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Flagpole

East Suffolk, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom

A 65-second field recording by david.j.pitt made in Lowestoft, United Kingdom on 30 May 2019, in the night. Soundscape: wind, night soundscapes and contact-mic recordings.

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Flagpole
1:05Public Domain Markby david.j.pittInternet Archive
1:05
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Recordist's notes

At midnight a strong wind is blowing from the left and I attach a single piezo contact mic to the tall metal pole. MixPre 3 with 2 x Sennheiser MKH 8020s in a windscreen wrapped with woolen scarves and 1 x inexpensive piezo contact element.

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

About the place

Lowestoft is a town of about 71,327 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 143 field recordings from here.

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

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