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Recordist's notes
A quite experimental sound, but I was wishing to do it just one time. This is a train going out from Paris, and recorded with contact microphones sticked on the train metallic structure. Switches are numerous here, that's why I recorded this train.
About the place
Paris 15 Vaugirard is a city of about 229,713 people in Île-de-France, France. OttoAnna lists 10 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
- “Plaisance, 75014 Paris, France - Train from Paris” by Vincent Duseigne – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0