Sound Mixer

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Use this free tool to play nature sounds on headphones while reading or meditating or just for fun.

How to use Sound Mixer

1. Choose a sound

In order for nature sounds to start playing choose a sound from drop-down box for one channel and drag the volume slider up.

2. Add more sounds

You can add more nature sounds to composition by choosing other sounds in other channels.

3. Adjust balance

Pan the channel (with horizontal slider) to the left or to the right for stereo effects.

4. Adjust continuity

If you want the sound volume to fluctuate instead of playing continuously, click on a drop-down box with a green line and choose one of interrupted lines.

Save sounds composition as a link

1. Create a composition

Create sounds composition that you like.

2. Click on "Save as Link"

Click on the button "Save as Link" (on the lower part of the Sound Mixer).

3. Enter some details

You will need to enter the name for your composition (part of the link), your email address (later used to claim authorship) and a confirmation that you are not a robot :).

4. Launch the link

After saving the composition as a link, you and everyone else will be able to listen to it just by going to a link similar to this one naturesoundsfor.me/Rainy-Day.

Export sounds composition to a file

1. Create a composition

Create sounds composition that you like.

2. Click on "Export to File"

Click on the button "Export to File" (on the lower part of the Sound Mixer).

3. Choose the length of the file

Choose the length of the file and click "Next". You will need to wait some time until sound file is prepared.

4. Save the file

Click "Save The File" and enter the name for your file.

Files are saved in OGG format. If your media player does not support it, you can convert it to MP3.



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Relaxing music with nature sounds

In today’s world, people are constantly exposed to most different types of music. Music has become a complex language of wordless communication among people on many levels, such as social, spiritual, religious, personal, and even political level. However, the greatest value of music is its ability to stimulate practically all types of emotions people can express.

There is one particular type music that I'd like to talk more about now - that relaxing music that induces calmness and relaxed state for mind. There might be many positive effects of listening to some relaxing music. There are people that say that besides relaxation, music can also have healing effects.

These effects of music have been suggested since ancient times. For example, in the beliefs of Ancient Greece, Apollo was God of medicine and music. It was believed that music had the power to penetrate the soul. The Old Egyptians also believed in the connection between medicine and music. The relationship between sound and healing was held sacred. Similarly, traditional Buddhism uses sound and music for meditation and healing – their singing bowls are known to have strong relaxing and healing effects (by the way there is a sound of singing bowl in the Sound Mixer).

One thing I have noticed about relaxing music is that 90% of it uses nature sounds in the background. Quite logicly though - probably there are not many things more relaxing than a sound of beach or a sound of rain. Therefore for me most relaxing is nature sounds themselves although sometimes I listen to music too. By the way - naturesoundsfor.me will have some indian flute music in the next couple of days. Hope it will help you to relax :).