Rain Sound
The consistent sound of rain has been with us constantly since the birth of our planet. Rain drips and patters onto the ground in millions of different ways; rain drips onto streets and makes it's specific sound on roofs, stone, wood, rain on cement, rock, rain on dirt, rain on grass, fields, bushes, trees, leaves, even rain onto water itself which is a characteristic water dripping sound - as well as in many other variations and combinations of elements.
Rain Sound Effects
Like a deluge, hard rain pours down onto the country. Strong rain sounds are similar in character to white noise, just like the sound of waterfalls. This constant, monotonous sound has a very distinct calming effect. If you want to make rain sound more interesting in your sound design, you can combine different intensities of rain sounds with each other, e.g. dripping and pattering rain sounds combined with hard rain creates a sense of depth and structure and yields very nice rain sounds.
Rain Sounds on Different Surfaces
Rain sounds different from one surface to another. If rain drips onto sheet metal, the sound is more like a loud patter. The stronger the rain, the more drum-like the rain sound. Rain drops hitting cement or stone surfaces create a dull, monotonous noise that can be quite relaxing. Rain that streams continuously from roof gutters creates a gargling, rushing sound, depending on the intensity.
When rain drips onto window glass or a sky light, the sound is usually quite loud and drum-like. The sound of rain hitting wood is quite unique, though: rain sounds on wooden beams, slabs or roof have a distinct wet and glitchy character. Rain and wood create a dull, glitchy sound.
Classic rain sounds consist of rain hitting mud, dirt or forest floors. These dull, dripping sounds are yet another reminder of how long we have been used to them as a race of beings - they have been with us for aeons.
Rain Sounds in the Forest
Rain in the forest is one of those sounds that are hard to capture. Rain is generally a very flat sound that is hard to capture with microphones. The structure of the rain disappears in a sound carpet made out of noise. When recording rain in the forest, we recommend that you capture different perspectives of the rain sound, i.e. by going close to dripping elements and combining these individual rain sounds later on to give the sound a structure.
Rain dripping on large leaves, twigs or bushes creates an atypical rain sound that is different from the one made by rain hitting the forest floor. Rain often drips from the trees in big drops, because it collects on the leaves first before running off. While these drops create a very typical pattern for rain sounds in the forest, they are rather hard to capture, sometimes combining them with similar dripping sounds might help.
Rain Sounds and Civilisation
Cities and streets sound very different in the rain. Wet streets create a distinct dragging sound, when cars and other vehicles race across the slick tarmac. Distant noises tend to disappear in a sound carpet of white noise created by the rain -- or, in other words, the rain covers the cacophony of modern civilisation with a comforting carpet of white noise.
Rain and Storm Sounds
Storm sounds as well as lightning and thunder sounds are collected in a separate thunderclap category. Naturally, storm recordings contain rain sounds as well. But you don't always want thunderclaps in with your rain recordings, so we put rain sounds and rainy storm sounds into separate categories.
Hail Sounds
Hail sounds are a very interesting element for sound designers. Hail sounds are basically similar to rain sounds, but they are much harder and more intense. This is fairly useful when trying to create heavy rain. When designing sounds, you often have to exaggerate the intensity of a sound to achieve the desired effect; in this respect hail sounds are an ideal tool to create heavy rain in sound editing.
In the Coll Anderson Sound Archive you will find some nice, impressive hail sounds that are ideally suited for the creation of heavy rain.
Rain Stick Sounds
Rain sticks are commonly used to create artificial rain. A rain stick is a hollow rod with nails on the inside, filled with pellets. The rain stick is closed on both sides, so that the pellets that are used to create the rain sound can't fall out. If you move the stick, the pellets will trickle through the nails, creating a rain sound that sounds very authentic.
Rain sticks were used in theatre and film post-production (foley stage). Nowadays, rain sticks can be bought at music stores; they are used for all sorts of purposes, including meditation.
