Sound by feeling, place and mood

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Synthesised in your browser. No account, no streaming, no download.

Want to see music instead of hear it? Open the Visualizer and play any music you like alongside it.

By feeling, by purpose

Jump straight into Sounds filtered the way you are actually thinking.

Sounds of the world

Where each sound comes from, what it does to a room, and how to use it.

• ThunderDistant ThunderstormLow rolling thunder over rain - vast, slow and unhurried when it stays far away.
• StreamsMountain StreamFast shallow water over rock - bright, busy and constant, with no repeating pattern.
• WaterfallsWaterfallA continuous full-spectrum roar with real low-end weight - nature's own broadband noise.
• OwlsBarred Owl at NightSparse, resonant hoots across a quiet wood - punctuation in near-silence.
• LoonsLoon Call Across a LakeA long tremulous wail over still water - the defining sound of northern lakes.
• LakesLakeshore LappingSmall waves against a stony shore - intimate, close-miked water with no roar.

Explore all Sounds

Make something

Turn what you just heard into something of your own.

• Studio→Turn a feeling into a finished track.
• Music Prompt Studio→Answer a few questions, get a complete prompt.
• Visualizer→Watch any music become a living visual world.
• Sound Blender→Layer rain, wind and crickets into one mix.

Understand it

The language of music, how to use the tools, and what the evidence actually says.

• Style & Prompt Guide→Learn how to describe the music you want.
• Learn→How to use SonicSenses, step by step.
• Science→Evidence-informed writing on sound and the brain.
• Frequency→What frequency really does, rated by evidence strength.

Listening sets on Spotify

Curated external playlists. These are hosted by Spotify and play in Spotify, not in SonicSenses.

See the listening sets→

Browse everything

The complete searchable index of sessions, presets, prompts and guides.

Browse everything→Listen: ready-made sessions→

Quick answers

Where should I start on SonicSenses?

Press play on a sound at the top of this page. Everything is synthesised in your browser, so it starts instantly with no account and no streaming.

Do I need an account to listen?

No. Every sound and session plays in the browser, and anything you save stays on your own device. An account is only needed for Sound Coins and the coin-based extras in the visualizer, such as premium looks, high-resolution exports and watermark-free video.

What is the difference between Sounds and Listening sets?

Sounds are real-world sounds SonicSenses plays for you. Listening sets are curated Spotify playlists that open in Spotify - they are external and are not hosted here.

How do I turn a sound into music?

Open any sound page and use Create from this: it sends a ready-written prompt into the Studio so you can generate your own track.