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Wind sounds for working

Wind across an open space, without gusts strong enough to startle. It sits between brown noise and rain: low, but with a little texture. The sound most people forget is on.

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Where it sits

Wind recordings carry most of their energy at the low end, like brown noise, with a slow movement on top that keeps it from feeling synthetic. That makes it a good choice for people who find pure brown noise too flat and rain too busy.

What it covers

Air conditioning, a server fan, traffic, and the general hum of a building. It covers speech moderately well, better than sea or forest, less well than brown noise.

Use

Long blocks. Wind is undramatic, which is the compliment. Ninety-minute sessions with wind and a written task are how several of the people who tested Kiri now work.

Questions

Is wind noise the same as brown noise?
Close in spectrum, different in character. Wind moves; brown noise does not. Pick by which you stop noticing sooner.
Will gusts startle me?
The recording was chosen for steadiness; there are no sudden peaks.
Can I use it for the break?
Sound keeps running through breaks by default, so yes; or switch to forest for the break if you want a change of mode.