AMB107 West Texas: Thunderstorms

24-HOUR RELEASE SALE INFO: The library was 60% off for 24 hours The sale ended at 10:00 am CDT on Wednesday, October 7th. The library will never go on sale again. DESCRIPTION: I grew up in Texas. I love the massive summer thunderstorms you get there. It can be a hundred degrees and sunny and hailing twenty minutes later. When I was a kid, I loved to ride my bike whenever a big storm came through. I'd hear the thunder, run out to the barn to get my bike, and then I'd ride as fast as I could down the roads near my house. Feeling the power of the storm, getting soaked to the bone, and covered in mud. These recordings aren't the actual storms from my childhood, but they are from the Texas Hill Country, and they bring back those memories just the same, as if I'm twelve years old again riding my mountain bike madly through a thunderstorm. I've always loved storms like birders love birds. I hope you enjoy listening to the sounds of rain in live oak forests and the rippling thunder bouncing between the limestone bluffs. These recordings were made in September and October when it's cold enough for the crickets to put away their tiny violins. Once those violins were in their cases, I could capture the isolated sounds of this beautiful rippling thunder. That's a wrap on my 148th sound library from the natural world, and I hope you enjoy listening. I'll talk to you again soon. KEY FEATURES: Zero wildlife in these recordings Distant dry thunder – 12 clips Close dry thunder – 1 clips Close wet thunder – 12 clips Distant wet thunder – 3 clips Rain and thunder ambiences BEHIND THE SCENES: These storm recordings came out of attempts to build the longest possible duration drop rig. I got that to work with a Sony A10 + LOM Usi + a 150 Wh Anker battery. With that combo, I was able to record with the A10 for a new personal drop rig record of about 13 days. Because for some crazy reason, a Sony A10 will take a 1TB microSD card. The A10 is so power efficient that you can record almost forever with that amazing little recorder. Recording for 13 days was a great strategy for capturing storms, because who knows when Mother Nature will send some close to your microphones. SPECTROGRAM DEMO: A compilation of my favorite sounds from this collection. FILE LIST: View spectrograms for each track, search, and filter in the Airtable spreadsheet. Click "View larger version" in the bottom right corner of the File List below to open in a new tab. Mobile File List viewing is limited. Use a desktop computer for the best experience. LIBRARY INFO: Stereo Specs: 2 GB – 96 kHz / 24-bit – 28 stereo WAV files – Approx. 1 hour total Metadata: Universal Category System, CSV, Soundminer, BWAV Categories: THUN, Dry, Wet Location: United States, Texas, Hill Country, September and October 2023 Mastering: read my Field Recording Mastering Rules for more info. Delivery: Instant - blazingly-fast - digital download License type: Single user, royalty-free - for a multi-user license, click here Sound Library Guarantee: If you're unhappy with my field recordings in any way, I'll give you store credit equal to the cost of the sound library. Read the full details – here. GEAR USED: LOM Usi Sony A10 Cinela LEO20