What Is the Most Soothing Sound?
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- Опубліковано 19 бер 2023
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(3) www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/st...
(4) www.self.com/story/brown-nois...
(5) www.tinnitusjournal.com/artic...
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(14) • Train Horns: Train Tal...
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Hiraeth - Scott Buckley
Kalmiba - Canon Cover
Mild Seven -- Luxury Elite
Autechre - si00
Kevin MacLeod - Style Funk
Broken Bottles OST - midnight_90BPM
Songs Mentioned:
Marconi Union - Weightless
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Aphex Twin - Rhubarb
• Aphex Twin - Rhubarb
Aphex Twin - Stone In Focus
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Boards of Canada - Echus
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Why are you asking me
That’s what I’m saying
Kinda sus ngl
You make a fine point
@@samscrib8719 it’s sus but it’s whassup
Its likely a rhetorical question?
Every Solar Sands video either makes me question my life choices or makes me smile and I love it
He's a good egg.
Perfect description
Seems legit
Personally, I'm partial to the lamentation of my enemies' women
And sometimes they make me feel both at the same time
The most soothing sound I’ve ever heard was in a history lecture in college. Big class, 200-300 students. One of the few professors in the department that would let people have laptops out in class. He had a teaching cadence that involved occasional long pauses. In those moments, the room was flooded by the sound of over a hundred people typing on their laptops in every direction. It was mesmerizing. Of course very similar to rain, but man, it was incredible. What I would give to experience that soundscape whenever I pleased
I often fall asleep to story telling podcasts but at times I listen to lectures on interesting topics and they will make me feel incredibly relaxed and sleepy. I also love the sound of old talk radio. It can be incredibly soothing
MyNoise - Calm Office
One of the only that allowed laptops? What year was this?
Seems easy enough to replicate using a 3d environmental rendering system.
Step 1. Import a general keyboard pattern.
2. Generate, record, buy, find or otherwise acquire a set of key press sounds, unique one for every key if you want.
3. Map sounds to keyboard pattern in 3d space.
4. Place keyboard objects around a room in the approximate pattern and size, etc of the room you remember.
5. Place virtual stereo microphone system where you would have sat.
6. Have each keyboard play random sets of associated key sounds at appropriate intervals, with slight pitch variations.
Sure its a lot of work but its nowhere near unattainable.
@@PseudoEmpathy can you make one
there's no way they don't have a video of that kinda sound on youtube, maybe i'll experience something like that in college
was definitely an eye-opener when I was looking for sound effects for a fight scene and the comments were talking about how soothing the blood splatters were
Woah! Neat seeing 2 polar opposite UA-camrs I love in the same place.
The call of Mourning Doves is easily one of the most soothing sounds to me. Brings me back to when I was 9, my grandma would wake me up early to watch the sunrise. It was one of those mornings when she told me she had terminal cancer, and that "the doves had been mourning for me this whole time, but when I'm gone, I'll join them, and you'll still get to hear my voice"
Godspeed, Yaya
Way to make me cry
Oh Dionaea, that's so beautiful. 💜 I love mourning doves. Now whenever I hear them, I'll think of your Yaya.
I second morning doves. I forget about them until I randomly hear them and floods of memories come flooding back.
Beautiful story I hope it's true and you have that comfort
I was just about to comment about mourning doves. It's surprising how common this is...
My favourite of these 1 hour with sound videos has got to be “1hour of silence randomly broken by a metal pipe falling” truly soothing
Those are the best
Lmao these types really exist? Would you mind linking one for me? I'm curious now and maybe you have a favorite?
