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Recordings marked BigSoundBank are by Joseph Sardin at BigSoundBank, released under CC0 1.0 (public domain). Thank you, Joseph!

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

Sounds, lo-fi music and photos marked Pixabay are used under the Pixabay Content License. Thank you to every creator credited below.

White, pink, brown, soft white, deep brown, grey and green noise are generated live in the app.

Sounds

• Rain – “Rain and Thunder #4” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  150 s thunder-free stretch (17:15–19:45) of a 35-minute recording, loudness-matched
• Rain on the window with thunder – “Rain on the window, thunder” by StarryMelodiesoftheWind (Pixabay)
  one full 90-second pass of the recording (it repeats exactly every 90 s), looped at its natural seam
• Rain on a car roof – “Rain on car roof” (BigSoundBank, CC0), “Car interior, 50 km/h” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  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 – “Rain and thunder in a tent” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  3-minute excerpt, mono
• Thunderstorm – “Rain and Thunder #2” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  114 s excerpt
• Ocean waves – “Small waves and beach #1” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  96 s excerpt
• Open ocean – “Pontoon, marina” (BigSoundBank, CC0), “Water under boat gurgling waves Manitoulin 05” by freesound_community (Pixabay)
  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 – “Small Stream” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  90 s excerpt
• Wind – “Wind” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  74 s excerpt
• Wind through trees – “Wind in the Trees” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  3-minute calm stretch
• Birds – “Evening Birds” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  94 s excerpt
• Footsteps in snow – “Footsteps in Deep Snow” by freesound_community (Pixabay), “Wind in the Trees” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  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 – “Birds Waking #4” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  150 s excerpt of a dawn chorus
• Summer night crickets – “Campaign at Night #4” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  3-minute excerpt, mono
• Frogs by the pond – “Frogs #2” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  130 s excerpt
• Crackling fireplace – “Fireplace #3” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  172 s excerpt
• Campfire & crickets – “Big branching fire #3” (BigSoundBank, CC0), “Campaign at Night #4” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  a big crackling fire (2 min) with field crickets (high-passed) mixed softly underneath
• Cat purring – “Cat purring #2” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  2-minute excerpt
• Grandfather clock – “Grandfather clock, ticking” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  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 – “Electric fan #1” (BigSoundBank, CC0), “Electric fan #2” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  two recordings joined and re-sequenced into a 2-minute non-repeating bed; slow 12-second oscillation (volume and tone) added
• Hairdryer – “Hair dryer - minimum speed” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  27 s steady section re-sequenced into a 2-minute non-repeating bed
• Washing machine (gentle) – “LG Washer Cycle” by freesound_community (Pixabay)
  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) – “Washing machine in drying mode” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  90 s steady fast-spin section
• Dishwasher – “Dishwasher” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  steady wash section re-sequenced into a 2-minute non-repeating bed, mono
• Vacuum cleaner – “Vacuuming” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  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 – “Heart Beat #4” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  softened (low-pass); whole beats re-sequenced (rhythm preserved) into a 2.5-minute loop
