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Birds, Bees, 2 Trains and a Car

Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, UK

A 9-minute field recording by preecedj made in Great Malvern, United Kingdom on 16 July 2017, in the night. Soundscape: wind, birdsong & dawn chorus and frogs & insects.

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Birds, Bees, 2 Trains and a Car
9:18Public Domain Markby preecedjInternet Archive
9:18
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Recordist's notes

Recorded outside the front window with Sound Devices 744 and a pair of DPA 4060 Omni Mics. Loads of Bee's buzzing in the bush and some birds. A train pulls up to wait by the tunnel through the Malvern Hills, a car drives past then another train.

Written by preecedj 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 DPA microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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