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KEYS CUT metal sign spinning
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Recordist's notes
Walking home late at night there was just enough breeze to catch the rotatable metal KEYS CUT sign to set it spinning in motion. Using my small TASCAM DR100 and a home made wind sock and putting the microphone very close to the base and side of the sign made this recording.
About the place
Huddersfield is a city of about 149,017 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 47 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Tascam DR-100. A rugged recorder with both directional and omni microphone pairs.
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Sources & credits
- “111 Wakefield Rd, Huddersfield HD5 9AN, UK - KEYS CUT metal sign spinning” by colin.frank – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0