Hit The Hay – sound and photo credits
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From the Hit The Hay YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Hit_The_Hay

SOUNDS

Recordings marked BigSoundBank are by Joseph Sardin, BigSoundBank (https://bigsoundbank.com), released under
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (public-domain dedication) – free for commercial use, modification and redistribution.
Licence: https://bigsoundbank.com/licenses.html  ·  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Shushing recorded by Mrs Hit The Hay ♥ – her own recording, © Hit The Hay, used with love and permission.

Dad’s shush and Dad’s hum: recorded by Mr Hit The Hay ♥ – his own recordings, © Hit The Hay.

Logo, app icons and preview image: the Hit The Hay channel illustration, © Hit The Hay (Dad & Daughter). Not covered by the sound licences above.

About page illustration (img/brand/dad-daughter.webp): © Hit The Hay (Dad & Daughter). Not covered by the sound licences above.

Recordings and music marked Pixabay are used under the Pixabay Content License (https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/):
free to use, including commercially, no attribution required (credited here anyway). They are part of this app and may not be
redistributed on their own.

Generated in the app (no third-party audio): White noise, Pink noise (Paul Kellet filter), Brown noise, Soft white noise, Deep brown noise, Grey noise, Green noise.

All files: resampled to 44.1 kHz, loudness-matched, encoded as MP3; looped in-app with crossfades.

Rain  (sounds/rain.mp3)
  - “Rain and Thunder #4” (BigSoundBank #2719) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/sound-2719-rain-and-thunder-4.html
  Processing: 150 s thunder-free stretch (17:15–19:45) of a 35-minute recording, loudness-matched

Rain on the window with thunder  (sounds/rainwindow.mp3)
  - “Rain on the window, thunder” by StarryMelodiesoftheWind (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-rain-on-the-window-thunder-309502/
  Processing: one full 90-second pass of the recording (it repeats exactly every 90 s), looped at its natural seam

Rain on a car roof  (sounds/carroof.mp3)
  - “Rain on car roof” (BigSoundBank #1293) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/rain-on-car-roof-s1293.html
  - “Car interior, 50 km/h” (BigSoundBank #3099) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/car-interior-50-km-h-s3099.html
  Processing: gentle roof rain recorded inside a car, softened (low-pass 4 kHz); a soft low engine hum (car interior recording, low-pass 160 Hz, levelled) mixed 9 dB underneath; 147 s loop

Rain on a tent  (sounds/tentrain.mp3)
  - “Rain and thunder in a tent” (BigSoundBank #0820) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/rain-and-storm-in-a-tent-s0820.html
  Processing: 3-minute excerpt, mono

Thunderstorm  (sounds/thunderstorm.mp3)
  - “Rain and Thunder #2” (BigSoundBank #0740) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/rain-and-storm-2-s0740.html
  Processing: 114 s excerpt

Ocean waves  (sounds/ocean.mp3)
  - “Small waves and beach #1” (BigSoundBank #1446) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/small-waves-and-beach-1-s1446.html
  Processing: 96 s excerpt

Open ocean  (sounds/openocean.mp3)
  - “Pontoon, marina” (BigSoundBank #1444) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/pontoon-marina-s1444.html
  - “Water under boat gurgling waves Manitoulin 05” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-water-under-boat-gurgling-waves-manitoulin-05-55844/
  Processing: water rippling round a floating pontoon (softened, low-pass 6 kHz) with water gurgling under a boat hull re-sequenced underneath; 138 s loop, no shore break

Stream  (sounds/stream.mp3)
  - “Small Stream” (BigSoundBank #0823) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/small-stream-s0823.html
  Processing: 90 s excerpt

Wind  (sounds/wind.mp3)
  - “Wind” (BigSoundBank #0595) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/wind-s0595.html
  Processing: 74 s excerpt

Wind through trees  (sounds/treewind.mp3)
  - “Wind in the Trees” (BigSoundBank #0904) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/forest-wind-in-the-trees-s0904.html
  Processing: 3-minute calm stretch

Birds  (sounds/birds.mp3)
  - “Evening Birds” (BigSoundBank #1859) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/evening-birds-s1859.html
  Processing: 94 s excerpt

Footsteps in snow  (sounds/snow.mp3)
  - “Footsteps in Deep Snow” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-footsteps-in-deep-snow-16761/
  - “Wind in the Trees” (BigSoundBank #0904) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/forest-wind-in-the-trees-s0904.html
  Processing: 148 s of slow, steady steps in deep snow, with BigSoundBank “Wind in the Trees” (low-passed 1.2 kHz) mixed quietly behind as a gentle winter wind; mono

Dawn birdsong  (sounds/dawn.mp3)
  - “Birds Waking #4” (BigSoundBank #1906) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/birds-waking-4-s1906.html
  Processing: 150 s excerpt of a dawn chorus

Summer night crickets  (sounds/crickets.mp3)
  - “Campaign at Night #4” (BigSoundBank #1880) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/campaign-at-night-4-s1880.html
  Processing: 3-minute excerpt, mono

