Wind sounds
A steady rush of air that swells and fades in slow gusts, with a soft howl riding on top. Each ear gets its own gust pattern, so the wind seems to move around you.
- Spectrum
- Low rush below 900 Hz with a soft howl near 500 Hz
- Good for
- Sleep on a quiet night
- Cosy background with fire or rain
- Masking low indoor noise
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Why wind sounds the way it does
Moving air by itself is nearly silent. What you hear as wind is turbulence: air tumbling around trees, buildings and your ears, which makes a broad, low rush. When air flows past edges and wires it can shed vortices at a steady rate, producing the whistle or howl known as an Aeolian tone.
How our wind is generated
Two shaped noise layers make the rush and the howl, and each is driven by its own slow gust envelope built from several overlapping cycles. Left and right swell at different moments, so the wind seems to circle instead of pulsing in place.
Questions
Are wind sounds good for sleep?
They are a gentle, mostly low sound, close to brown noise but with movement. If the gusts keep you awake, add brown noise to fill in the quieter moments.
Can I make it a winter storm?
Raise Wind, add Fire for a cabin, or add Rain and Thunder for a storm.
Does the wind repeat?
The gust pattern loops roughly every 20 seconds, but the noise inside it is random and the two channels differ, so it does not sound like a repeat.