Owner-approved field sound · audio release

Distant Thunder Sound

A rural stereo recording of distant, rolling thunder events and the quieter atmosphere between them.

Real CC0 source · 10-minute master

Listen to Distant Thunder

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The 10-minute output is an edited loop of approximately 145 seconds of source preview sound. The same thunder events recur around five times within the master. This is a real CC0 rural thunder recording, not artificially generated thunder; however, it is NOT ten independent minutes of thunder. The preview-based master is lossy, not original WAV fidelity. Owner audio listening approved; iPhone lock-screen testing for this exact newly published HLS transport is still a separate device QA step.

What does Distant Thunder really sound like?

Unlike Heavy Rain, this source is built around distant low-frequency thunder events separated by quieter ambience. There is no guarantee that a thunder event will remain unnoticed when sleeping; some listeners may prefer even continuous rainfall.

Provenance: recorded by moxobna and published under Creative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0). View the creator's original Freesound recording and license details. WhiteNoiseChoir used a public MP3 preview and did not claim to have downloaded the original WAV. Audio preview re-encoding cannot restore lost recording fidelity.

Playing continuously beyond ten minutes

The MP3 master is ten minutes, but listening sessions do not stop at the ten-minute mark. On native-HLS-capable browsers, the media timeline contains repeated source segments spanning approximately seven days, so the system decoder can proceed beyond a single MP3 cycle even while the screen is locked. On other browsers, native MP3 loop provides repeat playback. These transports are not an infinite live broadcast and are subject to device restrictions.

There are about 145 seconds of independently recorded source within a 2-minute 31-second original. The original field recording is not magically made longer by playback repetition, nor do we claim continuous entirely new events for the duration of an overnight listening session.

How to listen comfortably

Listen for sudden rumbles and recognizable repetitions. Keep the volume moderate or low, particularly around children or anyone sensitive to sudden sounds. For a smoother masking bed, use Light Rain or Pink Noise instead.

Neither this sound nor the WhiteNoiseChoir player is a medical treatment or a guaranteed sleep aid. Never place a loudspeaker close to a sleeping baby and avoid prolonged high-volume sound exposure.

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