Frogs by the pond  (sounds/frogs.mp3)
  - “Frogs #2” (BigSoundBank #0998) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/frogs-2-s0998.html
  Processing: 130 s excerpt

Crackling fireplace  (sounds/fireplace.mp3)
  - “Fireplace #3” (BigSoundBank #2855) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/fireplace-3-s2855.html
  Processing: 172 s excerpt

Campfire & crickets  (sounds/campfire.mp3)
  - “Big branching fire #3” (BigSoundBank #0989) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/big-branching-fire-3-s0989.html
  - “Campaign at Night #4” (BigSoundBank #1880) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/campaign-at-night-4-s1880.html
  Processing: a big crackling fire (2 min) with field crickets (high-passed) mixed softly underneath

Cat purring  (sounds/purr.mp3)
  - “Cat purring #2” (BigSoundBank #0981) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/cat-purring-2-s0981.html
  Processing: 2-minute excerpt

Grandfather clock  (sounds/clock.mp3)
  - “Grandfather clock, ticking” (BigSoundBank #1567) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/grandfather-clock-ticking-s1567.html
  Processing: a real grandfather (longcase) clock, no chimes or strikes; its natural tick and tock strokes re-sequenced on an even, slow beat of 1.1 s (120 beats, cut on whole beats so the beat never stumbles at the loop), tiny level variations, top end softened

Oscillating fan  (sounds/fan.mp3)
  - “Electric fan #1” (BigSoundBank #0078) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/electric-fan-1-s0078.html
  - “Electric fan #2” (BigSoundBank #0079) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/electric-fan-2-s0079.html
  Processing: two recordings joined and re-sequenced into a 2-minute non-repeating bed; slow 12-second oscillation (volume and tone) added

Hairdryer  (sounds/hairdryer.mp3)
  - “Hair dryer - minimum speed” (BigSoundBank #0661) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/hair-dryer-minimum-speed-s0661.html
  Processing: 27 s steady section re-sequenced into a 2-minute non-repeating bed

Washing machine (gentle)  (sounds/washgentle.mp3)
  - “LG Washer Cycle” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/technology-lg-washer-cycle-25125/
  Processing: 153 s of the wash phase (drum turning about once a second, with its natural reversal pauses); no fill, rinse or drain; high frequencies rolled off (low-pass 2.2 kHz) so it sounds muffled, as if from the next room; mono

Washing machine (fast spin)  (sounds/washing.mp3)
  - “Washing machine in drying mode” (BigSoundBank #0106) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/washing-machine-in-drying-mode-s0106.html
  Processing: 90 s steady fast-spin section

Dishwasher  (sounds/dishwasher.mp3)
  - “Dishwasher” (BigSoundBank #1002) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/dishwasher-s1002.html
  Processing: steady wash section re-sequenced into a 2-minute non-repeating bed, mono

Vacuum cleaner  (sounds/vacuum.mp3)
  - “Vacuuming” (BigSoundBank #0722) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/vacuuming-s0722.html
  Processing: a full-size bagged cylinder hoover at full power; only its steady running (no switching on/off, no brush bumps) re-sequenced into a 150 s non-repeating bed, low-passed (1.1 kHz) with the low-end buffeting gently evened out so it is a deep, smooth roar with no whine; mono

Heartbeat  (sounds/heartbeat.mp3)
  - “Heart Beat #4” (BigSoundBank #1929) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/heart-beat-4-s1929.html
  Processing: softened (low-pass); whole beats re-sequenced (rhythm preserved) into a 2.5-minute loop

Womb  (sounds/womb.mp3)
  - “Portable vascular doppler #2” (BigSoundBank #2501) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/portable-vascular-doppler-2-s2501.html
  - “Heart Beat #4” (BigSoundBank #1929) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/heart-beat-4-s1929.html
  Processing: Doppler whoosh low-passed and re-sequenced into 2.5 minutes, layered with a muffled heartbeat and generated brown noise

Mum’s shush  (sounds/shush.mp3)
  - Shushing recorded by Mrs Hit The Hay ♥ (her own 18-second recording, © Hit The Hay)
  Processing: Mrs Hit The Hay’s own 18-second voice note (the phone notification at the end cut off); gently denoised, whistle and sibilance tamed, codec fizz smoothed (low-pass 6.5 kHz), slightly warmed; 6 shush phrases (3 long, 3 short) rearranged into a 2.5-minute loop with natural 2–5 s pauses and tiny gain, pitch and timing changes so it doesn’t sound repetitive; soft room added; mono

Dad’s shush  (sounds/dadshush.mp3)
  - Recorded by Mr Hit The Hay ♥ (his own WhatsApp voice notes, © Hit The Hay)
  Processing: Mr Hit The Hay’s own 35-second WhatsApp voice note: two clicks/pops removed, high-passed, gently denoised (WhatsApp’s noise gate left the pauses silent), whistle and sibilance tamed, codec fizz smoothed (low-pass 6.5 kHz), slightly warmed; 7 shushes rearranged into a 2.6-minute loop of single, double and triple shushes with 2–5 s pauses and tiny gain, pitch and timing changes; office echo gently reduced (late-reverb suppression, slight 330 Hz boxiness cut); only a very light room added; mono