@@hellosunshine2826they aren't intended to be soothing but they do exist. Just search it up on youtube
For me it's the "CONSTRUCTION SITE SOUND EFFECT/ AMBIENCE DRILLING JACKHAMMER METAL HAMMERING NOISE SOUNDSCAPE ASMR"
One of my former coworkers would open a UA-cam tab and play “1 hour of silence intermittently broken by a bass boosted fart” in addition to the usual music we had playing. I was the first person to notice and we both lost our marbles about it when I confronted her about it. It was hilarious and nobody else noticed! 😂
11:08 dude you LITERALLY hit what it's like to have trains outside my window exactly like i did after realizing that i actually appreciated the trains. seeing an amtrak go by and knowing that the world continues on with everyone living their own lives and experiencing their own stories is just so god damn comforting. it just makes you content as you fall asleep
The thought of others far off, going about their lives, especially in the middle of the night, is very comforting. I grew up by an industrial track.
One word: Sonder.
@@fureversalty bingo! All those lives…each as deep and special as yours
I also feel like there’s something that feels inherently more romantic about trains compared to cars. Maybe it’s just me. Personally I’d absolutely hate to live near a busy street or highway but I like the sound of the train that goes by not all that far from where I live. I guess cause trains are a public space while cars are private. And even a cargo train means it’s carrying stuff for society to keep on chuggin, although I guess trucks do that too. And yet one could argue that a truck horn and a train horn are equally annoying, but while I find truck horns grating, I like train horns. Weird to think about
@@fureversaltyequally relevant is ameneurosis. Defined as “the half forlorn, half escapist sound of a train whistle in the dark”
I love the low rumbling sound of AC vents when you’re deep inside a large building like a hospital or on a cruise ship. The sequence of rooms upon rooms next to each other create a dampening of noise from the outside world, and the low rumble of AC is all you can hear. Very soothing imo
As a Midwest American I never realized how much train horn sounds were just part of my life growing up but yeah, the nostalgia is real.
...lol I just learned that's not normal everywhere, I get daily trains going by
Same here. I've lined a decent way from any trains for a while now, and watching this video made me realize how much of a shame that's been. I related to all of this way more than I expected
For me it's more about the sound of the very train rumbling across the neighborhood, but it's definitely ingrained in my brain now.
My undergrad college dorm was closer to a railroad than I'd ever been in my life, and at first I went insane from not being able to sleep, but after I started to get used to it, I couldn't live without it. Whenever I'd go home for visits it was just too quiet at night.
I live near a railroad and the occasional horn of the train is so calming, especially at night and during the rain. I feel happy when I hear it. I’m really sad that I’ll be moving away from it relatively soon
I live in what can kindly be referred to as a desert hellscape, so I think my fondness for the sound of rain and thunder is less a relaxation thing and more a "this means I'll actually be able to take a step outside for longer than 5 minutes without having to worry about the sun being a deadly laser" thing.
lemme guess... arizona?
Is this a Bill Wurtz reference????
@@jaleesarietdijk7659 no, it's a jojo reference
@@creativecarrot1996 The Sun?
as someone on a similar situation, I agree
I’ve always liked the sounds of a summer forest with cicadas and birds, people find cicada’s really annoying but I find them super nostalgic and rhythmic
My childhood house was directly across from a train track. And when I heard the distant horn at night I would always find myself getting a little sleepy. I used to have terrible sleeping problems as a kid, but the train passing by my house, while it annoyed my brothers, always relaxed me.
It's nostalgic.
Trains really are the most soothing sound.
When I was little, we'd always go up to my grandparents' ranch to help them with harvesting and just having a good time.
Every night we'd leave our windows open to let the cool air in and the kids would always fight for the room that faced the tracks.
I had some of the best dreams in that room with the gentle horns of the trains rolling through the hills and dancing through my ears.
You paint a beautiful picture with words
@@shaunhullcoop9878That sounds like the best way to end the say.
I live near a train station, and I love the distant sound of the tracks with the horn in the late night.
Train horns fill me with dread, has ever since I was a toddler. I've no idea why.
