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Bommie Stream through Vegetation

Bristol, City of Bristol, West of England, England, United Kingdom

A 2-minute field recording by Richard Bentley made in Bristol, United Kingdom on 31 January 2025, in the afternoon. Soundscape: rivers, streams & waterfalls and forests.

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Bommie Stream through Vegetation
1:34Public Domain Markby Richard BentleyInternet Archive
1:34
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Recordist's notes

Stereo ambient recording in the woodland, stereo recording from the bridge with shotgun picking out the stream passing through thick vegetation. Recorded using a spaced pair of Sennheiser 8020s and a Sennheiser MKH416 shotgun (with SD MixPre 6).

Written by Richard Bentley on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Bristol is a city of about 479,024 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 40 field recordings from here.

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

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