Rain
Soft rainfall at the window
A little less noise.
Layer rain, music and ambience. Find your balance.
Soft rainfall at the window
Slow waves rolling onto shore
Warm crackles and a quiet room
A deep, steady wash of sound
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Background noise for studying is personal. Some people want soft rain; others prefer a steady hiss or a low rumble that blurs the room. Here, each sound is a separate layer with its own volume slider, so you can build the mix you like.
Rain: a recording of steady rainfall, the kind you hear against a window. Fireplace: warm crackles and the occasional pop. Ocean: slow waves rolling onto the shore. Music: five soft instrumental tracks, Rain at the Window, Warm Felt & Rainy Glass, Streetlights on Wet Roads and two versions of Fading Sunlight. Noise: continuous white, pink or brown noise, generated live in your browser.
Start with one layer at a low volume and add others slowly. Rain with a little fireplace sounds like an afternoon indoors in winter. Ocean under music is gentle and slow. Brown noise on its own is a deep, steady sound that some people find masks distracting chatter. If you notice yourself listening rather than working, turn it down.
Sound and the timer are separate. Play a mix on its own, or start a focus session alongside it. Save the mix with a room and your durations as a session, and it is one click away next time. Your browser needs one click on the page before any sound plays.
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Try a few, one session each. Music suits some tasks, but melody can pull at your attention when you are reading. Rain and noise are steady and predictable. Choose whichever you stop noticing after a few minutes.
Keep the tab open and the device awake and plugged in. Audio may stop if the device sleeps or the browser suspends the tab, and a phone may pause it when the screen locks.
No. All the sounds are free with no account. Your sound preferences are saved in this browser.