Rain on Lake Sound
A natural stereo recording of rain hitting the surface of a small Ontario lake. The approved ten-minute master is assembled from roughly 343 seconds of independently recorded sound and repeats the source approximately twice.
Listen to Rain on Lake
Tap Play to start. No autoplay. The shared player supports pause, volume, navigation and a Sleep Timer. Native HLS is available on supported Apple browsers, with native MP3 loop fallback elsewhere.
What distinguishes this recording?
Small droplets landing directly on the lake surface produce an open, diffuse watery texture rather than impacts against roofs, glass or leaves. The real stereo field recording was made with spaced EM172 microphones; it is not an artificially synthesized imitation of rainfall.
Rain on Leaves has distinct vegetation and breeze, whereas Rain on Lake is a water-surface recording. Rain on Window and Rain on Car Roof highlight hard surface impacts instead.
Source, license and actual audio quality
Recorded by TRP and released under Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (CC0). Read the original Freesound recording and license. The WhiteNoiseChoir master was produced from a publicly available compressed Freesound HQ MP3 preview, not the uncompressed WAV or FLAC original. Encoding a new 192 kbps MP3 does not restore previously lost fidelity.
Original recorded duration: approximately 5.81 minutes (348.6 seconds). Independently selected source used: approximately 343 seconds. Approved master: 600 seconds, 44.1 kHz, stereo, 192 kbps MP3. Recorded samples are distinct from the music player's longer repeating playback timeline.
Loops and overnight listening
The original source runs approximately 5 minutes 49 seconds, but only around 343 seconds of independent sound were arranged into the 600-second approved master using circular crossfades. Some natural sound patterns therefore repeat approximately twice before the next ten-minute cycle.
On compatible iPhone/Safari, a seven-day static native HLS VOD playlist continues through the ten-minute cycles without relying on a JavaScript timer at the MP3 boundary. Browsers without native HLS loop the MP3. This is not an infinite streaming endpoint; playback may be interrupted by browser or operating-system restrictions. A looped recording does not represent new unique field material for the entire overnight session.
Playback comfort
This recording has a relatively quiet average level (approximately -42.0 dBFS) but individual peaks around -8.9 dBFS. Start at a low volume, especially before sleeping. Avoid sustained high sound levels and keep devices at a safe distance from infants. Rain audio is not a medical treatment and cannot guarantee sleep.
The audio is owner-approved, but this dedicated sound page stays noindex,follow. The main Rain & Thunder category serves the primary indexed intent.