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Owl and Cars, Shrewsbury, UK

Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

A 7-minute field recording by David Pitt made in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom on 5 July 2024, in the night. Soundscape: wind, birdsong & dawn chorus and streets & traffic.

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Owl and Cars, Shrewsbury, UK
7:13Public Domain Markby David PittInternet Archive
7:13
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Recordist's notes

Owls call out side my hotel window while local boy racers tour the city center nearly a mile away. Recorded by hanging the microphones outside against the wall under the open window. MixPre 6 II with 2 Sennheiser MKH 8020s. 32 bit x 48khz converted to MP3 320kbps.

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

About the place

Shrewsbury is a town of about 76,782 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 3 field recordings from here.

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

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