Dad’s hum  (sounds/dadhum.mp3)
  - Recorded by Mr Hit The Hay ♥ (his own WhatsApp voice notes, © Hit The Hay)
  Processing: Mr Hit The Hay’s own 41-second WhatsApp voice note: two full-scale pops (and the two notes they landed on) removed, rumble filtered, gently denoised, softened and warmed; 11 hummed phrases rearranged into a 2.5-minute loop (each used about 4–5 times, never twice in a row) with 0.7–4.5 s pauses and tiny gain/pitch changes; office echo gently reduced (late-reverb suppression, 320 Hz boxiness cut, soft expander between notes); no room added; mono

Lullaby hum  (sounds/lullaby.mp3)
  - “Humming song” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/people-humming-song-59500/
  - Shushing recorded by Mrs Hit The Hay ♥ (her own 18-second recording, © Hit The Hay)
  Processing: the whole hummed song (2 min 12 s), softened and given the same soft room, followed by a pause with two quiet shushes by Mrs Hit The Hay before the song starts again; 146 s loop, mono

Gentle tapping  (sounds/tapping.mp3)
  - “Impatient finger tapping #1” (BigSoundBank #1427) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/impatient-finger-tapping-1-s1427.html
  Processing: slowed by 20%, softened, light echo

Page turns  (sounds/pages.mp3)
  - “Pages that turn #2” (BigSoundBank #1413) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/pages-that-turn-2-s1413.html
  Processing: excerpt cut between page turns

Car ride  (sounds/car.mp3)
  - “Car interior, 50 km/h” (BigSoundBank #3099) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/car-interior-50-km-h-s3099.html
  Processing: 80 s excerpt, sub-bass rumble trimmed

Train journey  (sounds/train.mp3)
  - “inside train between two Stations” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/technology-inside-train-between-two-stations-18986/
  Processing: 150 s steady stretch between stations, mono

Aeroplane cabin  (sounds/plane.mp3)
  - “737 Plane Flight (passenger cabin)” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-737-plane-flight-passenger-cabin-17661/
  Processing: 140 s steady cruise section, mono

Distant city at night  (sounds/citynight.mp3)
  - “Paris by Night” (BigSoundBank #0680) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/paris-by-night-s0680.html
  Processing: 81 s loop (rotated so the seam falls on the original recording), mono

Coffee shop  (sounds/cafe.mp3)
  - “Coffee Shop at the Capucins” (BigSoundBank #2561) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/coffee-shop-at-the-capucins-s2561.html
  Processing: 150 s excerpt

Quiet library  (sounds/library.mp3)
  - “Modern-Contemporary-Library-Computer-School” by CliffordJohnson (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-modern-contemporary-library-computer-school-534888/
  Processing: 150 s excerpt, mono

Lo-fi: Calm study  (sounds/lofi1.mp3)
  - “Lofi Study - Calm Peaceful Chill Hop” by FASSounds (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/beats-lofi-study-calm-peaceful-chill-hop-112191/
  Processing: loop trimmed to whole bars (40 bars) so it repeats in time

Lo-fi: Good night  (sounds/lofi2.mp3)
  - “Good Night - Lofi Cozy Chill Music” by FASSounds (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/beats-good-night-lofi-cozy-chill-music-160166/
  Processing: loop trimmed to whole bars so it repeats in time

Lo-fi: Vinyl teapot  (sounds/lofi3.mp3)
  - “Lofi — Vinyl Teapot” by Ornave (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/lofi-lofi-vinyl-teapot-553356/
  Processing: loop trimmed to whole bars so it repeats in time

Lo-fi: Ambient drift  (sounds/lofi4.mp3)
  - “Ambient Lofi” by AtlasAudio (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-ambient-lofi-576613/
  Processing: loop trimmed to whole bars so it repeats in time

Rain on autumn leaves  (sounds/rainleaves.mp3)
  - “Rain on leaves” by starrymelodiesofthewind (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-rain-on-leaves-309504/
  Processing: 150 s excerpt of rain pattering on leaves, softened slightly (low-pass 9 kHz)

Owls in the night wood  (sounds/owls.mp3)
  - “OWL in calm Environment-natural reverb_4-Channel_44kHz” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-owl-in-calm-environment-natural-reverb-4-channel-44khz-24465/
  - “Wind in the Trees” (BigSoundBank #0904) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/forest-wind-in-the-trees-s0904.html
  Processing: 131 s of calm night ambience with distant owl calls (owl hoots softened and levelled so none is startling), over a quiet BigSoundBank wind-in-the-trees bed (low-pass 900 Hz); soft room added; mono

Creaky cabin in the wind  (sounds/cabin.mp3)
  - “Wind from inside #1” (BigSoundBank #1714) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/wind-from-inside-1-s1714.html
  - “Creaking Wood” by voicebosch (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-creaking-wood-199971/
  Processing: a storm heard from inside a house (Storm Ciara, 113 s), with eight soft wooden creaks (low-pass 3.5 kHz) placed every 7–16 seconds – cosy, not scary; mono

