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Recordist's notes
The tall grasses in the old river bed were extraordinary on this visit. As usual there was a gusting wind and this was catching the grasses and creating sounds of contact as the stems knocked into one another. We had a sheet of glass with us so i dug a small trench, positioned it among the grasses, attached an AKG C411L and listened to the results. The contact microphone on the glass also picks up the sound of cows, birds and a passing tractor.
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: Contact microphones. Piezo pickups that record vibrations in solid materials instead of airborne sound.
Recorded nearby
Listening to the tall grasses by the old river bed
Exeter, United Kingdom
Listening to the fast flowing water from the river bank
Exeter, United Kingdom
Listening to the aeolian violin in second marsh
Exeter, United Kingdom
Aeolian gate in third marsh
Exeter, United Kingdom
Listening to the wind and rain through the gate between First Marsh…
Exeter, United Kingdom
Listening on the riverbank in second marsh
Exeter, United Kingdom
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Hydrophones on the riverbed
Exeter, United Kingdom
Standing on the mud amongst the trees in rough marsh
Exeter, United Kingdom
Standing at the seven-bar gate beside the River Exe
Exeter, United Kingdom
Aeolian gate in third marsh
Exeter, United Kingdom
Listening to the swallows in the farmyard
Exeter, United Kingdom
Listening to the masts in the creek
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Sources & credits
- “Brampford Speke, Devon, UK - Listening to the tall grasses hitting a glass sheet” by Paul Whitty – CC BY-ND 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0