Begin with the moment you have.
Sleep, study, work or pause: choose one intention first. Each guide below offers a real nature-sound preview, a small way to begin and a clear path to continue on iPhone.
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One minute or twenty?
There is no perfect duration. Choose the time you can actually protect today, play one complete track and let that be enough.
First Breath
For a pause between tasks, before a meeting or whenever one quiet minute is the time you have.
Play 88 seconds →
Still Water
For reading, bedtime or a longer quiet focus block when you can leave the next 20 minutes open.
Play 21 minutes →Know someone deciding how much quiet time they have today?
What do you need the room to become?
Start with a specific need, then listen only long enough to begin.
Free online sound machine
Choose rain, ocean, forest, white noise and six more real recordings with a 15-, 30- or 60-minute timer.
Open the sound machine → MeditationNature sounds for meditation
Choose flowing water, forest, rain or ocean with a free 15-, 30- or 60-minute timer.
Begin a quiet session → Short meditation musicOne-minute First Breath
Play the complete 88-second instrumental track with no account, ads or spoken guidance.
Take one quiet minute → Meditation music20-minute Still Water
Play a complete 21-minute instrumental track with no account, ads or spoken guidance.
Play the full track → BedtimeRain sounds black screen
Play real Window Rain free with a 15-, 30- or 60-minute timer, then cover the open page with a black screen.
Use the black screen → iPhone lock screenKeep rain playing when the screen locks
Check Apple's built-in setting or use Yixiu background playback with a timer.
Check the setting → WorkNature sounds for focus
Choose a continuous sound for one task, reading block or deep-work interval.
Choose a focus sound → ReadingRain without music
Real light rain beneath one chapter, article or writing session.
Read with rain → StudyRain sounds for studying
Real light rain beneath one assignment, revision block or writing session.
Study with rain → Study in a busy roomWhite noise for studying
A low, steady layer without music, lyrics or talking, with a 15-, 30- or 60-minute timer.
Study with white noise → StudyRiver sounds for studying
A bright flowing-water texture without lyrics, music or talking.
Start a study block → PauseOne-minute breathing reset
A short visual water rhythm for the space between two moments.
Take one minute →Find the texture that asks the least of you
There is no universal best sound. Compare gently, choose once and return to the task or rest in front of you.
Compare seven sleep sounds
Try rain, ocean, forest, thunder, wind, white noise and waterfall at the same quiet volume.
Compare sleep sounds → Bright detailMorning birds
Real birdsong for reading, writing and one quiet daytime task.
Play morning birds → Open airForest wind and distant birds
A spacious outdoor texture for reading, planning and quiet daytime work.
Play forest sounds → Quiet forest at bedtimeForest sounds for sleep
Moving forest air and distant birds with a 15-, 30- or 60-minute timer.
Play the forest at night → Detailed movementMountain stream
Natural variation for reading, writing and focused daytime work.
Play the stream → Slow rhythmOcean waves
A broad rise and fall without lyrics or spoken guidance.
Play ocean waves → Sleep, focus or maskingForest waterfall
A dense, continuous water layer you can play free online for bedtime, a busy room or focused work.
Play the waterfall → Slow night movementDistant thunder
Rolling thunder and light rain for bedtime, without music or talking.
Play distant thunder → Open mountain airWind for sleeping
Real mountain wind for a quiet bedtime room, without music or talking.
Play mountain wind → Low, steady textureWhite noise black screen
Real underwater white noise with a browser black screen, sleep timer, no music or talking.
Play white noise → Slow night rhythmOcean waves for sleeping
Real night waves with a broad rise and fall, without music or talking.
Play night waves → Side-by-sideRiver, rain or ocean?
Try all three in one place and choose by task rather than trend.
Compare study sounds →Three decisions are enough
The sound library is not the task. Decide what this moment is for, set one boundary and stop browsing.
- 01
Name the moment
Sleep, study, work or pause. A concrete purpose makes the next choice smaller.
- 02
Choose the lowest useful volume
The sound should soften the room, not become the center of it.
- 03
Set a finish line
Use a 15-, 30- or 60-minute timer, or let one minute be enough.
Yixiu listening guides
Where should I start if I do not know which sound to choose?
Start with the moment, not the library. Choose rain for bedtime, a river or ocean for focused work, or the one-minute reset when you only need a brief pause.
Do the Yixiu previews include music or talking?
The nature-sound previews use water, rain or ocean ambience without music or spoken guidance. The breathing reset adds a simple visual pace rather than a voiceover.
Can I listen before downloading the iPhone app?
Yes. Each guide offers a free web preview. The iPhone app adds timers, favorites and background playback.
Should I choose one minute or 20 minutes of meditation music?
Choose by the time you can actually protect. First Breath is a complete 88-second instrumental track for a quick pause. Still Water is a complete 21-minute instrumental track for reading, bedtime or quiet focus. Both play free online without an account, ads or spoken guidance.