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One square meter: metal and concrete gate
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Recordist's notes
a metal grid within a concrete gate divides one section of the parking lot from the other. it vibrates with the wind and captures surrounding sounds. recorded with contact microphones. all recordings on this spot were made within a few square meters' radius.
About the place
Maribor is a town of about 96,209 people in Urban Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia. OttoAnna lists 929 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Contact microphones. Piezo pickups that record vibrations in solid materials instead of airborne sound.
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One square meter: handrail support poles, third pair
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One square meter: handrail support poles, fourth pair
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Sources & credits
- “Maribor, Slovenia - one square meter: metal and concrete gate” by patrick mcginley – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0