Library | Waveform | Filename | add | Description | info | Channels | Duration | ShortID | Category | Subcategory | |
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1 | WeatherHail.BBC.ECD11.wav | Hail Falling On Umbrella. | i |
2.0 | 4:00 | Rain |
Hail |
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2 | WeatherHail.BBC.EC19A.wav | Hail On Window. (Interior Recording.) | i |
2.0 | 14:59 | Rain | Hail | ||||
3 | WeatherHail.BBC.ECD21.wav | Hail On Window. (Interior Acoustic.) | i |
2.0 | 2:02 | Rain | Hail | ||||
4 | AMB INT Skylight Rain 01.wav | Rain: Rain, Interior, Rain On Interior Skylight, Hard Drops Hit Glass Or Plastic Window | i |
2.0 | 0:59 | Rain | Rain | ||||
5 | AMB EXT Umbrella Rain 02.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Medium Drops Under Nylon Umbrella Close | i |
2.0 | 1:18 | Rain | Rain | ||||
6 | AMB EXT Rain Under Umbrella 04.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Hard Steady Rain Under Umbrella, Small Drops On Plastic, Close | i |
2.0 | 1:37 | Rain | Rain | ||||
7 | Rain,Hose,Roof,Stream,Loop,2.wav | Rain: Rain Hose Roof Stream Loop 2 | i |
2.0 | 0:23 | Rain | Rain | ||||
8 | IcePondCrack_S08WT.17.wav | Weather, Ice, Pond, Frozen, Crack, Small | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Rain | Rain | ||||
9 | RainForestUnderTrees.L.wav | Rain: Constant Rain Recorded Under Trees In A Forest | i |
5.1 | 4:00 | Rain | Rain | ||||
10 | IceBlockChisel_S08WT.3.wav | Weather, Ice, Block, Chisel, Fast | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Rain | Rain | ||||
11 | EFX EXT Close Rain 03.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Artificial Rain Drops, Very Large, On Clothing | i |
2.0 | 1:43 | Rain | Rain | ||||
12 | Rain,On Umbrella,Foley.wav | Rain: Rain On Umbrella Foley | i |
1.0 | 0:08 | Rain | Rain | ||||
13 | Rain,Int,Car,Lite,Splats,Di.wav | Rain: Rain Int Car Lite Splats Dies | i |
2.0 | 2:22 | Rain | Rain | ||||
14 | AMB EXT Rain Dripping 01.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Medium Rain, Large Drops On Leaves | i |
2.0 | 0:44 | Rain | Rain | ||||
15 | RainDownpour_S08WT.28.wav | Weather, Rain, Downpour, Steady, Drips, Concrete, Loop | i |
2.0 | 1:45 | Rain | Rain | ||||
16 | IceBlockScrape_S08WT.7.wav | Weather, Ice, Block, Scrape, Top | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Rain | Rain | ||||
17 | Rain,Drizzle,Int POV,Flapping Plastic,Faint.wav | Rain Drizzle Int POV Flapping Plastic Faint | i |
2.0 | 2:48 | Rain | Rain | ||||
18 | EFX EXT Close Rain 08.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Artificial Rain Drops, Very Large, On Clothing | i |
2.0 | 0:46 | Rain | Rain | ||||
19 | Rain,Roof,Leather,Tee Pee.wav | Rain: Rain Roof Leather Tee Pee | i |
2.0 | 1:04 | Rain | Rain | ||||
20 | WeatherRain.BBC.ECD21c.wav | Rain On Water. (Close Perspective.) | i |
2.0 | 4:32 | Rain | Rain | ||||
21 | Rain,Lite,Int,Drip,Traffic,.wav | Rain: Rain Lite Int Drip Traffic BG | i |
2.0 | 0:36 | Rain | Rain | ||||