• Womb – “Portable vascular doppler #2” (BigSoundBank, CC0), “Heart Beat #4” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  Doppler whoosh low-passed and re-sequenced into 2.5 minutes, layered with a muffled heartbeat and generated brown noise
• Mum’s shush – Shushing recorded by Mrs Hit The Hay ♥ (her own recording)
  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 – Recorded by Mr Hit The Hay ♥ (his own recording)
  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 – Recorded by Mr Hit The Hay ♥ (his own recording)
  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 – “Humming song” by freesound_community (Pixabay), Shushing recorded by Mrs Hit The Hay ♥ (her own recording)
  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 – “Impatient finger tapping #1” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  slowed by 20%, softened, light echo
• Page turns – “Pages that turn #2” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  excerpt cut between page turns
• Car ride – “Car interior, 50 km/h” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  80 s excerpt, sub-bass rumble trimmed
• Train journey – “inside train between two Stations” by freesound_community (Pixabay)
  150 s steady stretch between stations, mono
• Aeroplane cabin – “737 Plane Flight (passenger cabin)” by freesound_community (Pixabay)
  140 s steady cruise section, mono
• Distant city at night – “Paris by Night” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  81 s loop (rotated so the seam falls on the original recording), mono
• Coffee shop – “Coffee Shop at the Capucins” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  150 s excerpt
• Quiet library – “Modern-Contemporary-Library-Computer-School” by CliffordJohnson (Pixabay)
  150 s excerpt, mono
• Lo-fi: Calm study – “Lofi Study - Calm Peaceful Chill Hop” by FASSounds (Pixabay)
  loop trimmed to whole bars (40 bars) so it repeats in time
• Lo-fi: Good night – “Good Night - Lofi Cozy Chill Music” by FASSounds (Pixabay)
  loop trimmed to whole bars so it repeats in time
• Lo-fi: Vinyl teapot – “Lofi — Vinyl Teapot” by Ornave (Pixabay)
  loop trimmed to whole bars so it repeats in time
• Lo-fi: Ambient drift – “Ambient Lofi” by AtlasAudio (Pixabay)
  loop trimmed to whole bars so it repeats in time
• Rain on autumn leaves – “Rain on leaves” by starrymelodiesofthewind (Pixabay)
  150 s excerpt of rain pattering on leaves, softened slightly (low-pass 9 kHz)
• Owls in the night wood – “OWL in calm Environment-natural reverb_4-Channel_44kHz” by freesound_community (Pixabay), “Wind in the Trees” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  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 – “Wind from inside #1” (BigSoundBank, CC0), “Creaking Wood” by voicebosch (Pixabay)
  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 – “Fire Crackling Campfire Sound” by soundreality (Pixabay)
  170 s excerpt of a big crackling campfire, softened slightly (low-pass 9 kHz)
• Distant fireworks – “Distant fireworks rumble” by dbsound (Pixabay)
  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 – “Sparkler” by freesound_community (Pixabay), “Sparkling Candle #1” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  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 – “sleigh bells8_DPA_omni” by freesound_community (Pixabay), “sleigh bells recording.7ST fade” by freesound_community (Pixabay), “Wind in the Trees” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  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 – “Christmas Music Box” by music_for_videos (Pixabay), “What Child Is This Music Box” by music_for_videos (Pixabay)
  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 – “Silent Night – Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht – Piano Carol” by juliush (Pixabay), “O Christmas Tree – O Tannenbaum – Piano Christmas Carol” by juliush (Pixabay), “In the Bleak Midwinter – Christmas Carol – Concert Grand Piano” by juliush (Pixabay)