Unless you live right next to tracks lol
I've had tinnitus and insomnia for my whole life and I've found the sound of nothing to be deafening when it's 3 am and I want to sleep. I personally like thunderstorms and other nature sounds for sleeping. This one therapy office I went to had a really pleasing particular colored noise that I've never heard since. It's a good day when I'm blessed with a Solar Sands video
EXACTLY. I have the same as you, plus PTSD and ADHD. The absolute worst thing for me is to be in silence, left alone with my own thoughts.
Tinnitus bros.... When will we finally get a W?
what helps me personally is pink noise. it’s just the right idk what to call it tone? idk. but it masks the ringing perfectly. u should check it out
i’m thai and monsoon (VERY heavy rainstorm) sounds are very soothing
Ironically, as someone with Tinnitus, I couldn't resonate with any of this video at all. Any noise - motors to brownian to rain to train horns - has always driven me up the wall and made it simply impossible to be calm. The most calming sound possible to me is "nothing at all"...
C418 - sweden
Thank you yet again for posting such a lovely and grounding video essay. Your work is humbling and selfless to the public and you deserve acknowledgement for your dedication. You are a main source to my use on this platform still. I look forward to each video and every day that happens is the highlight of that day for me.
Solar Sands could literally talk about anything and I would watch it. When talking about soothing sounds, his voice is definitely up there.
Trains never sound the same after I played Choo Choo Charles
👀 I relate 😅
Dude kills it with every one of these video essays. Well researched, original, alarming and calming in an existential way...
10:45 you described my exact feelings perfectly. sometimes I get really wrapped up in my own head and it can be easy to forget how big and complex the world really is. when I hear the sound of a train horn off in the distance, it just reminds me that I'm not alone and that there are so many other people out there with their own lives and troubles.
Woah, that was crazy. The moment you flipped to Pink Noise my shoulders dropped and I couldn't help but smile. That instantly relaxed me. I didn't even know that was a thing.
The most soothing sound is, of course, your beautiful, handsome, and charming voice Mr. Solar Sands.
I swear this man, can talk about anything and its going to sound interesting
I listen to rain with rumbling thunder noise every night, it is my personal favorite sound of all time. Thank you for this video I’ve always loved ambient soundscapes
Strange but somehow also not seeing you here. Greetings !!
One of my favorite ambient sounds is specifically when I'm trying to go to sleep and there are people talking softly in the other room. The idea that I can sleep and other people are nearby if I need them instantly takes me back to childhood and makes me want to go to sleep.
I have that too!! Just people having conversations and I can just fall asleep to the thoughts that everything is okay and safe
Nothing soothes me like thunder. I don’t know what it is about it but it fills me with a deep sense of wonder and peace.
I wish that was the case for me too, but thunder has always had a strange effect on me. I find it mentally calming in a sort of clarifying way - it tends to push all other concerns aside and forces me to be in the moment - so I can't fall asleep to it. In fact it wakes me right up and makes me super alert, and the more violent the storm the more alive and energized I feel. Probably a result of having had way too many close calls with very bad weather, especially tornadoes.
@@stevepittman3770 whoa I never met anyone who reacts to thunder that way. The way you explained it sounds like you have superpowers almost
@@Serpent947 I wouldn't call it a super power, in fact it's kind of stressful to be stuck in that state for a couple hours at a time when there's a thunderstorm going on but no risk of things like high winds or tornadoes to watch out for. It feels great in the moment, but by the end I'm wrung out.
Except for when it's extremely close, and shakes the whole house. That is fucking terrifying
Adding onto the point you made about the train horn being a reminder there are other people out there while you go to sleep is almost exactly what comes to mind for me. From fifth grade to when I left for college I lived on the outskirts of Tampa and in a semi-rural environment so naturally all I heard at night was nature. Because of this I'd sometimes leave my radio on quietly at night just as a reminder the world still exists beyond the ink-black darkness of the woods and the train horn would only serve as another reminder of that fact.
also find this very soothing. waking up in the middle of the night becomes a lot less stressful when there’s something to tie back to the “real world”
the last part!! it makes realize one of the most soothing sound i put on before sleep is muffled people talking from another room. it really feels like a warmth emotion about living with other people (family, loved ones, community etc.) and also gives an assurance that i am not alone. there are people out there doing their own thing, out of my responsibility, and i can put myself down to slumber.
