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Recordist's notes
Recorded with two Rode M5s and a Zoom F3. Placed the mics on a park bench, facing into the park. The rain was very light, just barely drizzling. The audible raindrops fell through and from the trees. Traffic from the main road on the far side of the park, and the motorway behind, can be heard in the distance.
About the place
Reading is a city of about 318,014 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 153 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Zoom F3 and Røde microphones. A tiny two-input 32-bit float recorder – no gain setting needed.
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Sources & credits
- “Sol Joel Park, Earley, Reading RG6 1JX, UK - Rainy Park at 4AM” by Ryan Krage – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0