Traditional / experimental practice

Spinning Gong

Two gongs hanging from their cords turn slowly: when a face turns towards you the sound comes straight at you, when an edge turns it spreads into the hall and widens. The large one turns every four seconds, the small one every five; behind them, the far echo of the large gong circles around you. Clearer on headphones. Synthesised, not recorded; there is no claim of any effect.

15 minHeadphones recommended

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One-minute samples play in turn; both sounds are matched to the same loudness, so the difference comes from the sound itself, not its volume.

How is this sound made?

  1. Bell−26 dB

    Gong · 85 Hz, pattern repeating every 60 s

  2. Bell−29 dB

    Gong · 128 Hz, pattern repeating every 60 s

  3. Bell−32 dB

    Gong · 85 Hz, pattern repeating every 60 s

  • Spatial movement: sounds change position around your head; listen on headphones. This is not a binaural beat.
  • Reverb: hall, 25% mix

In Stage you can listen to each layer on its own, change its settings and save it as your own recipe.

Sound is generated on this device in real time; no files are downloaded from a server. There is a 3 s fade-in at the start and a 1 min fade-out at the end.

Evidence

S · Soundscape, no claim

No health or mental-effect claim at all; it is simply a soundscape.

This session isn't linked to any claim of effect.

A session's level is the weakest of its linked claims; it is never raised by a strong but unrelated claim.

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Keep your device volume comfortable, preferably below 60%. You can also use your device's headphone-safety settings.