  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 – “Wind from inside #2” (BigSoundBank, CC0), “Fireplace #3” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  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 – “Mountain Stream #7” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  142 s excerpt of a mountain torrent in Auvergne, softened (low-pass 7.5 kHz)
• Rain on a tin roof – “Rain sounds on a tin roof 01” by gugunxyz (Pixabay)
  rain on a tin roof re-sequenced into a 150-second non-repeating bed, softened (low-pass 8 kHz), mono
• Box fan – “Fan Noise to Fall Asleep” by u_sqbdol9i82 (Pixabay)
  150 s steady excerpt, top end softened
• Air purifier – “HEPA Filter 01” by bretbernhoft (Pixabay)
  112 s steady excerpt, top end softened (low-pass 5 kHz)
• Tumble dryer – “Dryer” by freesound_community (Pixabay)
  150 s steady excerpt, softened (low-pass 4.5 kHz)
• Warm shower – “shower sound” by Engyclick (Pixabay)
  150 s steady excerpt
• Air conditioner – “Air-conditioner” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  steady running section re-sequenced into a 150 s non-repeating bed, top end softened
• Light rain – “Light rain” by spinopel (Pixabay)
  160 s steady excerpt
• Heavy rain – “heavy rain” by RibhavAgrawal (Pixabay)
  150 s steady excerpt
• Gentle storm – “Rain and Distant Thunder” by freesound_community (Pixabay)
  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 – “Forest and Stream #3” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  80 s excerpt (birds singing quietly in the trees)
• Pebble beach – “Sea of the Beach of Dellec #2” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  135 s excerpt
• Lake shore – “lake wavelet” by freesound_community (Pixabay)
  136 s, whole recording
• Summer meadow – “Meadow field summer insects birds NOTL 190716” by freesound_community (Pixabay)
  109 s excerpt
• Underwater – “Underwater Ambience.wav” by freesound_community (Pixabay)
  120 s, softened (low-pass 6 kHz)
• Aquarium – “Aquarium 001” by bombinsound (Pixabay)
  150 s excerpt, softened, bubble pops gently levelled
• Ferry cabin – “Boat - Lower deck in front” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  100 s excerpt from the lower deck, softened (no horn)
• Vinyl crackle – “Vinyl Crackle Noise 1” by DanEvaer (Pixabay)
  150 s excerpt of steady crackle
• Night drive – “Late Night Car Drive” by freesound_community (Pixabay)
  steady motorway section re-sequenced into a 150 s non-repeating bed
• Slow typing – “Slow Keyboard” (BigSoundBank, CC0), “Slow iMac keyboard” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  two slow-typing takes re-sequenced into 2.5 minutes, softened
• Pencil writing – “Pencil #1” (BigSoundBank, CC0), “Pencil #2” (BigSoundBank, CC0), “Pencil #3” (BigSoundBank, CC0), “Pencil #4” (BigSoundBank, CC0)
  four pencil-writing takes re-sequenced into 2.5 minutes, softened
• Lo-fi: Rainy night – “Lofi Study Rainy Night” by alex-morgan (Pixabay)
  loop points matched musically so it repeats seamlessly in time
• Lo-fi: Lamp light – “Chill — Lamp Light” by Ornave (Pixabay)
  loop points matched musically so it repeats seamlessly in time
• Lo-fi: Ink & rain – “Ink & Rain (Zen Lofi)” by Turning_Pages (Pixabay)
  loop points matched musically so it repeats seamlessly in time
• Lo-fi: Window seat – “Window Seat (Zen Lofi)” by Turning_Pages (Pixabay)
  loop points matched musically so it repeats seamlessly in time
• Lo-fi: Jazz study – “Lofi Jazz - Study Music” by alex-morgan (Pixabay)
  loop points matched musically so it repeats seamlessly in time
• Cosy café – “Ambience Coffee Shop 1” by freesound_community (Pixabay), “Gentle Cafe Background” by Tunetank (Pixabay), “Espresso machine” by freesound_community (Pixabay)
  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 – “Restaurant #2” (BigSoundBank, CC0), “Restaurant #3” (BigSoundBank, CC0), “Teaspoon, handled on a plate” (BigSoundBank, CC0), “NATURAL AND SOFT GIGGLES OF CHILDREN #1” by MIGHTUSER (Pixabay), “Store Entrance Bell” by DavidDumaisAudio (Pixabay), “Jingle Bells - Happy Christmas piano music” by Clavier-Music (Pixabay), “We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Calm Christmas Piano” by Clavier-Music (Pixabay), “God Rest You Merry Gentlemen” by Abydos_Music (Pixabay)
  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

