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Recordist's notes
This recording is part of Get Rid! which is a project exploring the sounding culture of grassroots football in Oxfordshire. I made this recording at the home ground of Steventon FC and could just hear the higher frequencies of traffic on the A34. There were also sounds from a passing chinook helicopter and the Paddington to Bristol mainline. It was windy so you can occasionally hear tapping against the microphone stand from one of the cables. I consider that this sound is - like the other sounds - part of the situation and along with the occasional sounds of the wind through the trees gives the listener an idea of wind strength. This was recorded using Sound Devices 722T and an AT BP4025.
About the place
Abingdon is a town of about 38,676 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 21 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Sound Devices recorders and Audio-Technica microphones. Professional location recorders (702, 722, MixPre series) with very quiet preamps.
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Sources & credits
- “Steventon, Abingdon OX13, UK - Listening to the A34 from steventon FC” by Paul Whitty – CC BY-ND 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0