22 | Rain,Car Roof,Exterior,Fole.wav | Rain: Rain Car Roof Exterior Foley | i |
1.0 | 0:15 | Rain | Rain | ||||
23 | RainSoftCityThunder.L.wav | Rain: Distant Traffic, Increasing Rain, 2 Cars Pass By On Wet Street | i |
5.1 | 3:00 | Rain | Rain | ||||
24 | IcePickChop_S08WT.11.wav | Weather, Ice, Pick, Chop, Slush | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Rain | Rain | ||||
25 | AMB EXT Rain on Roof 01.wav | Rain: Rain, Interior, Rain Falling On Wood And Tin Roof Of A Barn | i |
2.0 | 3:13 | Rain | Rain | ||||
26 | Rain,Street,Small,Med.wav | Rain: Rain Street Small Med | i |
2.0 | 0:17 | Rain | Rain | ||||
27 | AMB INT Rain on Skylight 01.wav | Rain: Rain, Interior, Rain Patter On Skylight Across Room, Constant, Some Clunks In Room | i |
2.0 | 0:47 | Rain | Rain | ||||
28 | AMB EXT Rain Under Umbrella 02.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Hard Steady Rain Under Umbrella, Large Drops, Plastic Smacking, Very Close | i |
2.0 | 1:48 | Rain | Rain | ||||
29 | Rain,Hose,Roof,Drizzle,Thin.wav | Rain: Rain Hose Roof Drizzle Thin | i |
2.0 | 1:34 | Rain | Rain | ||||
30 | IcePondCrack_S08WT.15.wav | Weather, Ice, Pond, Frozen, Crack, Large, Piece, Fall, In, Water | i |
2.0 | 0:06 | Rain | Rain | ||||
31 | RainForestModerate1.L.wav | Rain: Moderate Rain In A Forest, Birds | i |
5.1 | 4:00 | Rain | Rain | ||||
32 | HailOnCarWindow_S08WT.1.wav | Weather, Hail, On, Car, Windshield, Interior, Loop | i |
2.0 | 1:59 | Rain | Rain | ||||
33 | EFX EXT Close Rain 01.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Artificial Rain Drops, Very Large, On Clothing | i |
2.0 | 0:38 | Rain | Rain | ||||
34 | RainIncCityThunder.L.wav | Rain: Soft Rain Increases, Distant Traffic, Distant Thunder Rumbling | i |
5.1 | 4:00 | Rain | Rain | ||||
35 | IceBlockChisel_S08WT.5.wav | Weather, Ice, Block, Chisel, Slow | i |
2.0 | 0:03 | Rain | Rain | ||||
36 | EFX EXT Close Rain 06.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Artificial Rain Drops, Very Large, On Clothing | i |
2.0 | 1:11 | Rain | Rain | ||||
37 | WeatherRain.BBC.ECD21b.wav | Rain On Foliage. | i |
2.0 | 5:32 | Rain | Rain | ||||
38 | EFX INT Cash Register OC 06.wav | Rain: Food, Interior, Caviar Draining, Dropping In Water, Splash, Mono | i |
1.0 | 0:15 | Rain | Rain | ||||
39 | IceBlockSetDown_S08WT.9.wav | Weather, Ice, Block, Set, Down, Rattle | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Rain | Rain | ||||
40 | EFX EXT Rain Close 01.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Hard Rain Falling On Ground, Splashing, Puddling | i |
2.0 | 0:46 | Rain | Rain | ||||
41 | WeatherRain.BBC.EC1018Bb.wav | Rattling Shutters And Rain Rushing Down Gutters. | i |
2.0 | 1:04 | Rain | Rain | ||||
42 | Rain,Lite,Int,Traffic,Hush.wav | Rain: Rain Lite Int Traffic Hush | i |
2.0 | 0:47 | Rain | Rain | ||||
43 | AMB EXT Rain On Porch 03.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Porch, Hard Rain, Little Dripping | i |
2.0 | 2:01 | Rain | Rain | ||||
