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Beacon

Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

A 3-minute field recording by david.j.pitt made in Great Malvern, United Kingdom on 11 July 2018, in the afternoon. Soundscape: wind, streets & traffic and airports & aircraft.

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Beacon
3:18Public Domain Markby david.j.pittInternet Archive
3:18
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Recordist's notes

Voices of tourists, a high jet and swirling winds recorded by placing the mics deep into the grass on the highest peak in the Malvern Hills. The distant traffic and other sounds are almost a mile away and 1000 feet lower on either side of the hills. MixPre 3 with 2 x Rode NT5s.

Written by david.j.pitt on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Great Malvern is a town of about 36,770 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 145 field recordings from here.

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

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