As I was laying in bed and trying to fall asleep, I saw a bright flash of light shine through my blinds. It looked like a flash of lightning, but we've lived in southern California for over five years and have never seen lightning. A few seconds went by, and sure enough I heard the familiar rumble of thunder in the distance. I debated whether or not to get up and put my recording equipment together, but I ultimately decided to do it. I managed to capture a few more rumbles as the mysterious storm moved past. If you think that you're hearing rain at any point, we didn't see a single drop of it.

Thumbnail credit: /u/ArceusBlitz

Recording Date:		2021.09.09
Recording Time:		22:45 PDT (UTC-07:00)
Location:			Orange County, California
Audio Interface:	Sound Devices MixPre3-II
Rate, Depth:		192 kHz, 32-bit float
Gain:			65 dB
Microphone(s):		Sennheiser MKH 8050, MKH 30
Mic Arrangement:	MS Stereo
Mic Protection:		Cinela Pianissimo DMS
Dynamic Range:		DR16 (foobar Dynamic Range Meter)

Editing done in Reaper with iZotope Ozone 9, RX 8, and Goodhertz Midside.

Rolling Thunder (Senn. M/S)

One of my favorite things in life is enjoying beautifully detailed, transparent, stereo recordings, and my personal mission is to capture the world around me in the same manner. For the best experience, I recommend listening to these recordings in an environment with accurate stereo image reproduction, or with a nice pair of headphones. Helpful comments & critiques are welcome.

Recommended Reading: The Magic in 2-Channel Sound by the late Siegfried Linkwitz https://www.linkwitzlab.com/The_Magic/The%20Magic%20in-Edit-SL.pdf

Rolling Thunder (Senn. M/S)

Chris