Great Gong

A single great gong is struck every half minute and fades slowly into silence, heard at once from close by, across the room and from afar. Synthesised, not recorded; there is no claim of any effect.

20 minNo headphones needed

How is it made?

  • Gong · 85 Hz, pattern repeating every 60 s
  • Gong · 85 Hz, pattern repeating every 60 s
  • Gong · 85 Hz, pattern repeating every 60 s

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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