44 | IcePickPickUp_S08WT.13.wav | Weather, Ice, Pick, Pick, Up, Blade, Scrape | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Rain | Rain | ||||
45 | AMB EXT Rain on Roof 03.wav | Rain: Rain, Interior, Rain Falling On Tin Roof Of A Barn With Outside Rain As Well | i |
2.0 | 3:36 | Rain | Rain | ||||
46 | Rain,Window,Foley,Chop,Tric.wav | Rain: Rain Window Foley Chop Trickle | i |
1.0 | 0:07 | Rain | Rain | ||||
47 | Rain-Medium-Ext-MediumPov-R.wav | Rain - Medium - Ext - Medium Pov - Rain W Forest Ambience, Steady Drops Hit Trees And Slap Puddles, Medium To Medium Distant Rolling Thunder, Occasional Distant Bird | i |
2.0 | 2:47 | Rain | Rain | ||||
48 | Rain-MediumRainWithOccasion.wav | Rain - Medium Rain With Occasional Thunder - Ext - Steady Medium Rain Fall, Hitting Ground And Patio, Some Run-Off Onto Concrete, Occasional Thunder Rumbles, Suburban Backyard | i |
2.0 | 1:45 | Rain | Rain | ||||
49 | Rain-MediumToHard-IntWWindo.wav | Rain - Medium To Hard - Int W Window Open, Medium Rain Gets Harder And Pours @ 1 54, Bg Birds @ Beginning Are Gone By End, Bg Plane @ 1 40 And Jet @ 2 50 | i |
2.0 | 3:02 | Rain | Rain | ||||
50 | Rain-MediumRain-Ext-Stead_2.wav | Rain - Medium Rain - Ext - Steady Medium Rain Fall, Hitting Ground And Patio, Some Run-Off Onto Concrete, Suburban Backyard | i |
2.0 | 3:31 | Rain | Rain | ||||
51 | Rain-Grass,Dirt-MediumRai_4.wav | Rain - Grass, Dirt - Medium Rain On Ground W Thunder - Ext - Steady Medium Rainfall, Hits Ground And Patio, Some Runoff Onto Concrete, Suburban Backyard | i |
2.0 | 1:39 | Rain | Rain | ||||
52 | Rain-MediumRainHitsRoofOrWi.wav | Rain - Medium Rain Hits Roof Or Window - Int - Medium Rain Fall With Occasional Surges, On Thin Roof, Awning Or Window, Possibly Car Windshield | i |
2.0 | 1:49 | Rain | Rain | ||||
53 | Rain-Grass,Dirt-MediumRainO.wav | Rain - Grass, Dirt - Medium Rain On Ground W Thunder - Ext - Medium Steady Rainfall, Hitting Ground And Patio W Some Run Off Onto Concrete, Occasional Thunder Rumbles, Suburban Backyard | i |
2.0 | 1:47 | Rain | Rain | ||||
54 | Rain-MediumRainWithOccasi_1.wav | Rain - Medium Rain With Occasional Thunder - Ext - Steady Medium Rain Fall, Hitting Ground And Patio, Some Run-Off Onto Concrete, Thunder Rumbles Near Tail, Suburban Backyard | i |
2.0 | 1:45 | Rain | Rain | ||||
55 | Rain-MediumRain-Ext-MediumW.wav | Rain - Medium Rain - Ext - Medium With Some Run-Off Trickles And Splashes, Various Takes | i |
1.0 | 2:10 | Rain | Rain | ||||
56 | Rain-Grass,Dirt-MediumRai_2.wav | Rain - Grass, Dirt - Medium Rain On Ground - Ext - Steady Medium Rainfall, Hits Ground And Patio, Some Runoff Onto Concrete, Suburban Backyard | i |
2.0 | 1:45 | Rain | Rain | ||||
57 | Rain-MediumRain-Int-SteadyR.wav | Rain - Medium Rain - Int - Steady Rain On Window | i |
2.0 | 3:17 | Rain | Rain | ||||
58 | Rain-Grass,Dirt-MediumRai_6.wav | Rain - Grass, Dirt - Medium Rain On Ground - Ext - Steady Medium Rainfall, Hits Ground And Patio, Some Runoff Onto Concrete, Suburban Backyard | i |
