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One square meter: reed and cable
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Recordist's notes
a dead reed and a heavy, rusted iron cable, both originating on the shore but with ends below the surface of the water. the reed vibrates in the wind like an aeolian harp. 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, second pair
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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: reed and cable” by patrick mcginley – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0