Cicadas - Montagnette, Barbentane, France by World-Sounds.org published on 2021-08-17T08:06:03Z La Montagnette is a 6000 hectare low-altitude ridge (150 m) located just outside the small village of Barbentane. The natural topography, with rather steep slopes, prohibit access by roads making the area well protected from anthropological (man-made) noise. In mid-August 2021 I headed along the winding paths and found a suitable location to record the gentle summer soundscape of singing cicadas. Within a few weeks of this recording, the cicadas would fall silent once agin until the following summer. Sound Devices Mix Pre 6 + 2 x Sennheiser MKH 8040s (ORTF) 14.08.2021 Genre Field Recording