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Lightning strikes the house next door, and echoes off the houses and hills of the neighbourhood. Sennheiser MD421 pointed at open window during thunderstorm, Ampex MX10 tube mixer, Ampex 960 tube reel-to-reel. Dual mono recording, good fidelity. Tape hiss is masked by white noise from rain. If you listen closely, the leading edge of the clap is preceded by a faint click (visible in audio editing software), which is likely the instant the bolt makes contact and sends electricity through everything in the vicinity (tubes are forgiving). The shockwave from the superheated air (which only travels at the speed of sound) arrives as the main clap a split second afterwards. Startled recordist can also be heard in the fadeout.
Type
Wave (.wav)
Duration
0:15.928
File size
2.7 MB
Sample rate
44100.0 Hz
Bit depth
16 bit
Channels
Stereo
12 years, 6 months ago
great just what i needed
12 years, 6 months ago
now that was awsome
12 years, 9 months ago
Nice. Very sharp.
13 years, 6 months ago
Excellent! Cypress Hill should have used this on their album 'IV' in the song 'Lightning Strikes', it would be more than awesome!
10/10*
13 years, 8 months ago
Jesus mate, you better watch out!! thats some serious danger recordings over there .
Brilliant !