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Recordist's notes
Early morning meditation at the eastern end of Reading railway station whilst waiting for a train. The ticking over of the train engine behind me masks more distant sounds, interrupted by male and automated female announcements, the metallic chirping and ringing of rails as a freight train slowly passes, pressure bursts and doors opening and closing. (Tascam DR-05 with binaural PM-01s)
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: Tascam DR-05 and Binaural microphones. A budget handheld with omnidirectional stereo microphones.
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Sources & credits
- “Bagnall Way, Reading RG1, UK - Reading Railway Station” by Richard Bentley – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0