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Manufacturer: Delta

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0018111215121
Label: Delta
Manufacturer: Delta
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Delta
Release Date: 1993-04-13
Studio: Delta

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Editorial Reviews:
Birds sing softly as a light rain falls throughout the woods. A distant rumble grows until the thunder's fury pierces the forest calm. Rain increases as the thunder grows closer. When the storm retreats, the rain slackens as frogs and birds begin to sing. This product is manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

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Summary: more rain than thunder
Comment: I like it, however it is much more rain and birds singing than thunder. I had expected more of a constant thunderstorm, the rain is very soothing though.

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Summary: Like a sleeping pill
Comment: My husband and I play this CD all night long, from the second the lights go off. Neither of us can remember ever sleeping as soundly as we do since we started listening to this CD. I think there could be better ones out there, as the rain in this one is not easy to hear at times, but we are sticking with it rather than keep buying more!

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Summary: Good choice
Comment: I play this CD on my Bose and it sounds great. Only problem is I've never heard the whole recording. I keep falling asleep before the last of the thunder rolls!

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Summary: Best thunderstorm recording I have heard
Comment: I've listened to probably around five different thunderstorm CDs, and this one is the best. I've listened to it perhaps hundreds of times.

It's difficult to get good recordings of thunderstorms because of the obvious difficulty of predicting them, so I salute anyone who tries. Yet the people who made this recording really did do a good job compared to the other recordings I've heard. There's much variation in the actual storms and a huge range of audio dynamics, from the beginning peltings of light showers to the tempestous crashing of thunder and heavy rain. And unlike other recordings of rain or thunderstorms, it neither has a tinny (or electronic-sounding) sound quality nor rain sounds that resemble static repeatedly duplicated and juxtaposed.

The CD is divided into three tracks: the first ("Showers") is about three minutes of showers, simple enough, with some bird chirping noises; the second ("Thunder and Rain") is 26 minutes of a heavy rainstorm with varying clashes of thunder; the third ("Jamboree") is approximately 17 minutes of the storm tapering off (and it tapers very quickly), and also includes bird chirps amongst brief crashes of thunder. When I listen to the CD, I mostly listen to the first two tracks and then skip the third. The third, I can generally do without.

If you find bird chirping at all annoying, this CD is worth getting simply for the 26-minute second track.

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Summary: 'Delicate Sound of Thunder'
Comment: This is the perfect cd for those who are looking to relax and calm the mind. I am a big fan of the 'Echoes of Nature' Series.

The cd progresses smoothly through all stages of the storm. From the quiet beginnings of the rain lightly falling through the end with the birds lightly welcoming the sun back into the sky.

As in all of their cds, there is no music accompaniment, just nature. The storm itself is never overly loud. There are also separate tracks for those who like to repeat. I highly recommend this CD!

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