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Self-actuating panel with contact mics
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Recordist's notes
contact microphones were attached to a railway distance marker mounted on a concrete pole alongside the rail tracks. Only the top of the panel was fixed to the pole, leaving the bottom free to move; wind caused the panel to swing and strike against the pole. 2x AKG C411
About the place
Charlottenburg is a city of about 129,359 people in State of Berlin, Germany. OttoAnna lists 81 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Contact microphones. Piezo pickups that record vibrations in solid materials instead of airborne sound.
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Sources & credits
- “Berlin, Germany - self-actuating panel with contact mics” by pedro mileu – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0