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Recordist's notes
The owls return this time quietly for the first few minutes then much closer either in the apple tree or behind the recorder in the tall Leylandii. No effects of any kind. This excerpt from an overnight recording begins at 4.05AM just as the ambient sounds are increasing. 32bit x 48khz MixPre 6 II with 2 Sennheiser MKH 8020s on a chair covered with Geotextile on the wooden deck by the pond facing south.
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
- “Recordings in the Garden - Another Owl Event” by david.j.pitt – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0