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Night Sounds

Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

A 9-minute field recording by David Pitt made in Great Malvern, United Kingdom on 25 September 2025, in the night. Soundscape: wind, night soundscapes and streets & traffic.

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Night Sounds
8:43Public Domain Markby David PittInternet Archive
8:43
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Recordist's notes

The microphones are suspended out of a high window overlooking the wide Severn Valley catching the sounds at 3am from a considerable distance. The sleeper inside the room, revving cars, planes, a notification on an iphone, owls, a pheasant encountering a drama of some kind, a horse and a sheep are all ingredients of this simple textural piece celebrating the ordinary. No edits, effects or filters and exactly as the microphones heard it. MixPre 6 II with 2 Sennheiser MKH 8020s

Written by David Pitt on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Great Malvern is a town of about 36,770 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 145 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders, Sennheiser MKH microphones and Smartphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.

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