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Real rain recorded on quiet rural nights and on a tile roof. Played from random points with soft crossfades, so it never loops.
Real rain recorded on quiet rural nights and on a tile roof. Played from random points with soft crossfades, so it never loops.
Rain drumming on a tin roof, recorded inside a garden shed. Brighter and closer than plain rain.
Distant thunder that arrives now and then, not a constant roar. Pair it with rain when you want a storm, and leave it off for steady sleep.
Real wind howling around a house, heard from indoors. It rises and falls on its own.
Rain drumming on a tent, heard from inside. Closer and brighter than rain on a window, with the hush of the fabric.
Rain on the roof of a moving car, recorded from inside. Road hum, wipers of sound, and a steady patter.
A winter storm outside: howling gusts and blowing snow. Best with a fireplace when you want to feel warm indoors.
A calm sea washing onto the shore. Gentler than breaking beach waves, steady enough for sleep.
Real waves breaking on a beach. Fuller and more varied than the generated ocean, with the hiss of water on sand.
Small waves lapping on the stones of a lake shore. Gentler than the sea, with a soft, uneven rhythm.
A small river gurgling over stones, recorded close. Lively, bright water that covers voices well.
A forest stream recorded up close. Quick, bright water over stones, more detailed than the generated stream.
A small fountain splashing into a basin. A light, steady water sound for a courtyard or a desk.
Slow drops echoing in a cave. Sparse and spacious, more of a mood than a mask.
Real waterfalls in Estonia and Iceland. Dense, steady falling water without the rhythm of waves.
A shower running on tile. Plain, close water noise, familiar and easy to ignore.
Humpback whales recorded underwater. Long, low calls with space between them, not a constant tone.
Seagulls over a beach, calling now and then. An outdoor layer, better as a light accent than as the whole mix.
A spring forest full of birds and a light wind. Two recordings overlap at random, so the forest keeps changing.
The dawn chorus: robins, thrushes, and finches waking before sunrise. Busy and bright, a morning layer.
A breeze through pines and broad-leaf trees. Softer than the generated wind, with the rustle of real leaves.
A tropical forest at night, full of insects, frogs, and the odd bird. Dense and alive, two recordings overlapping.
Cicadas on a hot afternoon in Corsica and Italy. A bright, buzzing summer bed.
A real campfire recorded up close, with snapping sticks and a low roar. Louder and livelier than the fireplace.
A real living-room fireplace, crackling and hissing. Some people sleep with it; others wake at the louder pops.
Real room fans, recorded running. A steady rush of air, the most common sleep sound there is.
Restaurant chatter recorded far enough away that you cannot follow the words. Covers speech without becoming a conversation.
A real café: cups, an espresso machine, and quiet talk you cannot understand. A focus layer for people who like working in public rooms.
Someone typing on a computer keyboard nearby. Light texture for focus, easy to turn off if the clicks pull your attention.
An old mechanical alarm clock ticking. A small, regular sound for a quiet bedside layer.
Someone nearby turning a page now and then. A tiny layer for reading and library mixes.
A real library: soft footsteps, chairs, and a few quiet voices far away.
A city at night, heard from an upper window. Distant traffic and the hum of streets.
A harbor: boats knocking at the dock, lapping water, and rigging in the wind.
A busy tavern with clinking glasses, chatter, and a little music. Built for game nights and stories.
Creaking timbers of a wooden ship at sea, with waves against the hull.
Church bells across a town, far away and now and then.
A recorded train ride over the rails. The rhythm is steady, with the low rumble of a carriage.
A recorded airplane cabin in flight. A broad, even roar that many people already associate with falling asleep while traveling.
A real tumble dryer running in the next room. Steady, mechanical, and low.
A real hair dryer blowing. Brighter and closer than a fan, a classic sound for settling babies.
Real bird recordings, chosen at random with space between calls, so they do not repeat as one short loop.
Tawny owls recorded at night. Occasional calls, for a darker outdoor layer than daytime birds.
Loons calling over a northern lake. Haunting, slow calls with water and birds around them.
Wolves howling far off, now and then. A wild night accent, not for every mix.
A summer night recorded on a porch. Crickets as a steady outdoor bed, with the small variations of a real recording.
A chorus of frogs and toads at night. Wetter and more crowded than crickets, still an outdoor night layer.
A real cat purring. Close, soft, and rhythmic, for a small comforting layer rather than a room-filling mask.
A real human heartbeat at about 61 beats a minute. A simple, slow pulse.
Breathing, a slow heartbeat, and muffled water, mixed from real recordings to sound like the inside of the womb.
A mother shushing a baby, shh, shh, shh. Keep the level low and the speaker away from the crib.
A quiet musical tone for sitting still, reading, or meditation. Turn it down if you want weather instead of a note.
Singing bowls, struck now and then. A ringing tone with a long decay, not a continuous hum.
Metal wind chimes from a recording. Bright and occasional, better as a light layer than as a sleep mask.
A clean grand piano, recorded close to the strings. Short, unhurried phrases of a few notes, then a rest. Each phrase starts somewhere new.
A clean grand piano in a brighter range. The phrases are longer and quicker, with a light bounce, for a brain break, tidy-up, or the minute after recess. Each phrase is a new one.
