We all know that there are good sounds and bad news. Some sounds give us headache, some sounds help us relax and feel happy. Some sounds hamper our work, while others can actually make us more productive. There are some relaxing sounds like rainfall, birds chirping, rhythm of waves etc. that are relaxing and can improve concentration and productivity, especially for professionals like a writer, or designers etc.
If you too are looking for ambient sound players that can help your relax or be more productive, check these out:
Ambient Mixer for pleasant ambient sounds:
This website has a large library of relaxing sounds. The website presents the user with images indicating different sound mixes like rainfall, beginning of thunder etc. Just click on the image and the sound player will open up with the mixer. Using the mixer, you can adjust the volumes of different elements of the sound mix.
Ambient Mixer has sound mixes in various categories like Nature, Music, and even Movies and TV Series. These categories are displayed on the side bar. The sounds of movies and TV shows is a unique feature of this website. It has sounds of places from Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and more. So, if you have to concentrate hard and are wishing for ambient sounds like that of the Hogwarts Library, head to Ambient Mixer and enjoy. It is also available as free and paid apps for Android & iOS devices.
A Soft Murmur - simple website for relaxing sounds:
This is a very simple and nicely designed website. The about section says it was developed by Gabriel Martin because he likes listening to ambient sounds while working. So he created this website where he and other people can listen to relaxing sounds and mix them up as they desire.
The website has 10 sounds. These are Rain, Thunder, Waves, Wind, Fire, Birds, Crickets, Coffee Shop, Singing Bowl and White Noise. You can switch them on or off as you want. You can listen to more than one sound at a time to create relaxing sounds mix. The volume of every sound can be controlled using the slider under it.
The website also has Meander and Timer features that can be accessed from the tabs on the top. The Meander automatically makes the sound or sounds selected by you to randomly rise and fall. You can set the maximum volume to make sure the sounds don't get too loud. This creates more natural effect with the ambient sounds and also makes the sound effects varied.
Going to the Timer tab, you can set timers for Start, Stop and Fade out. These timers can come handy if you want to use the relaxing sounds to doze off.
The website is very simple to use. So if you just want to listen to relaxing sounds easily and quickly, check out A Soft Murmur. It is also available as free Android and iOS app.
Deepfocus.io - play music with relaxing sounds:
At this website, you'll find several utilities designed to enhance productivity. These include ToDo List, Countdown Timer and yes, Ambient Sounds.
It is also a pleasantly designed website. The homescreen of the website features the ambient sounds with Timer and option to add music to the sounds. There are only 8 relaxing sounds on this website. These are rainfall, café, fire, waves, library, traffic (without horns), white noise, and birds chirping. More than one sound can be played at a time. Volume level can be set for these sounds individually.
Below these sounds, there's an option to add music. A search bar is given in which you can search using terms like Jazz, guitar, violin etc. to add relaxing music to the ambient sounds. Only one music selection can be played at a time. Adding soft and relaxing music can make the ambient sounds even more relaxing.
Just below the Timer on this website, you'll find a button that says Notepad. When you click on it, a writing space will open up on the same page. This can be used to scribble down the thoughts while listening to the relaxing sounds. The notes scribbled on this space get automatically saved in the browser. This means, if you delete the browser cookies, these notes will get deleted too.
If you would like to listen to soft music with a mix of simple, relaxing sounds, check out deepfocus.io
Relaxing Sound apps:
As mentioned above, Ambient Mixer and A Soft Murmur have Android and iOS apps too. Besides these, you can also check out other popular apps like Relax and Sleep or Relax Melodies. There are several smartphone apps available that play relaxing sounds. But the drawback of these apps is that they consume smartphone battery. If you are working on your computer, it makes more sense to keep one of the above mentioned websites open in a browser tab, instead of draining out your phone's battery. If you want to use relaxing sounds to induce sleep, then maybe the smartphone apps would work better. As all of these apps and websites are free to use, you can check them all out and see what works best for you.
Let me know which relaxing sound mixer your like best!