2.0 | 1:44 | Rain | Rain | ||||
59 | Rain-MediumRainOnPlastic-Ex.wav | Rain - Medium Rain On Plastic - Ext - C U - Defined Medium Sized Drops Hit Plastic Sheet, Tapping Sound | i |
2.0 | 3:53 | Rain | Rain | ||||
60 | Rain,Beats,Glass,Sheets,Har.wav | Rain: Rain Beats Glass Sheets Hard | i |
1.0 | 0:05 | Rain | Rain | ||||
61 | RainMonsoonThunder.L.wav | Rain: Different Kinds Of Hard Rain: Driving Monsoon Rain With Thunder, Thunderstorm | i |
5.1 | 4:00 | Rain | Rain | ||||
62 | IceBlockSlide_S08WT.10.wav | Weather, Ice, Block, Slide, Scrape, Cement | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Rain | Rain | ||||
63 | EFX EXT Rain Close 02.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Hard Rain Falling On Ground, Splashing, Puddling | i |
2.0 | 0:41 | Rain | Rain | ||||
64 | EFX INT Sleet outside 01.wav | Rain: Sleet, Interior, Sleet, Freezing Rain Hitting Window And Garbage Cans Outside | i |
2.0 | 3:37 | Rain | Rain | ||||
65 | Rain,Med,On Awning,Tight.wav | Rain: Rain Med On Awning Tight | i |
2.0 | 1:58 | Rain | Rain | ||||
66 | WeatherRain.BBC.ECD21d.wav | Driving Rain On Window. (Interior Acoustic.) | i |
2.0 | 4:50 | Rain | Rain | ||||
67 | AMB EXT Rain Under Umbrella 01.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Hard, Steady Rain | i |
2.0 | 1:56 | Rain | Rain | ||||
68 | RainUnderUmbrella.L.wav | Rain: Constant Rain On Umbrella | i |
5.1 | 4:00 | Rain | Rain | ||||
69 | IcePondBreak_S08WT.14.wav | Weather, Ice, Pond, Frozen, Bucket, Fall, In, Hole, Through, Ice, Break | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Rain | Rain | ||||
70 | AMB EXT Rain on Roof 04.wav | Rain: Rain, Interior, Rain Falling On Tin Roof Of A Barn With Close Puddle Drops Outside | i |
2.0 | 3:14 | Rain | Rain | ||||
71 | Rain,Window,Foley,Quiet,Tri.wav | Rain: Rain Window Foley Quiet Trickle | i |
1.0 | 0:09 | Rain | Rain | ||||
72 | EFX EXT City Truck By 02.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Artificial Rain Drops, Very Large, On Clothing | i |
2.0 | 0:46 | Rain | Rain | ||||
73 | AMB INT or EXT Rain Out Window 01.wav | Rain: Rain, Interior, Hard Steady Rain Out Window | i |
2.0 | 4:41 | Rain | Rain | ||||
74 | IciclesBreakDrop_S08WT.18.wav | Weather, Icicles, Break, Drop, Smash | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Rain | Rain | ||||
75 | RainGravelRoadHeavy.L.wav | Rain: Hard Rain On Gravel Road. | i |
5.1 | 4:00 | Rain | Rain | ||||
76 | IceBlockChisel_S08WT.4.wav | Weather, Ice, Block, Chisel, Single, Hit | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Rain | Rain | ||||
77 | EFX EXT Close Rain 04.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Artificial Rain Drops, Very Large, On Clothing | i |
2.0 | 1:30 | Rain | Rain | ||||
78 | Rain,On Window,Active.wav | Rain: Rain On Window Active | i |
2.0 | 0:58 | Rain | Rain | ||||
79 | WeatherRain.BBC.ECD21h.wav | Rain On Corrugated Iron Shed Roof. | i |
2.0 | 2:38 | Rain | Rain | ||||
80 | Rain,Int,Ext,Thunder,Med.wav | Rain: Rain Int Ext Thunder Med | i |