Bonfire  (sounds/bonfire.mp3)
  - “Fire Crackling Campfire Sound” by soundreality (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-fire-crackling-campfire-sound-575667/
  Processing: 170 s excerpt of a big crackling campfire, softened slightly (low-pass 9 kHz)

Distant fireworks  (sounds/fireworks.mp3)
  - “Distant fireworks rumble” by dbsound (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-distant-fireworks-rumble-250792/
  Processing: distant fireworks rumble, heavily muffled (low-pass 700 Hz/1.2 kHz) and levelled so no bang stands out, played quietly with a soft room – as if heard from indoors far away; mono

Sparklers  (sounds/sparklers.mp3)
  - “Sparkler” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-sparkler-19831/
  - “Sparkling Candle #1” (BigSoundBank #1278) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/sparkling-candle-1-s1278.html
  Processing: two sparkler recordings level-matched and joined (49 s + 42 s) into an 89-second loop, fizz kept steady, low rumble and harsh highs rolled off; mono

Sleigh bells in the snow  (sounds/sleighbells.mp3)
  - “sleigh bells8_DPA_omni” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-sleigh-bells8-dpa-omni-26713/
  - “sleigh bells recording.7ST fade” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-sleigh-bells-recording7st-fade-63390/
  - “Wind in the Trees” (BigSoundBank #0904) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/forest-wind-in-the-trees-s0904.html
  Processing: two gentle sleigh-bell passes over a soft winter wind (BigSoundBank “Wind in the Trees”, low-pass 1.2 kHz); 150 s loop

Christmas music box  (sounds/musicbox.mp3)
  - “Christmas Music Box” by music_for_videos (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/lullabies-christmas-music-box-162373/
  - “What Child Is This Music Box” by music_for_videos (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/lullabies-what-child-is-this-music-box-172280/
  Processing: the two music-box tunes played one after another with short pauses; looped in the silence so the join is invisible

Gentle carols on piano  (sounds/carols.mp3)
  - “Silent Night – Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht – Piano Carol” by juliush (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/christmas-silent-night-stille-nacht-heilige-nacht-piano-carol-1791/
  - “O Christmas Tree – O Tannenbaum – Piano Christmas Carol” by juliush (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/christmas-o-christmas-tree-o-tannenbaum-piano-christmas-carol-1792/
  - “In the Bleak Midwinter – Christmas Carol – Concert Grand Piano” by juliush (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/christmas-in-the-bleak-midwinter-christmas-carol-concert-grand-piano-9619/
  Processing: three solo-piano carols (Silent Night, O Christmas Tree, In the Bleak Midwinter) played back to back with 4-second pauses; about 8 minutes before it repeats

Wintry night by the window  (sounds/wintrywindow.mp3)
  - “Wind from inside #2” (BigSoundBank #1715) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/wind-from-inside-2-s1715.html
  - “Fireplace #3” (BigSoundBank #2855) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/fireplace-3-s2855.html
  Processing: a winter storm heard from inside a room (Storm Ciara, 146 s), with a quiet crackling fire (Fireplace #3, low-pass 5 kHz) mixed underneath

Mountain waterfall  (sounds/waterfall.mp3)
  - “Mountain Stream #7” (BigSoundBank #3222) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/mountain-stream-7-s3222.html
  Processing: 142 s excerpt of a mountain torrent in Auvergne, softened (low-pass 7.5 kHz)

Rain on a tin roof  (sounds/tinroof.mp3)
  - “Rain sounds on a tin roof 01” by gugunxyz (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-rain-sounds-on-a-tin-roof-01-464648/
  Processing: rain on a tin roof re-sequenced into a 150-second non-repeating bed, softened (low-pass 8 kHz), mono

Box fan  (sounds/boxfan.mp3)
  - “Fan Noise to Fall Asleep” by u_sqbdol9i82 (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-fan-noise-to-fall-asleep-573497/
  Processing: 150 s steady excerpt, top end softened

Air purifier  (sounds/airpurifier.mp3)
  - “HEPA Filter 01” by bretbernhoft (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/technology-hepa-filter-01-412537/
  Processing: 112 s steady excerpt, top end softened (low-pass 5 kHz)

Tumble dryer  (sounds/tumbledryer.mp3)
  - “Dryer” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/technology-dryer-19338/
  Processing: 150 s steady excerpt, softened (low-pass 4.5 kHz)

Warm shower  (sounds/shower.mp3)
  - “shower sound” by Engyclick (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/household-shower-sound-354090/
  Processing: 150 s steady excerpt

Air conditioner  (sounds/aircon.mp3)
  - “Air-conditioner” (BigSoundBank #1471) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/air-conditioner-s1471.html
  Processing: steady running section re-sequenced into a 150 s non-repeating bed, top end softened

Light rain  (sounds/lightrain.mp3)
  - “Light rain” by spinopel (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-light-rain-321443/
  Processing: 160 s steady excerpt