I also find it soothing to wake up to this sound, especially after a midday nap
If you've ever been hiking in the woods, and you are starting to get a bit uncertain about being on the right track, hearing a distant train (I'm thinking more of a local 'toot' than a huge wailing horn) is VERY comforting.
Just look for moss on the north side of trees my dude
I never realized how many people loved train sounds. But when I think about it, it's actually pretty comforting to me because it reminds me of home. I've right lived by a decently active set of tracks for years (coming up on eight years) and while walking next to the tracks when a train is going by is ear-grading, laying in bed late and night and hearing that slightly softer horn really does have a calming affect
Yeah to me, the horns of the local transit railroad always remind me of home. They are very distinct in sound profile and carry quite a distance. I can't recall a part of my life where I wasn't within earshot of an NJT K5LLA with its really distinct sound profile. The lack of it outdoors is as odd to my brain as not hearing birds in the summer.
At some point you can just *feel* when the train is coming, and just based on how your floor "hits" your feet, you know if it's a freight or amtrak. Even if you can't hear it, sometimes you just know
@@ajsparx4133 well hehe experience plays a part. As I do railfan it actually helps that, while Nathan horn is ubiquitous (with exceptions) every railroad seems to have their own specific air pressure and tuning which can be picked up on. Railfanning ( and living) in an area with a lot of train tracks that go in similar directions when I'm at the spot the sound plays a more important role. An NJT tuned horn? Transit tracks 2 miles north. A Canadian horn? Refinery line 2 miles South. And NS or CSX horn? Get that tripod out.
So with experience, it stops being conscious. I know whats where and ifs coming or going.
Whenever I see a new Solar Sands video dropped.....I don't watch it right away.
I literally mark out time the next day, when I can devote my full attention to it.
Your videos......are some of THE best content on UA-cam.
For me, I love the sound of winter wind. Or similar sounds, it reminds me of being a carefree kid, playing in the snow. And I've always enjoyed the cold weather. I know this is an old upload, but like many of your uploads. It's solid work.
As a Railfan, personally my favorite train horns are the Holden M3H, Leslie RS3L, and the Old Cast Nathan P5 and RS5T-RRO. The chords they make are so pleasing to listen to (up close is debatable, lol) and resonate within myself.
Can't deny the Wabco A200 is a classic.
What horn does the polar express have
@@reginaldforthright805 The Polar Express uses a Lima 5 chime whistle recording from Sierra Railway #3, which in itself has also been used in many movies, like BTTF3.
For me it has always been the nights where snow is falling, school is canceled and I can just watch. There is something about the way the wind whispers through the trees while the snow drifts in a playful way that puts my heart at ease. In fact, one night such as this, I went out at later than midnight to just walk in the yard and enjoy the snow falling.
I personally love brown noise and industrial air vent sounds. A soothing, deep, cool rumble makes me feel calm immediately. Funnily enough, I used to leave by trains as well, but being a little kid they just scared the hell out of me, so I’ve always found train sounds unnerving lol.
As for music, I love the artist Windows96. Deep Swim and Yujia Forest (two of my favorite songs by them) are indescribably beautiful and calming to me for some reason.
Same. We used to have coal trains run through our town, and the blaring of the horn and rumbles from the rails would echo all through the valley. It had a calming sound to it during the daytime, but damn I hated trying to sleep hearing it all night when I had to be up for school. Got to where I started having nightmares of trains somehow coming through my house without even being on a track lol. I still vividly remember that dream, and that was 29 years ago. Was so happy when we finally moved and was away from it (most I’ll hear now is a horn in the far away distance if you intentionally listen for it since they closed all the rails down in most places after the coal companies shut down)
As for brown noise, it’s my fave.