2.0 | 2:22 | Rain | Rain | ||||
81 | AMB EXT Rain Dripping 01.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Rain Dripping On Plastic And Puddles, Mostly Dripping And Running Water, Less Rainfall | i |
2.0 | 0:44 | Rain | Rain | ||||
82 | RainMedThunderRumble.L.wav | Rain: Moderate Rain With Several Thunder Claps And Rumbling, 2 Cars Pass By On Wet Street, City In Background | i |
5.1 | 4:00 | Rain | Rain | ||||
83 | IceBlockScrape_S08WT.8.wav | Weather, Ice, Block, Scrape, Top, Back, Forth | i |
2.0 | 0:02 | Rain | Rain | ||||
84 | EFX EXT Close Rain 09.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Artificial Rain Drops, Very Large, On Clothing | i |
2.0 | 0:05 | Rain | Rain | ||||
85 | WeatherRain.BBC.ECD21e.wav | Rain On Window, With Water Dripping Off Roof. (Interior Acoustic.) | i |
2.0 | 3:52 | Rain | Rain | ||||
86 | AMB EXT Rain On Porch 02.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Porch, Hard Rain And Dripping | i |
2.0 | 1:30 | Rain | Rain | ||||
87 | Rain,Car Roof,Exterior,Stea.wav | Rain: Rain Car Roof Exterior Steady | i |
1.0 | 0:15 | Rain | Rain | ||||
88 | IcePickDrop_S08WT.12.wav | Weather, Ice, Pick, Drop | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Rain | Rain | ||||
89 | AMB EXT Rain on Roof 02.wav | Rain: Rain, Interior, Rain Falling On Tin Roof Of A Barn With Outside Rain As Well | i |
2.0 | 3:30 | Rain | Rain | ||||
90 | AMB INT Rain on Skylight 02.wav | Rain: Rain, Interior, Rain Patter On Skylight, Close, Constant, Some Clunks In Room | i |
2.0 | 1:43 | Rain | Rain | ||||
91 | AMB EXT Rain Under Umbrella 03.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Hard Steady Rain Under Umbrella, Large Drops, Plastic Smacking, 5 Feet | i |
2.0 | 1:27 | Rain | Rain | ||||
92 | Rain,Hose,Roof,Stream,Loop,1.wav | Rain: Rain Hose Roof Stream Loop 1 | i |
2.0 | 0:26 | Rain | Rain | ||||
93 | IcePondCrack_S08WT.16.wav | Weather, Ice, Pond, Frozen, Crack, Light | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Rain | Rain | ||||
94 | RainForestModerate2.L.wav | Rain: Moderate Rain In A Forest, Close Dripping Rain From Trees, Distant Birds | i |
5.1 | 4:00 | Rain | Rain | ||||
95 | IceBlockChisel_S08WT.2.wav | Weather, Ice, Block, Chisel, Break, Single, Hit | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Rain | Rain | ||||
96 | EFX EXT Close Rain 02.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Artificial Rain Drops, Very Large, On Clothing | i |
2.0 | 0:41 | Rain | Rain | ||||
97 | Rain,On Skylight.wav | Rain: Rain On Skylight | i |
2.0 | 0:32 | Rain | Rain | ||||
98 | Rain,Int,Car,House Window.wav | Rain: Rain Int Car House Window | i |
2.0 | 1:49 | Rain | Rain | ||||
99 | AMB EXT Freeze RainTrainSir.wav | Rain: Rain, Exterior, Freezing Rain, Distant Train Horn And Car Alarm | i |
2.0 | 1:37 | Rain | Rain | ||||
100 | IceBlockDrop_S08WT.6.wav | Weather, Ice, Block, Drop, Break, Cement | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Rain | Rain |