Cloudburst
By Naturespace · 9 reviews ·
October 10th, 6 miles in, on the single-track that wanders east. Only 15 minutes earlier, the sky was clear blue with warm, early afternoon sunlight. But in a matter of minutes, a cold front pushes through carrying the fresh smell of rain in the air. So we turn back and go to the small shelter we had just passed moments ago. The timing was perfect. There is a magical simplicity to being stuck in a downpour. There’s just something about being forced to sit... and wait... for it to stop. Living in cities and towns means that for the most part, we do not get stuck in downpours very often. We usually just get a little wet going from the car to the house. But being out in the wild, especially in the mountains, it happens almost every day. And each time it happens it forces you to find a dry spot (if you can) and just sit down and watch the amazing event that is the cycle of water. Rain is life. Nature is the boss. And here you are. This track has some unique characteristics due to the presence of a roof without walls. It results in a listening experience that has most of the sonic activity in the mid-field and far-field. Having no raindrops close to you feels different; it's softer and more ambient. You can sense the shelter and the way the rain spills off the roof into puddles. The ground quickly became over-saturated. Another aspect that makes this track unique is the quick onset of rain on previously dry land and the cooling that is occurring in the air. Because sound travels through the air, this thermal-transitioning air mass affects the sonics; you can almost hear the temperature dropping. So the emphasis of this track is focused around the detailed mood and feel of the environment. It is steady and even with nothing to distract you, so it works great for studying and focusing on work as well as a reliable ambience for sleeping. It is very spacious under headphones.
What listeners say
Kudos to the NatureSpace team for this one! I love the sound of the rain in this track ... it reminds me of the sound of rain here in the country ... how it's falling off the roof and pooling on the ground. When we get rain like this during the warm months, I love to have the windows wide open so I can hear the water run off the roof and pool on the gravel driveway and make puddles in the grass. Unfortunately, once the rain starts, we are forced to close the windows to keep the rain from getting in the house and causing damage, so I thank you for the dry experience.. When listening to this track at a low volume, the rain sounds soft and steady; turn up the volume, and the raindrops sound large and saturating, drenching everything in its path. Love this!
Love this track! Takes me back to my days stationed at Fort Lewis, WA and the constant rain during field exercises. The only shelter, a rickety, leaky, old shack, probably built in WWII! I would drift off in that shack and find peace in the rain. Forgetting the horrors of my deployments and reveling in the peaceful cleansing of the rain. Thank you NatureSpace! I can find that peace again in this wonderfully recorded track!
令人平靜的雨聲，現實感很強。適合學習及睡覺時播放。
The rain track I have been looking for. What a vivid yet non-intrusive sound space! At low volume levels it is the perfect white noise for reading or browsing the web without audible distractions to jerk you out of your train of thought. At slightly louder levels, it is perfect for closing your eyes and getting lost in the shelter in the forest. Love it!!
The soothing sound of falling rain is a favorite of mine for reading, relaxing, and sleeping. Cloudburst is a welcome addition to my Naturespace rain tracks, because it's unlike any of the others that I own. Cloudburst is a steady rain with no distractions and it falls somewhere between Eternal Reign (more gentle) and Soft Forest Rain (more dynamic). Highly recommend!!
This was recorded on my birthday! I love the sound of rain. Being deployed someplace where the average yearly rainfall is less than four inches, I deeply miss the sound of rain. This is PERFECT when relaxing in the evenings and when falling asleep.
This is my favorite rain track since Liquid Sunshine. This one's a lot wetter overall - a steady downpour in a deciduous forest. There is a quality of big, fat raindrops hitting a layered canopy of leaves. The picture is perfect because it does remind me of a rainstorm in early fall, when there are still some leaves on the trees. Sometimes there is a faint rumbling suggesting distant thunder, but its very faint. This does have a strong sense of multilayered space.
I have many of Naturespace's rain and storm tracks, but in just a few days of owning Cloudburst it's become one of my favorites. It's a very steady rain with gentle backdrop of water on leaves and the forest floor. It does have a sense of cooling off, as the description suggests. It is subtly dynamic but not distracting. I especially love it over headphones as an ambience for studying at home. It's not as strong at masking external sounds as other tracks, but does help draw my attention away from sounds in the environment. Thanks for another great track!
This is a what I would call a softer version of "soft forest rain". It's a nice, steady rain which makes for good background noise. I didn't notice much detail change throughout, so if you're looking for an experience like that, there's plenty of great tracks on here. Still an enjoyable track! Thanks Naturespace!