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Central Line Underground, UK

London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

A 29-minute field recording by david.j.pitt made in Bethnal Green, United Kingdom on 11 March 2023, in the morning. Soundscape: trains & stations, trams, metros & buses and caves, tunnels & underground.

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Central Line Underground, UK
28:39Public Domain Markby david.j.pittInternet Archive
28:39
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Recordist's notes

This is a test recording using my old iPhone 6s and Voice Record Pro a free app. Not great overall and not a useable standby in my opinion. The Central Line towards central London from Bethnal Green station produces some amazing sounds and is one of my favourite routes. The app seems good and can record WAV files at 48k so with better mics might be OK.

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

About the place

Bethnal Green is a town of about 17,590 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 13 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Smartphones. Phones have become surprisingly capable field recorders – many sound-map recordings were made on one.

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