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.

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  Aussie_Trev 7 months, 3 weeks ago

  Thanks for this, needed for a lightning spark that hits a spaceship which then falls into a bad planet. This is for my last assessment in Bachelor of Screen Media degree in Uni. Nice work.
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  Wilhelm_Scops 1 year, 2 months ago

  Thank you.
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  REGGIEROCKS 1 year, 4 months ago

  Thank you. Just what I have been searching for.
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  chriskt715 1 year, 10 months ago

  Thumbs up X8000 !!!!!!!!!!
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  flamendless 1 year, 10 months ago

  Thanks for the audio, I've used it for my project here at http://gamejolt.com/games/goinghome/237280

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