell-cum-Sotwell and Winslow. The investigation is entitled 'Travel! The corridor of uncertainty' and is part Get Rid! a project exploring the sounding cultures of grassroots football. Ashendon Playing Field hosts Ludgershall United FC who play in the Aylesbury and District League. This recording was made using a Sound Devices 722T and an AT4025B.

Written by Paul Whitty on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Aylesbury is a town of about 74,748 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 6 field recordings from here.

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

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