Comments on: I can't think in this place!

Question: I can't think in this place!

knave — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:24:19 -0800

Help me drown out the world.

Where can I find quality MP3s (or other) of nature sounds, running water, birds, etc, that I can listen to at my desk? Preferrably the recordings would be ten or more minutes long, I don't want to loop a 12 second clip over and over again.

Related question, what do you listen to at work to relax and drown out everyone else? I have the brainwave generator software, but it is not the most pleasant thing to listen to. All suggestions welcome.

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:33:23 -0800

Personally, I like the music you can get from flaresound, which applies only to the second part of your question.

By: Otis

Otis — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:37:17 -0800

Give Aire Freshener a try. I love it.

By: monju_bosatsu

monju_bosatsu — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:38:04 -0800

I like the quiet american a lot.

By: ikkyu2

ikkyu2 — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:39:40 -0800

I like fairly trancey, chillout electronica for this purpose. All-time favorite is a band called B12. They just blend right into the mental background.

I have a CD called 'Frog Chorus' that has a couple 20 minute recordings of frogs in a swamp. Their croakings merge into a peaceful drone.

By: driveler

driveler — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:44:52 -0800

Atmosphere Lite is a free program that lets you create your own nature soundscapes.

By: dabradfo

dabradfo — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:45:43 -0800

Oooo. Sleep Machines is very good.

By: teleskiving

teleskiving — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:58:56 -0800

I use these ear defenders which I find very comfortable to wear. Even when people are talking nearby the defenders cut out enough high frequencies that it sounds like a murmur more than distinct words. Ear plugs cut out slightly more noise but for me are a lot less convenient.

If you wear ear plugs at the same time you can chill out listening to your heartbeat!

By: jdg

jdg — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:02:10 -0800

www.simplysamples.com

By: phildog

phildog — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 14:01:25 -0800

I would buy this ocean sounds cd, rip to mp3 at a high bit rate and go with that.

By: scazza

scazza — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 14:41:33 -0800

While not the ocean, Babble may interest you.

By: flyby22

flyby22 — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:09:35 -0800

if you like ambient stuff, sleepbot.com may be of interest to you.

By: electric_counterpoint

electric_counterpoint — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:28:54 -0800

I'll second Sleepbot. It's been consistently good and free for years now.

By: xmutex

xmutex — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:19:32 -0800

Start listening to microsound musicians.

Link goes to a mailing list about the genre.

By: realcountrymusic

realcountrymusic — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:53:12 -0800

Open a window.

By: rmm

rmm — Tue, 02 May 2006 12:07:24 -0800

bumping... if anyone knows of a Mac equivalent to Atmosphere Lite please let me know - they're developing one for OSX, but if anyone knows any in the meantime, let me know.