Thunderstorm (Recording: Part #5)

Thunderstorm Over Chicago

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Why This Sound?:

With the final product of this personal project in mind, I decided I needed a definitive ambient sound. What's better than a clap of thunder? Although the prior recordings of mine qualify as ambient sounds, this is one that really stands out. The rain sounds alright, but the thunder is what I intend to cut and put in the final project. I haven't decided exactly how I will utilize the sound. Maybe as an introduction? Maybe loop it in the background? I can't say for sure yet. However, I can say that I am happy to have gotten an "ok" recording of thunder reverberating through the city. This is a sound that you will most definitely notice in my final production!

Recording Location:

This recording was taken while walking home from my girlfriend's work. She works near Armitage and Halsted, so about a 5 minute walk from my apartment.

Technique:

When field recording in the rain, keeping the equipment dry is a  MUST! Since this recording was taken while walking in the rain, I had to be very cautious about how I went about it. This would have been a much more daunting task if I was using quality equipment rather than a little voice-recorder. What I did was run the wire for the external microphone through my jacket and then I clipped the microphone (facing forward) to my collar which was covered from the rain by the hood of my jacket. I left the recorder in my pocket and clicked record as I started to walk. I was lucky enough to get a pretty good recording of the thunder!