Heavy rain  (sounds/heavyrain.mp3)
  - “heavy rain” by RibhavAgrawal (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-heavy-rain-233883/
  Processing: 150 s steady excerpt

Gentle storm  (sounds/gentlestorm.mp3)
  - “Rain and Distant Thunder” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-rain-and-distant-thunder-60230/
  Processing: 150 s stretch of a 34-minute recording chosen for its far-off thunder, with loudness swings gently evened out so no rumble jumps out

Woodland brook  (sounds/brook.mp3)
  - “Forest and Stream #3” (BigSoundBank #2716) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/forest-and-stream-3-s2716.html
  Processing: 80 s excerpt (birds singing quietly in the trees)

Pebble beach  (sounds/pebblebeach.mp3)
  - “Sea of the Beach of Dellec #2” (BigSoundBank #2565) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/sea-of-the-beach-of-dellec-2-s2565.html
  Processing: 135 s excerpt

Lake shore  (sounds/lakeshore.mp3)
  - “lake wavelet” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-lake-wavelet-27909/
  Processing: 136 s, whole recording

Summer meadow  (sounds/meadow.mp3)
  - “Meadow field summer insects birds NOTL 190716” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-meadow-field-summer-insects-birds-notl-190716-57929/
  Processing: 109 s excerpt

Underwater  (sounds/underwater.mp3)
  - “Underwater Ambience.wav” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/nature-underwater-ambiencewav-14428/
  Processing: 120 s, softened (low-pass 6 kHz)

Aquarium  (sounds/aquarium.mp3)
  - “Aquarium 001” by bombinsound (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/household-aquarium-001-120384/
  Processing: 150 s excerpt, softened, bubble pops gently levelled

Ferry cabin  (sounds/boatcabin.mp3)
  - “Boat - Lower deck in front” (BigSoundBank #0695) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/boat-lower-deck-in-front-s0695.html
  Processing: 100 s excerpt from the lower deck, softened (no horn)

Vinyl crackle  (sounds/vinyl.mp3)
  - “Vinyl Crackle Noise 1” by DanEvaer (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-vinyl-crackle-noise-1-434733/
  Processing: 150 s excerpt of steady crackle

Night drive  (sounds/nightdrive.mp3)
  - “Late Night Car Drive” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/city-late-night-car-drive-22631/
  Processing: steady motorway section re-sequenced into a 150 s non-repeating bed

Slow typing  (sounds/typing.mp3)
  - “Slow Keyboard” (BigSoundBank #1733) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/slow-keyboard-s1733.html
  - “Slow iMac keyboard” (BigSoundBank #1730) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/slow-imac-keyboard-s1730.html
  Processing: two slow-typing takes re-sequenced into 2.5 minutes, softened

Pencil writing  (sounds/pencil.mp3)
  - “Pencil #1” (BigSoundBank #0221) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/pencil-s0221.html
  - “Pencil #2” (BigSoundBank #3233) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/pencil-2-s3233.html
  - “Pencil #3” (BigSoundBank #3234) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/pencil-3-s3234.html
  - “Pencil #4” (BigSoundBank #3235) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/pencil-4-s3235.html
  Processing: four pencil-writing takes re-sequenced into 2.5 minutes, softened

Lo-fi: Rainy night  (sounds/lofi5.mp3)
  - “Lofi Study Rainy Night” by alex-morgan (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/lofi-lofi-study-rainy-night-568166/
  Processing: loop points matched musically so it repeats seamlessly in time

Lo-fi: Lamp light  (sounds/lofi6.mp3)
  - “Chill — Lamp Light” by Ornave (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/lofi-chill-lamp-light-553405/
  Processing: loop points matched musically so it repeats seamlessly in time

Lo-fi: Ink & rain  (sounds/lofi7.mp3)
  - “Ink & Rain (Zen Lofi)” by Turning_Pages (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/lofi-ink-amp-rain-zen-lofi-469329/
  Processing: loop points matched musically so it repeats seamlessly in time

Lo-fi: Window seat  (sounds/lofi8.mp3)
  - “Window Seat (Zen Lofi)” by Turning_Pages (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/lofi-window-seat-zen-lofi-469333/
  Processing: loop points matched musically so it repeats seamlessly in time

Lo-fi: Jazz study  (sounds/lofi9.mp3)
  - “Lofi Jazz - Study Music” by alex-morgan (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/modern-jazz-lofi-jazz-study-music-564256/
  Processing: loop points matched musically so it repeats seamlessly in time

Cosy café  (sounds/cosycafe.mp3)
  - “Ambience Coffee Shop 1” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/city-ambience-coffee-shop-1-49769/
  - “Gentle Cafe Background” by Tunetank (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/bossa-nova-gentle-cafe-background-348053/
  - “Espresso machine” by freesound_community (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/household-espresso-machine-78082/
  Processing: coffee-shop ambience (gently levelled) with soft bossa-nova café music low in the mix, band-limited and given a little room as if from the café speakers (loop points matched musically), and an espresso machine twice, far off and softened

