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Recordist's notes
An unattended long recording inside a hotel room on a stormy day. Despite modern double glazing sounds from outside and inside the room can be heard. This is part of an experiment into the experience of listening over time. MixPre 6 II with 2 Sennheiser MKH 8020s placed on a chair in the centre of the room.
About the place
Felixstowe is a town of about 24,521 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 53 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and Sennheiser MKH microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.
Recorded nearby
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Felixstowe, United Kingdom
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Sources & credits
- “Hotel Room Interior, Aldeburgh, UK” by david.j.pitt – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0