Thunder 2.aif

Another recording of rain and thunder, but in some ways a better one. This one is a surprisingly big crack and rumble preceded and followed by a nice sounding rain. I made this by positioning a stereo-matched pair of AKG C451B condenser mics in an exaggerated X-Y configuration (a wider stereo field) and aiming them out of my open window. The mics went into a Universal Audio 2-610 preamp, an Apogee Duet 2, and then Ableton at 48kHz and 24 bits. I believe I had the mics set flat, and there was no post processing (though I was mightily tempted to upload the much-better-sounding EQed and compressed files) so that you can fine tune it to suit your needs. You'll notice that the loudest parts of the thunder boom clipped the input, but, due to the pleasant and forgiving nature of vacuum tubes, the clipping sounds more compressed than distorted. Feel free to use this sound in any commercial or artistic work! You do not need to credit me.