“Deep Analog Sound Machine” by crysknife007 right now is my go to for sleep and BG noise when things are too quiet in my house (living in a rural area far out from a city, nights can be eerily quiet, especially in winter). I think my UA-cam downloads is mostly a collection of 12hr+ brown noises for that purpose lol. Listened to them so much for 4 years straight that I’ve gotten my husband hooked on them, needing them to fall asleep to, as well. The low rumble is very relaxing.
Solar Sands giving me my VSauce fix since 2020
I am surprised no one mentioned the sound of wood burning and cracking in a fireplace.
Solar sands upload = instant happiness
A weird one for me is the sound of a distant dog barking. I grew up with dogs and around them so I know that it can be annoying when they’re nearby and barking when you’re trying to sleep. However, when its distant, its very nostalgic. I realized this after I listened to Mac Millers- So It Goes, a dog is barking in the very beginning of the song and it actually sounds very pleasant to me. Odd choice but it got me interested into the idea/ question of what exactly makes a sound pleasant for different people. I also figured it has to do with what you grew up with and what was around you.
My grandma lived in a crappy trailer park near a railroad. As a little kid i stayed there a lot. I'd always be woken up by the trains before the sun rose, it was so comforting to hear and I love train sounds now.
I grew up well off, so I used to sleep every night with an air conditioner that vibrates slightly, shaking a bit in the wall, the cooling system makes a whirring sound, thus it became my 'ambient noise' when sleeping. Broke during college, the sound of an electric fan spinning it's blades or the power plant nearby replicates that ambient noise for me. It's the most soothing sound that is all I ever need to hear to sleep.
I agree with the air conditioner/fan bit. I used to struggle with nightmares and complete silence during the night a lot of a kid, so any time I got the chance to use my fan or air conditioner, I took it. Those were always the best ways of warding off nightmares so I could sleep soundly at night.
Solar Sands went from uploading videos about browsing DeviantArt to turning into Vsauce but for art.
Vsauce started his career making a video about supermario farting
Can we just take a moment to appreciate Solar Sands for showing off his dog? I hope he and his dog are having a good day!
The clip of the train you used at 9:03 was filmed in Hughson California at the corner of Whitmore and Santa Fe Ave. I go through there on my daily commute. Seeing a place I drive past daily on a solar sands video is something I never expected. The dollar tree and the body shop across the tracks made me realize where it was 😂
Growing up in the middle of the woods, I always loved the sounds of bugs chirping at night accompanied by rustling leaves and the occasional hoot from an owl. The sound of cicadas in the summertime instantly put me in a good mood.
I find really amusing the exploration of "sleeping sounds" mainly in music, its always facinating see how music from C418 or Vangelis for example, can be so relaxing while still mantaining character and a lot of musical depth, but despite that, I also find really interesting the point where music gets to be so simple that it looses a lot of that characteristics, and it starts to be sort of an exercise of designing new sounds or ambients pleassing to the human being.
TNG ship engine noise is a really nice ambient sound. Constant, level audio but not annoying at all.
Also, I’ve noticed that you can almost pavlov response yourself into associating certain sounds with sleep, by playing them enough as you’re going to bed.
You can also do the same with music !!
In fact I listened to quite a few songs before I’d sleep a long time ago, and now I kinda have it ingrained into me to almost instantly wind down after hearing em (despite the time if it’s day or something)
These songs usually have ‘dream’ or ‘sleep’ in them but the funny part is, is that they’re far from calm most of the time lol
Yours is one of the only channels that gets me excited every upload. Thanks.
i’ve got a similar association with train sounds. both my current and my childhood home were within earshot of a train station. the sound had always felt peaceful and soothing when i was a kid, and now that it’s formed a throughline between that home and my current home, the sound itself FEELS like home. i never considered that so many other people can find comfort in that same sound
Whenever I’m at a water park, I’ve always gotta take time to sit down at the water playground. The soundscape it provides is such a calming, sublime, and even religious experience, heightened by your physical exhaustion from walking up all those water slide stairs all day…that is my favorite sound in the whole world.
