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An hour with steady pink noise
This page plays pink noise, a soft, even hiss with gentle highs, free in your browser for as long as you like. You press play, and a smooth rush spreads out like the still, misty lake in the picture.
Compared with white noise, the top end is softer, so the hiss never feels sharp in your ears. Compared with brown noise, it sounds lighter and a little brighter. It sits right in between, round and full.
For the first minute your mind keeps listening for a change. None comes, because nothing in it rises or falls. Slowly you stop waiting, and your attention drifts to your breathing, your book, or nothing at all.
Many people play pink noise for sleep, for reading, or for long hours of quiet work. Turn the volume low, close your eyes, and let the even rush hold the room.
What you hear in this pink noise
- Pink noise: A smooth, steady hiss spread evenly from low to high, with softer highs than white noise. There is no pattern in it, so nothing catches your ear. Plays all the time.
What is pink noise?
Pink noise is random sound with the same power in every octave, so its power falls gently as the pitch rises. It sounds softer and fuller than white noise, like steady rain heard from inside.
How to mix an atmosphere, keep your own version or download it: questions and answers.