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
Comments
16 years, 3 months ago
hahah do we ear the guy saying "oh shit" at the end??
lol
16 years, 3 months ago
It Creaped me out the first time I heard it.. but man it's AWESOME
16 years, 5 months ago
Awesome sound, thank you!
16 years, 5 months ago
tres bien!!!!!
16 years, 9 months ago
... and the "holy shit" at the end of the wave makes it more lovely :))
