Breathing with the Waves

Waves arrive on a distant shore every ten seconds, swelling for four and drawing back for six: a pace of six breaths a minute you can follow if you like. Procedurally synthesised, not recorded.

30 minNo headphones needed

The same recipe with another seed: the raindrops, the order of the birds or the path of the chords change; the rules and evidence level stay the same.

How is it made?

  • Ocean · distant shore (ambient sound generated on your device)

Sound is generated on this device in real time; no files are downloaded from a server. There is a 8 s fade-in at the start and a 2 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.