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Hereford Square, Sunny Afternoon, UK

High Town, Portfields, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, HR1 2AE, United Kingdom

A 12-minute field recording by David Pitt made in Hereford, United Kingdom on 9 September 2026, in the afternoon. Soundscape: wind, markets & bazaars and airports & aircraft.

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Hereford Square, Sunny Afternoon, UK
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Spectrogram of Hereford Square, Sunny Afternoon, UK
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Recordist's notes

Lively ambience, voices, children, market traders packing up, a plane circles overhead, a fast electric bike passes, the old clock on the Butter Market Hall strikes the half hour. The recorder and the mics are flat on the floor which seems to help with distant sounds. MixPre 6 II with 2 Sennheiser MKH 8020s in a home made wind shield. 32bit x 48khz original converted to Mp3.

Written by David Pitt on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Hereford is a town of about 60,415 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 21 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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