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Ambiance de plage

Route de la Plage, Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France métropolitaine, 43510, France

A field recording by Jean-François CAVRO made in Le Puy-en-Velay, France on 6 September 2026, in the afternoon. Soundscape: sea & waves.

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Ambiance de plage
Public Domain Markby Jean-François CAVROInternet Archive
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Recordist's notes

Un beau dimanche de septembre. Une météo estivale Ambiance de plage. Les micros sont installés sur la chaise haute du maître-nageur (la période estivale étant terminée, la baignade n'est plus surveillée) Prise de sons : JF CAVRO ZOOM F3 + Immersive Soundscape ORTF

Written by Jean-François CAVRO on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Le Puy-en-Velay is a town of about 22,718 people in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. OttoAnna lists 24 field recordings from here.

Equipment mentioned: Zoom F3. A tiny two-input 32-bit float recorder – no gain setting needed.

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