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Wallingford Town AFC Reserves v Watlington Town First (18032017)

119 Fir Tree Ave, Wallingford OX10 0PL, UK

A 7-minute field recording by Paul Whitty made in Didcot, United Kingdom on 18 March 2017, in the afternoon. Soundscape: wind and streets & traffic.

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Wallingford Town AFC Reserves v Watlington Town First (18032017)
7:01CC BY-ND 3.0by Paul WhittyInternet Archive
7:01

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Recordist's notes

This recording was made during the second half of Wallingford Town AFC Reserves v Watlington Town First. I stood behind the goal outside the fenced perimeter of the ground. The soundscape is dominated by sound from the bypass and other surrounding roads. There is a high frequency drone - which sounds like a hiss - which is the sound of traffic from traffic on the bypass up to half a mile away. The more local sounds of traffic are from Hithercroft Road. It was a very windy day and so occasionally there is percussive sound from the fencing around the ground as loose ropes tap against metal frames. This recording was made with my Edirol R-09 HR and an ill fitting windjammer!

Written by Paul Whitty on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Didcot is a town of about 29,341 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 55 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Roland / Edirol R-05 & R-09. Compact Roland/Edirol recorders that were popular for early sound-map contributions.

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