Rain on Leaves Sound
A real stereo field recording of gentle rain landing on foliage with soft wind and suburban ambience in Leipzig, Germany. The selected source contains approximately 605 seconds of independent recorded sound and plays as a ten-minute approved master.
Listen to Rain on Leaves
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?
Rain falling on leaves and branches creates soft irregular pattering, interrupted by breeze and changing outdoor texture. Unlike rain hitting a car roof, metal or glass, the surface is foliage. The original recordist mentions suburban ambience; this is not promised to be a completely traffic-free forest recording.
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Source, license and actual audio quality
Recorded by Garuda1982 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 19.01 minutes (1140.8 seconds). Independently selected source used: approximately 605 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
About 605 seconds of independently recorded source were selected to produce this 600-second master, with a short circular crossfade. There is no repeated 60-second rain loop inside the master; a longer listening session repeats the full ten-minute approved segment.
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 -43.8 dBFS) but individual peaks around -9.0 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.