I can’t express how incredibly happy this video makes me… I also live close to train tracks, and everybody looks at me like I’m crazy when I say that I love the sound of the train and the tornado siren, so hearing that I’m not the only one is so nice!
Your channel is one of my favorites here on UA-cam. Thank you for the great vids.
I live directly next to a busy train station, and the train horns go off very frequently, every 45 minutes or so during the day into the late night. I always found the sound relaxing, but when I see the train pass, I always think of what it might be like to hop on and go on an adventure, away from the business of life, and fade away into the sound of the horn.
The last 20 seconds of the video gave me goosebumps. Very Peaceful yet sad words..
it gave me goosebumps too but, somehow, because the words felt opposite of sad to me
Hey Solar Sands, your videos of my soothing videos. I've found your voice so calming.
Wow. That conclusion was so beautiful it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for your videos man
Yaaay a Solar Sands video that doesn't give me a profound existential crisis!
This was definitely the video of all time
I’m similar to some people in that distant train horns are a soothing, nostalgic sound to me. My grandparents lived 6 hours away from my family so we only visited for holidays or summer vacation. Once I was old enough, my parents would drop me off with them and I would get to spend two weeks out at their home, nestled in the countryside of Wyoming near the train tracks. I can picture the sound as well as the smell of a summer night breeze coming in through the window of the room that was designated as mine whenever I was there.
Those were some of the most carefree times of my life, so I will always love the sound of distant train horns. Just writing this is making me tear up, as my grandma has now passed away, and my grandfather no longer lives at that house. I wish I could revisit one of those summers.
It’s the Kingassripper “farting on my roommate’s door” video. That is the most soothing sound.
I sleep with rain sounds nightly for my PTSD, It's so interesting seeing many of the ones I like being references here. Good stuff!
The last few paragraphs were sublime. Excellent work, as usual
Your videos are so soothing to me. Even when they get melancholic and existential
Good take on the ASMR. ASMR is a sensation akin to hearing or sight. It leads to relaxation, it is not equivalent to it. Additionally, sound is not the only trigger of ASMR. Visuals and touch are large components for many people, and I myself have had my ASMR triggered by reading text.
Train horns are one of if not my most favorite sound (I know, how could you guess lol). You would be surprised how big of a community there is out there of just train horn collectors. It's pretty hard to choose a favorite for me but my top 2 are either the Leslie RS3L or the WABCO E2B1. Earlier Nathan horns such as the M3s hit hard too.
One of my new favorite videos by you Solar, loved this one! 💙💖
I love these longer vidoes from you.
Love your videos! They are always unique and well made! ❤
My love for this video doubled when you mentioned Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada, very good choices for relaxing music. Also, that little ending monologue beginning at 10:48 , pure poetry, well done; Mr. Solar Sands.
There is all lot of trains where I live we even have a train as a monument. Everyday morning and night I will hear the train pass by and it is so nostalgic and comforting
Videos like these are a fantastic reminder to slow down and enjoy some of the smallest details of life and I love them
Pink noise brings me a certain sense of comfort. It reminds me of hearing gentle rain while trying not to fall asleep in the car as a kid
keep up the awesome work man! love the videos
Great video. I always enjoy the ones you make.
Interesting video! When I think of "the most soothing sound", I think of a low-pitched, low frequency, and quiet sounds, like breezes, wind, or those low-frequency sound videos. But the sounds produced by water like rain, waterfalls, waves, and droplets are also soothing to me.
Also, as a person who lives in a country were train railways literally don't exist (Brazil), I find the sound of trains to be kinda annoying while watching this video, but I find interesting this correlation between sounds and memories, which definitely helps with each individual's perception of "soothing sound".
