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Listening to the aeolian violin in second marsh

Burrow Road, Exeter, Devon EX5 4ED, UK

A 5-minute field recording by Paul Whitty made in Exeter, United Kingdom on 16 April 2013, in the afternoon. Soundscape: wind.

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Listening to the aeolian violin in second marsh
5:00CC BY-ND 3.0by Paul WhittyInternet Archive
5:00

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Recordist's notes

As Emma stood in the middle of second marsh about to play we became aware that the instrument was being activated by the wind with both the strings and body of the instrument being sounded by gusts of wind. This was recorded using a Roland R-26 and an AT BP4029.

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

About the place

Exeter is a city of about 130,709 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 44 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Roland R-26. A six-channel recorder with both directional and omni microphones.

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