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Recordist's notes
when using the facilities of the train after a day in the blue mountains, i noticed it sounded quite interesting in the lavatory so i decided to record the sounds from blacktown to parramatta. AT BP4025 to a Tascam DR-680. soundcloud.com/jeremyhegge jeremyh.bandcamp.com/
About the place
Blacktown is a town of about 46,942 people in New South Wales, Australia.
Equipment mentioned: Audio-Technica microphones. Including the AT8022 and BP4025 X/Y stereo microphones.
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Sources & credits
- “Blacktown, NSW, Australia - In The Men's Lavatory On A Countrylink Train” by Jeremy Hegge – CC BY-ND 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0