Cassette Hiss
The warm hiss of a tape playing nothing at all.
Tones and music15-second preview Plus
Record Crackle
A record's soft crackle between the songs.
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Record Crackle
15-second preview. The full sound is in NoiseZ Plus.
Versions
- Vinyl 1Plus 15-second preview
- Vinyl 2Plus 15-second preview
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That was the preview. Record Crackle plays all night in NoiseZ Plus.
What it sounds like
The sound of a needle in the groove when no music is playing: a low surface hush with small pops and ticks scattered through it. Soft Groove is light and sparse, with a few gentle pops. Dusty Groove is denser and grittier, with more clicks and a rougher, more worn surface.
When it helps
A natural for study sessions, drawing and late-night writing, and for anyone who finds the sound of a record sitting between tracks oddly cozy. It gives a quiet room a vintage mood without any song to follow. It also suits cooking, tidying and slow Sundays at home.
What to pair it with
Cassette hiss fills in a smooth bed under the crackle. A distant rainfall adds a soft hush. A faint ambient pad gives a warm chord now and then, as if music were drifting from another room. All of it works best low.
Goes well with
Press play on one to layer it under Record Crackle.
Calm Rainfall
Soft, steady rain with no thunder, close and even.
Drifting Pads
Slow synth pads drifting with no beat or melody.
More in Tones and music
Singing bowls, slow synth pads, cassette hiss and record crackle: soft textures with no tune and no beat. Sample something quiet and abstract.