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Recording thunder rolling sound in Singapore

When we stayed in Geylang, Singapore, we witnessed several days of rain. It was around 4 am and I woke up to intense rain sound hitting the metal roof above us.

Besides the indoor recording, I went outside the house to the street. What I love about the house is the architecture. The so-called shophouse style has a five-foot covered walkway sheltered by the first floor. I placed the recorder on the table near the street.

You’ll also hear a Taxi driver parking right in front of our house and with the engine running engine, doors opening & closing, and then driving away. Listen to how the rain falls on the wet road, on the metal roof on the other side of the road. It reminds me of a sound I’d hear in the film Blade Runner!

To capture this sound library, I used a Zoom F4 with a XY microphone which was attached directly to the recorder. We hope you enjoy these sounds and much as we did recording them!