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Recordist's notes
Recording was done on mobile phone (hence the rough quality). The metro station's PA system had a buzz for the past two weeks. However, today, the buzz turned into what sounded like a drone or a distorted string being picked on a guitar. It was quite interesting and creepy to hear this sound (as opposed to the usual muzak) emanating from the PA speakers.
About the place
Atlanta is a city of about 510,823 people in Georgia, United States. OttoAnna lists 10 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Smartphones. Phones have become surprisingly capable field recorders – many sound-map recordings were made on one.
Recorded nearby
Saturday afternoon in the city
Atlanta, United States
Under Trestle Bridge Train Tracks
Atlanta, United States
Next To A Bridge At Tanyard Creek Trail
Atlanta, United States
Footbridge Over Tanyard Creek
Atlanta, United States
Perkerson Park parking lot
Atlanta, United States
Reservoir Overlook
Atlanta, United States
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Sources & credits
- “MARTA Edgewood audio failure” by cnbirk@gma... – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0