Christmas café  (sounds/xmascafe.mp3)
  - “Restaurant #2” (BigSoundBank #3376) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/restaurant-2-s3376.html
  - “Restaurant #3” (BigSoundBank #3377) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/restaurant-3-s3377.html
  - “Teaspoon, handled on a plate” (BigSoundBank #1196) – CC0 – https://bigsoundbank.com/teaspoon-handled-on-a-plate-s1196.html
  - “NATURAL AND SOFT GIGGLES OF CHILDREN #1” by MIGHTUSER (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/people-natural-and-soft-giggles-of-children-1-296944/
  - “Store Entrance Bell” by DavidDumaisAudio (Pixabay sound) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-store-entrance-bell-188054/
  - “Jingle Bells - Happy Christmas piano music” by Clavier-Music (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/christmas-jingle-bells-happy-christmas-piano-music-250827/
  - “We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Calm Christmas Piano” by Clavier-Music (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/christmas-we-wish-you-a-merry-christmas-calm-christmas-piano-280765/
  - “God Rest You Merry Gentlemen” by Abydos_Music (Pixabay music track) – Pixabay Content License – https://pixabay.com/music/solo-piano-god-rest-you-merry-gentlemen-176569/
  Processing: busy restaurant chatter (two recordings, gently levelled), a teaspoon on a plate now and then, soft children’s giggles and a shop door bell three times each (all kept below the chatter’s own peaks), and three traditional carols – Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, God Rest You Merry Gentlemen (public-domain tunes, Pixabay piano recordings) – playing softly as if from café speakers; about 5 minutes before it repeats


PHOTOS

Sound-button photos are from Pixabay (Pixabay Content License), resized to 480×320, dimmed and saved as WebP.

