Journal

Learn how sound influences emotions, perception, and well-being through original journal and insights.

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What we use AI for

We are a music tech company. We work with technology, and we also work with AI. It would be strange […]

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What Silence Does

In a cardiorespiratory laboratory in Pavia, twenty-four people listened to six styles of music while researchers tracked their breathing, blood […]

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Where the fascination with 110 Hz comes from

In the mid-1990s a group of researchers decided to take sound measurements inside ancient stone chambers, which nobody had really […]

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What is Cymatics: Sound made Visible

Cymatics is the study of visible sound and vibration patterns and a subset of modal vibrational phenomena. As Collins dictionary says: the study of wave phenomena, esp sound, and their visual representations.
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Birdsong from a forest you know is more relaxing

We found something interesting recently, and it is that familiar forest soundscapes with bird sounds in them are more relaxing […]

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The sound side of hushpitality: why a quiet room and a calm room are not the same

A quiet room has become something hotel guests will pay more for. The hotel industry even has a name for […]

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Immersive Music Day Hasselt

On the 23rd of April, I (Elise de Bres) attended the Immersive Music Day in Hasselt, organized by PXL-Music. The […]

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Recording Rain & Thunder: where this album came from

Sounding Nature: Rain & Thunder wasn’t designed in a studio. It was recorded in the field, in real weather, in […]

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Nature sounds and sleep

Sleep is not something your brain switches off to enter. It is something your nervous system has to shift into, […]

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Rain sounds vs white noise: which actually works better for sleep and focus?

Written by Elise de Bres   White noise has had a good run. It’s been the go-to recommendation for sleep […]

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Your brain on nature sounds: what the research actually shows

Written by Elise de Bres   There is a moment most people recognise. You step outside into a forest, near […]

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Rain sounds for sleep: why they actually work

Written by Elise de Bres   There’s a reason so many people reach for rain sounds when they can’t sleep. […]

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Why Nature Sounds Feel More Real in 3D, And What That Does to Your Body

Not a technical explanation. Just an honest one. If you’ve read our article on cymatics, how sound frequencies create visible […]

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When Cities Start to Sound the Same

If Venice Dies Written by Elise de Bres   Recently, I was reading If Venice Dies by Salvatore Settis for […]

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Where is Immersive audio and the whole pipeline going?

Open letter follow-up Written by Claudio Vittori   A few days ago, I wrote an open letter as an immersive […]

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Noise is the new smoking.

Perception is where it really starts Written by Elise de Bres   I recently attended a webinar by the Danish […]

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What’s next in 2026?

As this year comes to an end, we want to take a moment to pause and look back, not to […]

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Binaural Beats: A Simple Explanation

If you’re about to listen to binaural beats for the first time, it’s good to first understand what they actually […]

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On Slop, Reality and What’s Next

We recently attended a lecture from Future Network in the Netherlands with Maaike Bruggeman and Marjolein Kellerhuis of the GenietmeeHub. […]

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How to Build Your Own Binaural Music Library on Your Phone and Computer

This article is a simple guide for music lovers who want to own their collection truly, switch to a higher-quality […]

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New Release: “Envelop, Deep Lotus”

A 3D Audio Journey into Calm and Clarity   Envelop, Deep Lotus, the newest release in the Envelop series: an […]

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