Your Own Sound Experiment: How to Compare Nights Fairly
Why one night tells you little, how expectation colors what we report, and a plain way to compare two sounds across several nights.
Sound Journal
Reading about sound, in plain words
How beats and tones work, sound for evenings and mornings, mixing your own, and listening safely. Every article lists its sources and says how strong the evidence is.
Featured
How to Build a Wind-Down Routine With Sound
A plain guide to building an evening wind-down routine with sound: what to choose, how loud, how long, and what research on evening habits does and doesn’t show.
White, Pink, Brown and Green Noise: A Complete Guide
What white, pink, brown and green noise are, how their sounds differ, why green noise has no fixed definition, and what research says about listening to them.
Six ways in
Each category groups a few topics. Each topic has its own page with every article on it.
Sound Explained
How beats, tones, noise colors and audio technology work, in plain words.
- Binaural beats and pulsing tones 1 article
- Frequencies 1 article
- Noise colors and nature sounds 1 article
- Audio technology Coming soon
Night & Morning
Sound for the evening, the night and the first minutes of the morning.
- Sleep sounds and bedtime listening 1 article
- Gentle wake and alarms 1 article
- Bedtime routines Coming soon
- Morning and wake-up design Coming soon
Create Your Sound
Mixing layers, nature recordings and listening alongside your music.
- Mixing and soundscapes Coming soon
- Music Companion 1 article
- Nature recordings Coming soon
Everyday Moments
Listening for work, quiet breaks, relaxing and meditation.
- Sound for focus and work 1 article
- Relax, meditate, breathe Coming soon
- Everyday Moments Coming soon
Listen & Discover
Volume, headphones, honest evidence and finding what you prefer.
- Listening safety 1 article
- Evidence and your own experiments 1 article
- Listening preferences Coming soon
- Headphones and speakers Coming soon
Inside OscillaMind
How we build the app, what we keep private, and why.
- Privacy and how we build 1 article
- OscillaMind: story and vision Coming soon
Latest articles
Your Own Sound Experiment: How to Compare Nights Fairly
Why one night tells you little, how expectation colors what we report, and a plain way to compare two sounds across several nights.
How to Build a Wind-Down Routine With Sound
A plain guide to building an evening wind-down routine with sound: what to choose, how loud, how long, and what research on evening habits does and doesn’t show.
White, Pink, Brown and Green Noise: A Complete Guide
What white, pink, brown and green noise are, how their sounds differ, why green noise has no fixed definition, and what research says about listening to them.
What Are Binaural Beats? A Plain-English Guide
A plain guide to binaural beats: how two slightly different tones make a third pulse you hear, why headphones matter, and what the research says so far.
Sounds for Deep Work: Noise, Beats or Music?
Steady noise, music or a slow beat while you work? What studies found about each, how strong the evidence is, and a simple way to test it yourself.
Safe Listening Volume: How Loud Is Too Loud for Hours of Sound?
How level and time work together for hearing, what public-health agencies say about safe listening, and simple checks for hours of sound.
No Account, No Ads, No Subscription: Why We Built OscillaMind This Way
Why OscillaMind has no account, no ads and no subscription: 30 days free, then a one-time $2.99, with your listening history kept on your phone.
Gentle Wake Alarms: Why Rising Sound Feels Different From a Sudden Ring
How a gentle wake alarm that rises slowly differs from a sudden ring, what small studies report about alarm sounds, and how to set one up with a backup.
Can You Play Binaural Beats With Your Own Music?
Can you play binaural beats with music? Usually yes, with care. How the beat is built, what music does to it, and what happens when two sounds share a phone.