Seed #8285 is one entry in the ASMR Triggers pillar of Calm Sound Archive. It is generated in the browser with the Web Audio API, so nothing is streamed and nothing is downloaded: the same seed number always produces the same piece of audio.
What you are hearing
Short bandpass bursts over a low hearth rumble, giving the dry knock of wood on wood.
The musical material uses C Major Pentatonic at 72 BPM, tuned to 396 Hz. A binaural offset of 6 Hz separates the left and right channels slightly, which is what gives the track its width on headphones.
When to use it
Use it with headphones. The triggers are close-mic and stereo, so speakers lose most of the effect. This seed leans toward asmr tingles and runs at 72 BPM, so it moves slowly enough to sit under conversation or sleep.
Technical parameters
| Seed | #8285 |
|---|---|
| Pillar | ASMR Triggers |
| Instrument | Kyoto Koto |
| Layer | Quiet Library |
| Engine | Binaural Wooden Tapping |
| Scale | C Major Pentatonic |
| Tempo | 72 BPM |
| Tuning | 396 Hz |
| Binaural offset | 6 Hz |
| Filter ceiling | 1151 Hz |
How to listen
- Press play and choose a session length between five minutes and eight hours.
- Headphones give the binaural layer room to work; speakers still play the track but flatten the stereo image.
- Keep the volume where you can still hear the room. The fade-out at the end of a session is ten seconds, not a hard stop.