White noise  (img/white.webp) – photo by edwinp99 – https://pixabay.com/photos/bokeh-blur-blue-white-life-cure-1569531/
Pink noise  (img/pink.webp) – photo by bessi – https://pixabay.com/photos/sunset-sea-horizon-dawn-sky-6911736/
Brown noise  (img/brown.webp) – photo by mufaddalap – https://pixabay.com/photos/dubai-landscape-sand-nature-scenic-4598073/
Rain  (img/rain.webp) – photo by wal_172619 – https://pixabay.com/photos/water-drops-rain-waves-fluid-9795619/
Rain on the window with thunder  (img/rainwindow.webp) – photo by pexels – https://pixabay.com/photos/dark-rain-windows-glass-windows-1850684/
Rain on a car roof  (img/carroof.webp) – photo by avecalvar – https://pixabay.com/photos/windshield-rain-glass-surface-5366584/
Rain on a tent  (img/tentrain.webp) – photo by kanenori – https://pixabay.com/photos/landscape-mountain-camp-6692712/
Thunderstorm  (img/thunderstorm.webp) – photo by hunt_on_photos_studio – https://pixabay.com/photos/thunder-flash-storm-sky-night-4963719/
Ocean waves  (img/ocean.webp) – photo by yeskay1211 – https://pixabay.com/photos/beach-sun-evening-summer-sea-2836300/
Open ocean  (img/openocean.webp) – photo by janchrhorn – https://pixabay.com/photos/sea-waves-ocean-sunny-water-7409361/
Stream  (img/stream.webp) – photo by seaq68 – https://pixabay.com/photos/river-bach-long-exposure-2951997/
Wind  (img/wind.webp) – photo by 강춘성 – https://pixabay.com/photos/reed-marsh-tree-autumn-forest-6682868/
Wind through trees  (img/treewind.webp) – photo by jwvein – https://pixabay.com/photos/trees-fog-street-road-lane-lush-1587301/
Birds  (img/birds.webp) – photo by jillwellington – https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-robin-spring-flowers-perched-2295436/
Footsteps in snow  (img/snow.webp) – photo by cocoparisienne – https://pixabay.com/photos/nature-winter-season-snow-tree-6842159/
Dawn birdsong  (img/dawn.webp) – photo by kimjaesub – https://pixabay.com/photos/autumn-landscape-nature-forest-7566201/
Summer night crickets  (img/crickets.webp) – photo by stillworld – https://pixabay.com/photos/striped-ground-cricket-cricket-7373917/
Frogs by the pond  (img/frogs.webp) – photo by simonevomfeld – https://pixabay.com/photos/frog-amphibian-animal-wildlife-8137316/
Crackling fireplace  (img/fireplace.webp) – photo by tama66 – https://pixabay.com/photos/fire-flame-campfire-fireplace-3879031/
Campfire & crickets  (img/campfire.webp) – photo by wal_172619 – https://pixabay.com/photos/campfire-fire-flames-hot-burn-8081877/
Cat purring  (img/purr.webp) – photo by kavowo – https://pixabay.com/photos/cat-pet-feline-animal-fur-sleep-4189697/
Grandfather clock  (img/clock.webp) – photo by stux – https://pixabay.com/photos/clock-grandfather-clock-pointer-419250/
Oscillating fan  (img/fan.webp) – photo by stocksnap – https://pixabay.com/photos/black-fan-air-926117/
Hairdryer  (img/hairdryer.webp) – photo by hans – https://pixabay.com/photos/hairdryer-hair-dryer-equipment-295618/
Washing machine (gentle)  (img/washgentle.webp) – photo by bierfritze – https://pixabay.com/photos/washing-machine-washing-drum-to-wash-943363/
Washing machine (fast spin)  (img/washing.webp) – photo by dawnsinclair – https://pixabay.com/photos/washing-machine-drum-mechanism-2211104/
Dishwasher  (img/dishwasher.webp) – photo by manfredrichter – https://pixabay.com/photos/dishwasher-cup-do-the-washing-up-3186136/
Vacuum cleaner  (img/vacuum.webp) – photo by kropekk_pl – https://pixabay.com/photos/cleaning-to-clean-order-381089/
Heartbeat  (img/heartbeat.webp) – photo by one_life – https://pixabay.com/photos/baby-feet-heart-love-mother-1527456/
Womb  (img/womb.webp) – photo by jupilu – https://pixabay.com/photos/woman-pregnant-belly-love-mother-8676690/
Mum’s shush  (img/shush.webp) – photo by angel4leon – https://pixabay.com/photos/infant-newborn-mother-love-baby-4025284/
Dad’s shush  (img/dadshush.webp) – photo by ritae – https://pixabay.com/photos/baby-hands-fingers-infant-child-2416718/
Dad’s hum  (img/dadhum.webp) – photo by jmarcochi – https://pixabay.com/photos/father-son-kid-newborn-tenderness-1434038/
Lullaby hum  (img/lullaby.webp) – photo by fancycrave1 – https://pixabay.com/photos/baby-mother-infant-child-female-821625/
Gentle tapping  (img/tapping.webp) – photo by markusspiske – https://pixabay.com/photos/child-hand-children-hands-1666668/
Page turns  (img/pages.webp) – photo by kranich17 – https://pixabay.com/photos/a-book-pages-scroll-paper-6213537/
Car ride  (img/car.webp) – photo by xenostral – https://pixabay.com/photos/drive-night-car-vehicle-road-1555615/
Train journey  (img/train.webp) – photo by wphoto – https://pixabay.com/photos/old-people-ship-lonely-windows-4959901/
Aeroplane cabin  (img/plane.webp) – photo by bulletrain743 – https://pixabay.com/photos/travel-plane-sunset-airplane-trip-1767532/
Distant city at night  (img/citynight.webp) – photo by pexels – https://pixabay.com/photos/city-aerial-view-illuminated-2178705/
Coffee shop  (img/cafe.webp) – photo by tianya1223 – https://pixabay.com/photos/cafe-interior-furniture-tables-5635015/
Quiet library  (img/library.webp) – photo by joerg_f – https://pixabay.com/photos/stuttgart-library-city-library-5739702/
Lo-fi: Calm study  (img/lofi1.webp) – photo by dayanecardeal – https://pixabay.com/photos/study-research-night-notebook-ipad-1708307/
Lo-fi: Good night  (img/lofi2.webp) – photo by skumarvisuals – https://pixabay.com/photos/living-room-fireplace-mountains-10520302/
Lo-fi: Vinyl teapot  (img/lofi3.webp) – photo by bru-no – https://pixabay.com/photos/vinyl-plate-vinyl-record-record-4808792/
