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Recordist's notes
The temperature is 3C at 3.50am. A distant cockerel crows, two owls move in attracted by the mice feeding on bread on the wooden deck where the microphones are placed, a high jet passes over joined by a second jet, scrabbling sounds from the mice or another animal. I hope the very low frequencies survive the internet conversions. They may be enhanced by the wooden deck. This is an abstract from an overnight recording from 10pm - 7am. MixPre 6 II with 2 Sennheiser MKH 8020s covered by layers of synthetic felt to protect against damp and wind.
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
- “Thunderstorm and Heavy Rain - Early Morning, Garden Wood Store, Malvern. UK” by david.j.pitt – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0