Dozens of piercing train horns reverberate through Emeryville daily, but respite is coming around the bend. The city is on track to unveil a new “quiet zone” by next summer, where newly installed ...

It only took two years, but you can now use your HomePod to play ambient sounds from nature if you want to relax or you’re seeking some background white noise for working or sleeping. Currently, we ...

Podcasts and meditation apps are turning travelogues into bedtime stories. Here’s why the trend works. With the growing trend of listening to adult bedtime stories on meditation apps, travel ...

SYNTH WEEK 2024: As one of the originators of the genre, at least in its electronic form, it’s hard to argue with Eno’s suggestion that ambient music should be as "ignorable as it is interesting", but ...

Willow Yamauchi braving the bees in the backyard of her Vancouver home in search of a perfect “buzz." Every journey into audio storytelling requires a compelling story and great narration. But what ...

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Stressed? On edge? Struggling to block out the annoying construction work down the street? Or do you just hate silence, and the way it reminds you that your life is tick-ticking away? Then you need ...