I'm guessing your recorder was plugged into the wall. When the
lightning struck it changed the potential at ground, the results of
which probably found it's way into the audio circuits of your recorder
or pre-amp.
In the future you could try battery power, or running through a good
power conditioner.
I'd probably just edit out those static hits altogether, if you can
make a clean edit in the ambience.
-Richard
--- In David Westling
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> Hello all, I'm new to the group. I made a recording of a nice
> midwestern thunderstorm recently. It came out well, except that the
> static charges from the lightning strikes are clearly audible. I'm
> using an ancient Tandberg 9000X R2R recorder (mfd. 1973, but works
> fine) at 7 1/2 IPS and two different mics, neither of which are
> designed for nature recording, an Audio-Technica ATM-11 and a Shure
> PG58. I just placed the mics in my open window cavities shielded
> from the rain and wind and let 'er rip. Is there a way to minimize
> or eliminate this static charge sound? Thanks for reading.
>
> David Westling
> Chicago IL
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