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Which sleep sound suits you?
Seven quick questions about your room, your nights and what keeps you up. Get a sound to try tonight, from white noise to rain, a fire or a story.
7 quick questions
Tap the answer that sounds most like you. There are no wrong answers, just different ways to settle.
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Question 1 of 7
What usually keeps you awake?
Question 2 of 7
Pick a view from your window tonight.
Question 3 of 7
How do you feel about total silence?
Question 4 of 7
Pick a place to spend the night.
Question 5 of 7
Your ideal sleep sound is...
Question 6 of 7
Pick a story world to fall asleep in.
Question 7 of 7
Pick a bedtime companion.
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Steady white noise
A bright, even hush that covers sudden sounds.
You want a steady, even sound that covers the sudden ones: a door, a dog, a car outside. White noise is the brightest of the noise colours, a clean hiss with the same energy at every pitch. If it ever feels too sharp, try pink, which is softer at the top.
Try this: Open the free noise player, pick white, and turn it up only until the room feels softer. Quieter than you think is usually right.
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Deep brown noise
A low, soft rumble for when deep sounds are the trouble.
Low sounds are more your trouble, like traffic rumble or a neighbour's music, or maybe hiss just feels harsh to you. Brown noise turns the high end right down and leaves a deep, rolling rumble that is easy to stop noticing.
Try this: Try brown noise in the free player at a low volume, and give it three or four nights before you decide.
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Soft rain, or its cousin pink noise
A natural patter that never quite repeats.
You like a sound with some texture: steady enough to fade into the background, but never quite the same twice. Rain is your match. On nights you want something even steadier, try pink noise, which softens the high end so it sounds more like steady rain.
Try this: Start with light rain at a low volume. If the room has sudden noises too, try heavier rain or pink noise instead.
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- Rain sounds for sleep: why they work and how to use them
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- White, pink and brown noise: which one helps you sleep?
MoonEase has Light Rain, Heavy Rain and Rain + Waves Blend, all free, with a sleep timer that fades the sound out gently.
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A crackling fireplace
Warm and close, for when silence feels too loud.
Total silence isn't your friend. A crackling fire gives the room a little life and warmth without asking for your attention. On cool nights, try it with light rain underneath for something richer.
Try this: Play a fireplace sound while you read in bed, then let it carry on quietly after the lights go out.
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Fireplace is one of nine free sounds in MoonEase. Premium adds Campfire and lets you layer up to eight sounds in one mix, like rain with the Fireplace.
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A gentle bedtime story
A slow story to follow when your mind is busy.
When your mind is busy, a sound on its own isn't quite enough. You settle best with something gentle to follow: a slow story where nothing much happens, read in a calm voice. Most nights you won't hear the ending, and that's the point.
Try this: Pick a short, slow story and listen with the lights off. Don't try to follow every word.
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MoonEase has 12 narrated bedtime stories, including The Veranda After Rain and Moonlight in the Breadfruit Garden from Caribbean Nights.
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Steady white noise
A bright, even hush that covers sudden sounds. See the full result
Deep brown noise
A low, soft rumble for when deep sounds are the trouble. See the full result
Soft rain, or its cousin pink noise
A natural patter that never quite repeats. See the full result
A crackling fireplace
Warm and close, for when silence feels too loud. See the full result
A gentle bedtime story
A slow story to follow when your mind is busy. See the full result
Rain, fire and stories for bedtime
MoonEase has nine free sounds, including Light Rain, Heavy Rain, Fireplace and Rain on a Tin Roof, plus 12 free bedtime stories and a sleep timer that fades the sound out gently.
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