low marimba
with bass boost/treble reduction is even better
Wind blowing though pine trees.
I have this memory from when I was a kid. I was standing in the middle of the woods at my grandparents, watching big fluffy snow flakes fall around me. The only sound I could hear was a light breeze blowing through the pine trees. I don’t know why but it almost felt magical. To this day I still love that sound.
A fire crackling in a fireplace. I’m also quite relaxed by heavy rain.
Locally, indoors? Silence.
I like to be able to hear whatever is going on outside. Ideally, that would also be silence, but if something is going on outside, I like to be alert and aware of it.
I’ll also take a little rain and occasional thunder outside, as usually people aren’t acting a fool outside during rainy weather.
Based schizo
I can’t decide, there are too many:
Mongolian throat singing with little to no instruments.
The sound of a plane cabin (I think its brown or pink noise)
The fire crackling of a fire place or furnace.
Ocean waves or waterfall or river noise.
Slowly and softly played piano.
A stew slowly cooking.
Sound of gentle brushing your head hair.
Light rain on leaves
The sound of water flowing through rapids.
My grandma¹s house is built right next to a small river, this was the sound that put me to sleep every night.
I don’t know about most, but generally those “background sound” sort of ambient things are pretty relaxing.
goes looking on YouTube for some examples
Rain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8plwv25NYRo
Lake waves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se5NjX-cM5I
Ocean waves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHPEKLQID4U
I think that the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute, is relaxing to listen to.
finds an example on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miUKO5g0ONk
Partner’s giggle
Probably a soft Rhodes keyboard when it comes to something more dynamic, but other than that I’d be tied for the sound of rain and the sound of waves.
Cat’s purr
The gentle thrum of a Federation starship’s warp core.
I had MP3 tracks for my car dedicated to this sound effect (both Enterprise and Voyager). With the subs, you could really feel it. Very soothing.
my favorite asmr triggers are tapping, scratching, wood, and slime
Train whistle in the distance. Light rain and thunder.
creaky wooden ship on stormy seas or rainy day steam train noises are so nice for me
The sound of snow.
