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Trésor Nature Reserve, French Guiana

Route de Kaw, Roura, Cayenne, Guyane, 97353, France

A 12-minute field recording by Felix BLUME made in Matoury, French Guiana on 28 January 2026, in the night. Soundscape: wind, sea & waves and frogs & insects.

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Trésor Nature Reserve, French Guiana
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Recordist's notes

Night recording in the Trésor Nature Reserve, French Guiana. Recorded from the roadside, with frogs, toads and crickets in the surrounding forest. Recorder MixPre6 II ORTF Setup: 2 x CCM4 Schoeps Microphones in a Cinela windscreen Original Recording in Wave, 96kHz, 24bit GPS 4.625290, -52.291092 REF: GUY-260128-05 Date: 28 January 2026 Recorded during a residency at Guyane Art Factory, Cayenne, French Guiana, in January 2026.

Written by Felix BLUME on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Matoury is a town of about 26,350 people in Guyane, French Guiana.

Equipment mentioned: Schoeps microphones. High-end German condensers (CMC 6 with MK 2/4/41 capsules).

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