The ASMR pillar is close-mic and stereo. Taps, page turns, brushed microphones, water drops: short events with a lot of high-frequency detail and very little musical content.
Each trigger is a short bandpass burst. Glass taps use a very high Q so the ring is brief and bright; paper uses a wide, low-Q burst that smears slightly. The placement is randomised within a slow tempo, which is why the pattern does not feel mechanical.
Headphones are not optional here. The events are panned and filtered for close listening, and on speakers most of the detail disappears into the room.
If you are new to trigger audio, start with wooden taps or page turns rather than glass. They are lower in the spectrum and less likely to feel sharp after twenty minutes.