Soundrown is one of those small, obscure internet programs that turns out to be immensely helpful. It is exactly what it sounds like: a site for sore ears. Tired of listening to a conversation when you want to be reading? Soundrown! Want the calming effect of listening to a coffee shop on fire with birds in the background? Soundrown! Want to write and need the right sounds to get in the mood? You guessed it… Soundrown!
Okay, in all fairness, I think the only intended purpose is the last one. But hey, they’re all fun. And you can relax, it isn’t like they recorded a coffee shop on fire. What they do have are multiple audio tracks you can listen to, multiple at a time if you’d like. Presently, these are Coffee Shop, Rain, Waves, Fire, Birds, Night, Train, Fountain, White Noise, and Playground. Each has its own volume bar, so you can adjust them accordingly. They have a random button if you don’t want to select one yourself, as well as music, which is currently in Beta and has exactly one song. I’ve listened to that song a lot.
They also have links to a couple of articles in the Menu, Knowledge section. Quite honestly, I haven’t gotten to reading them yet, but they look interesting and I’ll likely be reading them soon. I mainly use this site for the song; it’s just under six minutes of gentle instrumental music, which I’ve found to be the best music for me to read or write to without getting distracted.
