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Sounds of Silence

3901 Mandell St, Houston, TX 77006, USA

A 11-minute field recording by ryan urban made in Houston, United States on 18 October 2012, in the dawn. Soundscape: soundwalks.

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Sounds of Silence
11:01Public Domain Markby ryan urbanInternet Archive
11:01

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Recordist's notes

Soundwalk through the Menil Collection's west wing, housing their 'Silence' exhibition. Shoulder strap clicking, security hassle for touching a volume slider on a phone handset that was an interactive part of the exhibit, broken foot hobble, creaky floors http://www.menil.org/exhibitions/Silence.php Binaural, CA14omnis > DR100 MK2

Written by ryan urban on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Houston is a city of about 2,314,157 people in Texas, United States. OttoAnna lists 30 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Schoeps microphones and Binaural microphones. High-end German condensers (CMC 6 with MK 2/4/41 capsules).

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