Rolling Thunder Sound
Rolling thunder, wind and heavy rain from a real Baltic Sea storm. The 10-minute master uses approximately 605 seconds from a longer field recording; the 10-minute cycle repeats during continuous listening.
Listen to Rolling Thunder
Tap Play to start listening; there is no autoplay. The shared player can continue across navigation with volume controls, pause and Sleep Timer.
What makes Rolling Thunder different?
This Baltic Sea thunderstorm recording contains nearby and distant rumbling thunder as well as wind and rain. It uses a continuous section of the creator's longer Zoom H1 field recording. Its varying dynamics make it different from the quieter, periodically repeating Distant Thunder source.
Distant Thunder features repeated events from about 145 seconds of unique material. Rolling Thunder uses a substantially longer continuous storm section and more wind/rain.
Original source and actual recording quality
Recorded by Borgory and shared as Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (CC0). View original Freesound recording and license details. WhiteNoiseChoir used the publicly accessible compressed HQ MP3 preview, not the original lossless WAV. A 192 kbps MP3 encode cannot restore fidelity already lost from the preview.
Original recording length: approximately 1648 seconds. Independently selected source used in this arrangement: approximately 605 seconds. Approved master: 600 seconds, 44.1 kHz, 2 channels, 192 kbps MP3. The original file and the ten-minute listening master are distinct products and should not be confused.
Repetition and long listening sessions
The original recording exceeds 27 minutes, but this approved master selects approximately 605 seconds and has a 600-second output cycle. Mean level is around −40.5 dBFS while peaks approach −8.8 dBFS: thunder can rise noticeably above the background. Begin at low volume, especially for sleep. It is not recommended as a steady infant-sleep sound.
The Safari/iPhone audio route uses a seven-day static HLS VOD playlist that repeats this approved ten-minute source segment. Other browsers use looping MP3. This is not an infinite stream, and locked-screen behavior still depends on iOS and the listening device. The master is never falsely presented as hours of new unique recording.
Comfortable playback
Start at a low volume, especially with headphones and while falling asleep. Natural rain and thunder contain changing transient levels. If sudden impacts interrupt rest, choose a steadier option such as Light Rain, Pink Noise or White Noise. This listening tool does not provide a medical treatment or guaranteed sleep effect. Keep sound sources a safe distance from infants and avoid prolonged loud sound exposure.
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