# CD With Rain/Thunderstorms - No Music **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 21, 2001, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705 "2001-10-21T17:29:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/1 "2001-10-21T17:29:26Z")
Can anyone recommend a well-produced one? I want to use it to lull me to sleep. Thanks Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/2 "2001-10-21T17:37:36Z")
LaserLight Digital has a whole line of Sounds of Nature CDs. I personally recommend their Thunderstorm, Rainforest, and Mountain Stream CDs. They are available at Wal-Mart. ---
**Author:** ![aschrott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@aschrott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aschrott)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/3 "2001-10-21T17:38:04Z")
I haven’t seen a CD, but a friend of mine has a white noise machine that has a rain/thunder setting on it. Maybe you could find one of those. I’ll see her later today – I’ll ask her the brand and where she bought it. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/4 "2001-10-21T18:22:05Z")
I didn’t want to go the “white noise” route, because the good ones are so expensive and with the not-so-good ones you can hear the “seams”. (the place where they make the loop start over) Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![Hombre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@Hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hombre)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/5 "2001-10-21T18:40:52Z")
Well, let’s see, in my hand I’ve got… ‘Thunderstorm’, Madacy Music Group. ‘Misty Forest Morning’, Sequoia records. And I know you asked for no music, but ‘Dreamland’ (music-Scott fitzgerald/enviromental recordings-Richard Hooper) combines both soooooo much better than anything else, if this doesn’t put you to sleep - nothing will! It even comes with a warning not to listen to while driving. Get this one. World Disc Music, Nature recordings. And then, of course, there’s 'Van Halen’s Mean Streets. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hombre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@Hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hombre)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/6 "2001-10-21T18:42:46Z")
Oh, and Target (the store) usually has a display that will allow you to previw just such CDs. ---
**Author:** ![ignatzmouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b2d939/32.png) [@ignatzmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ignatzmouse)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/7 "2001-10-21T19:26:29Z")
There is a radio station that plays white noise. I don’t know the exact frequency, but you might be able to find it if you check around the dial. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/8 "2001-10-21T20:02:10Z")
The sounds of thunder by the sea Label: Gentle persuasion sounds of nature Copyright 1997 SCD5410 I’ve used this CD for falling asleep purposes with a personal CD player and tiny nonpowered speakers. It works great for me. I also put it on my stereo through the real speakers and pretend I’m at the beach. I got my copy at Circuit City for about $2.00 ---
**Author:** ![DPWhite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DPWhite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPWhite)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/9 "2001-10-21T20:07:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ignatzmouse \* > \*\*There is a radio station that plays white noise. I don’t know the exact frequency, but you might be able to find it if you check around the dial. \*\* There are a whole bunch of them. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/10 "2001-10-21T20:18:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DPWhite \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by ignatzmouse \* > > \*\*There is a radio station that plays white noise. I don’t know the exact frequency, but you might be able to find it if you check around the dial. \*\* > > There are a whole bunch of them. \*\* 😃 Thanks for the smiles, DP! Quasi ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/11 "2001-10-21T20:20:25Z")
> [@](#): > > There is a radio station that plays white noise. I don’t know the exact frequency, but you might be able to find it if you check around the dial. There’s a few of them, actually. In my area, both 102.6 and 94.2 are white noise. ---
**Author:** ![twit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twit)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/12 "2001-10-21T20:45:36Z")
You can also go to [http://www.winmx.com](http://www.winmx.com) and download the rain/thunderstorm sounds. If I remember right, just enter “nature sounds” as the search term. There’s one that goes for 26 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/13 "2001-10-22T11:37:07Z")
I downloaded winsite, and did a search, but found nothing. The applications seem a little complicated. Looks like about a hundred Mp3 sites to choose from. Got any advice? Thanks Q ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/14 "2001-10-22T19:55:21Z")
I also use mine on Halloween - stick the speakers in the window, and put the CD on ‘repeat’. Great atmosphere (plus, it’s fun watching the folks half a block away looking up at the sky when the thunder goes off!). ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/15 "2001-10-22T20:19:55Z")
I ‘hear’ you, Quasi. On vacation in Colorado this summer I videotaped 45 minutes of the stream by our cabin. We either use it as video background while puttering around the house or at night as audio to sleep by. ZZZzzzzzzzZZZzzzzzZZZzzzz… ---
**Author:** ![twit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twit)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/16 "2001-10-22T20:30:10Z")
Hey Q, do you have an ICQ number? If you do, I can add you to my list and send it to you that way. E-mail me about it as I don’t always get back in here to check responses. As far as not finding winmx to DL the rain sounds yourself, I don’t know. Going to check though… ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/17 "2001-10-23T00:18:35Z")
…but I don’t ICQ no mo’.😃 My e-mail address is in my profile if you wanna communicate that way. Otherwise, welcome to SDMB and more specifically to _ **The Cafe Society** _. Hope you feel as comfortable in here as I have come to feel…comfortable…in here.😉 (I hope to become a better writer!) Jump in anywhere! Quasi ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2001, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cd-with-rain-thunderstorms-no-music/88705/18 "2001-10-24T01:42:16Z")
Well, wish I’d thought to ask about this a couple months ago…I bought a sounds -of -nature type CD (don’t know the exact name) this summer to play in hopes of lulling myself to sleep. Very soothing ocean waves breaking upon the shore, unfortunately interrupted by a shrieking seagull. Jeez!