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Recordist's notes
A quiet wet day. A fire engine suddenly passes then Belle Vue Terrace returns to normal traffic, the sound of the crossing tone and general ambient audio. I recorded this by placing my rucksack with the recorder and mics on the footpath at the base of the crossing sign and hoped something would happen. MixPre 6 II with 2 Sennheiser MKH 8020s. 32bit x 48k. This was tricky to convert to 24bit and mp3 and required some level changes but that was the only post-processing.
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 and Sennheiser MKH microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.
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Sources & credits
- “Pedestrian Crossing and Fire Engine, Malvern, UK” by david.j.pitt – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0