Anyway, great video as always! :D
The most soothing song I heard is Subwoofer Lullaby, especially at 1:12, it makes me feel inner peace and nostalgia at the same time, reminding me of times where I was still discovering the world and everything seemed so new and fascinating because I was just living life, not thinking about it.
My favorite "sound" is "oldies playing in another room", mostly by Nemo's Dreamscapes here on youtube. I don't much care for rain sounds, but old somewhat muffled music became so important to me. During the worst year of my depression, I found Nemo's Dreamscapes and something about it called to me. I love steampunk so "old" music holds this place in my subconscious that I just love even though the victorian era and 30s-50s music aren't anywhere near each other. I guess it maybe makes me think of some eccentric old man in some whacky whimsical victorian house. Something feels so right and comforting. Some limbo between an (idealized) past that never existed and the hopes for a safe place
Extreme YIKES
Your videos are soothing Mr. Sands. I like to put them on when I work on a project or go take a sleep
Something about your videos is so amazing, idk how but I can both do work and listen to your videos without getting distracted while still retaining information from both.
That’s literally never happened before, this is amazing.
Another soothing sound is called the brown note, search it up and listen to it in bed
I've been thinking about the sound of trains a lot lately. I haven't heard the sound of trains since moving out of my parents' home and to the city around 2 years ago. I think for me it is an intensely nostalgic sound. It reminds me of the innocence and joy of childhood.
Randomly thought about this channel when thinking of old channels I used to watch religiously when I was a preteen- had no clue that it was still active, past a million subs, and the content has changed this drastically- Good on you, Solar Sands, because I cannot say the same about many their channels I used to watch when I was a kid.
I was about to recommend "Stone in Focus" when you mentioned that ambient piece.
Amazing and nuanced video, as always.
Bro Solar Sands coming in clutch outta nowhere.
Rhubarb or #3 is one of the most relaxing songs I've ever heard as well. Every time I'm reading or relaxing I put it on and it really helps.
i just love youre videos, ever since you did that one about the frear of the ocean ive been hooked
almost everytime i go to bed i can hear the highway through the window,
Its actually quite far away from my home, but its still hearable very quietly.. I love that honestly
The notification for this video apparently
vsauce crawled so you could fucking fly
Mr Sands, you're awesome. Every video you make is perfectly crafted, and the time and effort you make and do for them is nothing to sneeze at
Living near the sea, people expect me to say waves, but a lot of people overlook the noises the seagulls and other waterbirds make. Where I live harrowing-gulls make very loud almost gargle-ly noises that most people I know find super annoying, but I just find them mesmerising. Not exactly relaxing, but more like a reminder of appreciating other kinds of life that often live around me and my house. That plus the fact that they are usually most active during 6-7 am, so it's like a sea rooster for me.
Hey, maybe mention steam locomotive whistles! At least how they were in the past. They were extremely unique and some could have a very haunting or almost “living voice” to them. One great example is the Norfolk and Western (among others) “Hooter” whistles. Very eerie and beautiful. They were able to blend into nature far better than the jarring horns of today. Think a flute vs a trumpet. I dream of being put to sleep by them😂
"Colored Noises"? Come on, get woke. "Noises of Color".
Good video, loved the structure of introducing the topic woth the train horn and bringing it home at the end! Cheers :)
you have made my day better, im not realy a fan of listening to ambient noise, but actualy just listening to natural sounds of my city is something sometimes relaxing or disturbing
What a great video and the best video to hear right before bed. I myself fall asleep to slowed vinyl of chill albums
Man I've probably seen this video 5 times by now and it's still my favorite ever
ah always with the good videos, you never fail to make my day better solar sands
This might not make it to you, but I'll say it anyway. I listened to the few ambient music tracks you listed in the video, and they really calmed me down. I'm kind of in a low point in my life right now, as I'm depressed at the moment. Taking a listen gave me some hope, so this video was just what I needed. Thank you.
I really wish there were more youtubers like you