Lo-fi: Ambient drift  (img/lofi4.webp) – photo by innovalabs – https://pixabay.com/photos/software-developer-web-developer-6521720/
Rain on autumn leaves  (img/rainleaves.webp) – photo by valerialu – https://pixabay.com/photos/leaves-tree-raindrop-aesthetic-4621334/
Owls in the night wood  (img/owls.webp) – photo by jecqan – https://pixabay.com/photos/tawny-owl-owl-bird-of-prey-wall-7722860/
Creaky cabin in the wind  (img/cabin.webp) – photo by anatoly777 – https://pixabay.com/photos/photoshop-collage-hut-man-human-3989962/
Bonfire  (img/bonfire.webp) – photo by suhasrawool – https://pixabay.com/photos/fire-bonfire-night-evening-burning-123784/
Distant fireworks  (img/fireworks.webp) – photo by geralt – https://pixabay.com/photos/fireworks-new-years-eve-574739/
Sparklers  (img/sparklers.webp) – photo by pexels – https://pixabay.com/photos/bright-celebration-dark-fire-1853624/
Sleigh bells in the snow  (img/sleighbells.webp) – photo by tomaszproszek – https://pixabay.com/photos/sleigh-ride-horses-winter-snow-549727/
Christmas music box  (img/musicbox.webp) – photo by twindia – https://pixabay.com/photos/music-box-music-melody-instrument-4869274/
Gentle carols on piano  (img/carols.webp) – photo by myriams-fotos – https://pixabay.com/photos/advent-advent-candles-candles-1883840/
Wintry night by the window  (img/wintrywindow.webp) – photo by pexels – https://pixabay.com/photos/cold-frost-winter-ice-crystals-1869262/
Mountain waterfall  (img/waterfall.webp) – photo by oliver_nguyen – https://pixabay.com/photos/gioc-village-waterfall-waterfalls-5689446/
Rain on a tin roof  (img/tinroof.webp) – photo by nuzree – https://pixabay.com/photos/old-roof-sheet-wet-rainy-rain-162476/
Soft white noise  (img/softwhite.webp) – photo by chainver-gallery – https://pixabay.com/photos/clouds-sky-background-wallpaper-1923545/
Deep brown noise  (img/deepbrown.webp) – photo by rahulpandit – https://pixabay.com/photos/leaves-autumn-nature-fall-forest-4818626/
Grey noise  (img/grey.webp) – photo by pexels – https://pixabay.com/photos/foggy-lake-mist-ocean-sea-1853131/
Green noise  (img/green.webp) – photo by jplenio – https://pixabay.com/photos/wood-tree-nature-landscape-forest-3095720/
Box fan  (img/boxfan.webp) – photo by publicdomainpictures – https://pixabay.com/photos/air-blade-blowing-chrome-cool-2260/
Air purifier  (img/airpurifier.webp) – photo by aaaoff – https://pixabay.com/photos/spathiphyllum-plant-air-purifies-811383/
Tumble dryer  (img/tumbledryer.webp) – photo by stevepb – https://pixabay.com/photos/washing-machine-laundry-tumble-drier-2668472/
Warm shower  (img/shower.webp) – photo by 洪福生 – https://pixabay.com/photos/shower-bathroom-hygiene-water-7474104/
Air conditioner  (img/aircon.webp) – photo by alflucio – https://pixabay.com/photos/air-conditioner-air-conditioning-unit-6605973/
Light rain  (img/lightrain.webp) – photo by tantetati – https://pixabay.com/photos/drops-waterdrop-rain-raindrop-4706723/
Heavy rain  (img/heavyrain.webp) – photo by aszak – https://pixabay.com/photos/heavy-rain-pavement-street-road-7277357/
Gentle storm  (img/gentlestorm.webp) – photo by elg21 – https://pixabay.com/photos/storm-sea-island-rain-clouds-8244663/
Woodland brook  (img/brook.webp) – photo by hmcof – https://pixabay.com/photos/nature-forest-landscape-stones-8622415/
Pebble beach  (img/pebblebeach.webp) – photo by juergenpm – https://pixabay.com/photos/pebbles-coast-river-water-243910/
Lake shore  (img/lakeshore.webp) – photo by wolfgang-1958 – https://pixabay.com/photos/winter-lake-landscape-trees-snow-8437400/
Summer meadow  (img/meadow.webp) – photo by larisa-k – https://pixabay.com/photos/flowers-meadow-sunlight-summer-276014/
Underwater  (img/underwater.webp) – photo by stocksnap – https://pixabay.com/photos/jellyfish-animal-underwater-698521/
Aquarium  (img/aquarium.webp) – photo by publicdomainpictures – https://pixabay.com/photos/animal-aquarium-aquatic-coral-deep-21668/
Ferry cabin  (img/boatcabin.webp) – photo by özlühan – https://pixabay.com/photos/ship-ocean-waves-sunset-sunrise-6403827/
Vinyl crackle  (img/vinyl.webp) – photo by bru-no – https://pixabay.com/photos/vinyl-plate-vinyl-record-record-4808792/
Night drive  (img/nightdrive.webp) – photo by miguelbarrera3 – https://pixabay.com/photos/cars-cityscape-dark-driving-dusk-7139259/
Slow typing  (img/typing.webp) – photo by simon – https://pixabay.com/photos/keyboard-computer-keys-white-886462/
Pencil writing  (img/pencil.webp) – photo by jessbaileydesign – https://pixabay.com/photos/pencil-composition-writing-3326180/
Lo-fi: Rainy night  (img/lofi5.webp) – photo by stocksnap – https://pixabay.com/photos/dark-night-glass-window-raining-2596190/
Lo-fi: Lamp light  (img/lofi6.webp) – photo by barskefranck – https://pixabay.com/photos/desk-lamp-light-table-chair-dark-4077217/
Lo-fi: Ink & rain  (img/lofi7.webp) – photo by a_different_perspective – https://pixabay.com/photos/fountain-pen-filler-ink-write-1393979/
Lo-fi: Window seat  (img/lofi8.webp) – photo by jillwellington – https://pixabay.com/photos/tea-lemons-tea-pot-teacup-tea-time-783352/
Lo-fi: Jazz study  (img/lofi9.webp) – photo by ri_ya – https://pixabay.com/photos/piano-music-instrument-music-keys-5232988/
Cosy café  (img/cosycafe.webp) – photo by pexels – https://pixabay.com/photos/brick-wall-chairs-furniture-1834784/
Christmas café  (img/xmascafe.webp) – photo by stocksnap – https://pixabay.com/photos/christmas-logo-cup-mug-coffee-hot-2597028/