• White noise – photo by edwinp99 (Pixabay)
• Pink noise – photo by bessi (Pixabay)
• Brown noise – photo by mufaddalap (Pixabay)
• Rain – photo by wal_172619 (Pixabay)
• Rain on the window with thunder – photo by pexels (Pixabay)
• Rain on a car roof – photo by avecalvar (Pixabay)
• Rain on a tent – photo by kanenori (Pixabay)
• Thunderstorm – photo by hunt_on_photos_studio (Pixabay)
• Ocean waves – photo by yeskay1211 (Pixabay)
• Open ocean – photo by janchrhorn (Pixabay)
• Stream – photo by seaq68 (Pixabay)
• Wind – photo by 강춘성 (Pixabay)
• Wind through trees – photo by jwvein (Pixabay)
• Birds – photo by jillwellington (Pixabay)
• Footsteps in snow – photo by cocoparisienne (Pixabay)
• Dawn birdsong – photo by kimjaesub (Pixabay)
• Summer night crickets – photo by stillworld (Pixabay)
• Frogs by the pond – photo by simonevomfeld (Pixabay)
• Crackling fireplace – photo by tama66 (Pixabay)
• Campfire & crickets – photo by wal_172619 (Pixabay)
• Cat purring – photo by kavowo (Pixabay)
• Grandfather clock – photo by stux (Pixabay)
• Oscillating fan – photo by stocksnap (Pixabay)
• Hairdryer – photo by hans (Pixabay)
• Washing machine (gentle) – photo by bierfritze (Pixabay)
• Washing machine (fast spin) – photo by dawnsinclair (Pixabay)
• Dishwasher – photo by manfredrichter (Pixabay)
• Vacuum cleaner – photo by kropekk_pl (Pixabay)
• Heartbeat – photo by one_life (Pixabay)
• Womb – photo by jupilu (Pixabay)
• Mum’s shush – photo by angel4leon (Pixabay)
• Dad’s shush – photo by ritae (Pixabay)
• Dad’s hum – photo by jmarcochi (Pixabay)
• Lullaby hum – photo by fancycrave1 (Pixabay)
• Gentle tapping – photo by markusspiske (Pixabay)
• Page turns – photo by kranich17 (Pixabay)
• Car ride – photo by xenostral (Pixabay)
• Train journey – photo by wphoto (Pixabay)
• Aeroplane cabin – photo by bulletrain743 (Pixabay)
• Distant city at night – photo by pexels (Pixabay)
• Coffee shop – photo by tianya1223 (Pixabay)
• Quiet library – photo by joerg_f (Pixabay)
• Lo-fi: Calm study – photo by dayanecardeal (Pixabay)
• Lo-fi: Good night – photo by skumarvisuals (Pixabay)
• Lo-fi: Vinyl teapot – photo by bru-no (Pixabay)
• Lo-fi: Ambient drift – photo by innovalabs (Pixabay)
• Rain on autumn leaves – photo by valerialu (Pixabay)
• Owls in the night wood – photo by jecqan (Pixabay)
• Creaky cabin in the wind – photo by anatoly777 (Pixabay)
• Bonfire – photo by suhasrawool (Pixabay)
• Distant fireworks – photo by geralt (Pixabay)
• Sparklers – photo by pexels (Pixabay)
• Sleigh bells in the snow – photo by tomaszproszek (Pixabay)
• Christmas music box – photo by twindia (Pixabay)
• Gentle carols on piano – photo by myriams-fotos (Pixabay)
• Wintry night by the window – photo by pexels (Pixabay)
• Mountain waterfall – photo by oliver_nguyen (Pixabay)
• Rain on a tin roof – photo by nuzree (Pixabay)
• Soft white noise – photo by chainver-gallery (Pixabay)
• Deep brown noise – photo by rahulpandit (Pixabay)
• Grey noise – photo by pexels (Pixabay)
• Green noise – photo by jplenio (Pixabay)
• Box fan – photo by publicdomainpictures (Pixabay)
• Air purifier – photo by aaaoff (Pixabay)
• Tumble dryer – photo by stevepb (Pixabay)
• Warm shower – photo by 洪福生 (Pixabay)
• Air conditioner – photo by alflucio (Pixabay)
• Light rain – photo by tantetati (Pixabay)
• Heavy rain – photo by aszak (Pixabay)
• Gentle storm – photo by elg21 (Pixabay)
• Woodland brook – photo by hmcof (Pixabay)
• Pebble beach – photo by juergenpm (Pixabay)
• Lake shore – photo by wolfgang-1958 (Pixabay)
• Summer meadow – photo by larisa-k (Pixabay)
• Underwater – photo by stocksnap (Pixabay)
• Aquarium – photo by publicdomainpictures (Pixabay)
• Ferry cabin – photo by özlühan (Pixabay)
• Vinyl crackle – photo by bru-no (Pixabay)
• Night drive – photo by miguelbarrera3 (Pixabay)
• Slow typing – photo by simon (Pixabay)
• Pencil writing – photo by jessbaileydesign (Pixabay)
• Lo-fi: Rainy night – photo by stocksnap (Pixabay)
• Lo-fi: Lamp light – photo by barskefranck (Pixabay)
• Lo-fi: Ink & rain – photo by a_different_perspective (Pixabay)
• Lo-fi: Window seat – photo by jillwellington (Pixabay)
• Lo-fi: Jazz study – photo by ri_ya (Pixabay)
• Cosy café – photo by pexels (Pixabay)
• Christmas café – photo by stocksnap (Pixabay)

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