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Recordist's notes
Victoria Square in the centre of Adelaide, South Australia. The main fountain is turned off at night leaving just a small bubbling waterfall. The clock in the Post Office tower strikes 7:00pm. A tram leaves the stop and heads north along King William Street. Other traffic travels the road, still wet from recent rain. Recorded with Sennheiser ME66. Recording made at 7:00pm on 1st Sept 2008 sent by John Tudor at 02.09.2008 02:00
About the place
Adelaide is a city of about 1,469,163 people in South Australia, Australia. OttoAnna lists 20 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Sennheiser ME66 / K6. Modular shotgun and omni capsules for the K6 powering module.
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Sources & credits
- “Victoria Square Fountain - 7:00pm Clock Bells, Adelaide, South Australia - Victoria Square Fountain, 7:00pm Clock Bells” by John Tudor – CC BY-SA 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0