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Listening next to the playground near the road

2 Parkside, Checkendon, Reading RG8 0ST, UK

A 4-minute field recording by Paul Whitty made in Reading, United Kingdom on 21 October 2018, in the morning. Soundscape: streets & traffic, crowds & voices and mountains.

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Listening next to the playground near the road
3:30CC BY-ND 3.0by Paul WhittyInternet Archive
3:30
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Recordist's notes

Listening to Checkendon Exiles v Wheatley King and Queen in the Upper Thames Valley Sunday League match. I arrived a few minutes before half-time. This recording was made while I stood at the edge of the playground near the road. I made the recording with a Tascam DR-40.

Written by Paul Whitty on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Reading is a city of about 318,014 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 153 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Tascam DR-40. A four-track handheld with adjustable X/Y–A/B microphones and XLR inputs.

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