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Running creek and train tracks

1C Cunningham St, Northcote VIC 3070, Australia

A 6-minute field recording by dweeman2 made in Melbourne, Australia on 26 September 2018, in the afternoon. Soundscape: rivers, streams & waterfalls and trains & stations.

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Running creek and train tracks
5:55Public Domain Markby dweeman2Internet Archive
5:55
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Recordist's notes

This is recorded on the bank of the small Merri Creek, running through Northcote. Clear sunny spring day, there is a moment where the train squeeks around the bend, travelling slowly between stops. Recorded using Zoom H4n, standard stereo mics.

Written by dweeman2 on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Melbourne is a city of about 5,435,590 people in Victoria, Australia. OttoAnna lists 54 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Zoom H4n. One of the most widely used field recorders of the 2010s, with X/Y mics and two XLR inputs.

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