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Going into the office
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Recordist's notes
Several times I have enjoyed the series of sounds I encounter on my way into the office at Headington Hill Hall, from the outdoor open space, via the pitched hum of the entry hall, to the melodic spiral staircase at the end. Recorded with a Roland R-05.
About the place
Oxford is a city of about 162,100 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 73 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Roland / Edirol R-05 & R-09. Compact Roland/Edirol recorders that were popular for early sound-map contributions.
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Sources & credits
- “Headington, Oxford, Oxford, UK - Going into the office...” by lcolbert@... – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0