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Recordist's notes
Chimes for 11.45am, a woman passes talking on her phone, a plane flies over, people pass and chat about the sunny weather, traffic and voices in the background, a phone rings somewhere, at noon various bells chime, more people pass and comment on the peacefulness. MixPre 6 II with 2 Sennheiser MKH 8020s. The microphones are in a 180 degree configuration and placed on the floor to maximise reflected sound capture.
About the place
Great Malvern is a town of about 36,770 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 145 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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Sources & credits
- “Bells in The Walled Garden, Ledbury, Herefordshire, UK - In the Walled Garden” by david.j.pitt – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0