A concert harp, plucked close and clear. A few soft notes at a time, unhurried, with space between the phrases. Warm, and a little sparkling.
A hang drum, warm and ringing, like a soft metal bell under the hands. Short phrases of a few notes, then a rest, so the tone can bloom. Quiet, and a little mysterious.
A soft sine tone at 432 hertz. A single note you can keep under rain, a fan, or silence.
A soft sine tone at 528 hertz. Higher than the 432 hertz tone, still one steady note.
A binaural beat in the delta range, about 2 hertz. It only works over headphones, with a slightly different tone in each ear.
A binaural beat in the theta range, about 6 hertz. Headphones are required. It is a tone difference, not a medical treatment.
A binaural beat in the alpha range, about 10 hertz. Use headphones. People often try it for quiet focus.
A binaural beat around 40 hertz. Headphones only. A faster beat than alpha, still just two tones.
SoundMasker is a white noise machine and sound masker that runs in your browser. Play white, brown, or pink noise, add real rain, ocean, fan, and nature recordings that never loop, and set a sleep timer for up to 8 hours. Use it at home to sleep and focus, or at work to keep conversations private and rooms calm. Pick what you need sound for below. Each guide plays a mix made for that job.
At home
Fall asleep faster, study without distraction, settle a baby, or quiet a busy mind.
For falling and staying asleep
Rain, brown noise, a fan, or the ocean all night long, with a sleep timer and no loop to notice at 3 a.m.
Read moreFor students and remote workers
Steady noise and soft rain that cover chatter and keep you on the page, with a timer for focus sessions.
Read moreFor parents of babies
A low fan, womb sounds, and shushing to settle a baby, with safe volume and where to put the speaker.
Read moreFor stress and a racing mind
Rain, slow waves to breathe with, and deep noise that give your mind one calm thing to follow.
Read moreFor neighbors, traffic, and snoring
Deep noise that covers thumps, voices, and traffic, plus the other fixes that make the biggest difference.
Read moreFor ringing in the ears
Noise and water you can tune with an equalizer so they sit right beside the ringing and take the edge off.
Read moreAt work and in business
Keep sessions and front-desk talk private, soften the dentist's drill, and give a spa, studio, or classroom a calm sound all day. These mixes use generated noise and CC0 recordings, so you can play them to clients without a music license.
Speech privacy for any room
What sound masking is, how professional systems work, and a free speech masking sound you can use in any room today.
Read moreFor offices, HR, and meeting rooms
Blur nearby conversations at your desk, and give meeting rooms, HR, and managers' offices some privacy.
Read moreFor therapists and counselors
Speech masking for outside the door, a quiet sound for inside the room, and exactly where to put the speaker.
Read moreFor dentists and dental practices
Water and soft noise that keep the drill from carrying into the waiting room, and speech masking for a private front desk.
Read moreFor doctors, clinics, and vets
A fountain over soft noise that makes the waiting room calmer and keeps reception and exam rooms private.
Read moreFor spas and wellness centers
A fountain, singing bowls, and a soft drone that run all day, with no ads, no lyrics, and no music license to buy.
Read moreFor massage therapists
Slow waves and a warm drone that last as long as the session, with no track changes and no ads.
Read moreFor yoga teachers and studios
A drone and singing bowls for the practice, slow waves for breathing, and a gentle fade for savasana.
Read moreFor teachers
Soft piano notes over rain for quiet work and art, and a hang drum for settling down after recess. No lyrics, no ads.
Read moreFor restaurants and cafes
A distant murmur that makes a quiet room feel alive and gives every table a little privacy.
Read moreA bedside sound machine plays one short recording on repeat. SoundMasker generates white noise, brown noise, and pink noise live, so there is no loop to notice at 3 a.m. Rain, waves, wind, and birds are real field recordings, played from random points and crossfaded so they never repeat the same way twice.
Pick a noise color, then move the ten-band equalizer until it sits right: deep and soft for sleep, brighter for masking speech in an office, gentle for babies. Layer it with rain sounds, a fan, or a fireplace, and save the mix to come back to.
Everything plays on your phone or computer. The sound is made on your device, there is no download, and you do not need an account to listen. A free account lets you save your soundscapes and record a sound for the community to use.
Yes. Every sound, the equalizer, and the sleep timer are free and play in your browser. An account is only needed to save a mix, record your own sound, or share with the community.
Yes. Under the noise, press Record your own sound. Birds in the forest where you are, rain while camping, or a sound from a video. Add a photo if you have one. Saving it shares the sound, so other people can use it too.
No. Noise is generated live, so it never repeats. Recordings like rain and waves are played from random points with soft crossfades, so you will not hear a seam.
Steady sound covers sudden noises like traffic, voices, and doors, which are what tend to wake people. Many people find brown or pink noise easier to sleep with than pure white noise because it is less hissy.
White noise has equal energy at every frequency and sounds bright. Pink noise rolls off the highs and sounds like steady rain. Brown noise is deeper still, like a distant waterfall or a strong wind.
Yes. Open SoundMasker in your phone browser, press play, and set the sleep timer from 15 minutes up to 8 hours. Keep the screen on or the browser in front if your phone pauses audio in the background.
Quieter than you think: about the level of a soft shower, around 50 dB, is enough for most people. For babies, keep the speaker across the room and the volume low.