Loops & ambience for meditation CD at DVinfo.net

Douglas Clark · March 23rd, 2006, 03:54 AM

I'm recording a spoken meditation CD, and I have been asked to find or compose some background music and various ambient sounds. Like gentle tinkling bells, whooshes, etc to compliment the "action" in the meditation. Can anyone recommend sources of suitable loop or ambience collections, or whole tracks, for mediation/relaxation background music?

Steve House · March 23rd, 2006, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Douglas Clark

I'm recording a spoken meditation CD, and I have been asked to find or compose some background music and various ambient sounds. Like gentle tinkling bells, whooshes, etc to compliment the "action" in the meditation. Can anyone recommend sources of suitable loop or ambience collections, or whole tracks, for mediation/relaxation background music?

Smartsound's SonicFire Pro has some collections with that sort of material if royalty free tracks would be of interest

Raza Ahmad · March 23rd, 2006, 04:39 AM

adobe audition/cooledit/i assume other sound editing programs have the ability to generate noise at a specific wavelength with specific properties... you can use that to simulate natural effects such as waterfalls, wind, or the ocean with their creative use... lots of interesting stuff to be done with noise...

in addition, i know audition/cooledit can create waveforms, sine waves are especially clean sounding for use in this kind of circumstance....

-raza

Douglas Clark · March 23rd, 2006, 04:58 AM

Thanks. I'm presently using Acid, Sound Forge & Vegas for audio, but only a novice in Acid.

Douglas Spotted Eagle · March 23rd, 2006, 10:07 AM

Bill Laswell's 24bit collection for ACID is built exactly for this sort of thing. Lot's of ethereals, light sounds, and some drone tones that sit deep in the mix with little attention moments. Designed for relaxation and airy ambiences.

Douglas Clark · March 27th, 2006, 03:10 PM

Thanks Spot. The sample loops from Laswell's collection at Sony's site sound nice, but it seems like volume 4 is most relevant (the "free" volume included when you buy the collection). I'll consider including that when I order Acid 6 upgrade.

Any other good suggestions of loops or buy-out music for relaxation/meditation?

Matt Stahley · March 27th, 2006, 04:05 PM

Yeah you cant go wrong with bill laswell. hes the man!

March 23rd, 2006, 03:54 AM	#1
Douglas Clark New Boot Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Jyllinge, Denmark Posts: 22	Loops & ambience for meditation CD I'm recording a spoken meditation CD, and I have been asked to find or compose some background music and various ambient sounds. Like gentle tinkling bells, whooshes, etc to compliment the "action" in the meditation. Can anyone recommend sources of suitable loop or ambience collections, or whole tracks, for mediation/relaxation background music?

March 23rd, 2006, 04:39 AM	#3
Raza Ahmad Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: los angeles, ca Posts: 61	noise adobe audition/cooledit/i assume other sound editing programs have the ability to generate noise at a specific wavelength with specific properties... you can use that to simulate natural effects such as waterfalls, wind, or the ocean with their creative use... lots of interesting stuff to be done with noise... in addition, i know audition/cooledit can create waveforms, sine waves are especially clean sounding for use in this kind of circumstance.... -raza

March 23rd, 2006, 10:07 AM	#5
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	Bill Laswell's 24bit collection for ACID is built exactly for this sort of thing. Lot's of ethereals, light sounds, and some drone tones that sit deep in the mix with little attention moments. Designed for relaxation and airy ambiences. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

March 23rd, 2006, 04:58 AM	#4
Douglas Clark New Boot Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Jyllinge, Denmark Posts: 22	Thanks. I'm presently using Acid, Sound Forge & Vegas for audio, but only a novice in Acid.

March 27th, 2006, 03:10 PM	#6
Douglas Clark New Boot Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Jyllinge, Denmark Posts: 22	Thanks Spot. The sample loops from Laswell's collection at Sony's site sound nice, but it seems like volume 4 is most relevant (the "free" volume included when you buy the collection). I'll consider including that when I order Acid 6 upgrade. Any other good suggestions of loops or buy-out music for relaxation/meditation?

March 27th, 2006, 04:05 PM	#7
Matt Stahley Major Player Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Waynesboro, PA Posts: 648	Yeah you cant go wrong with bill laswell. hes the man!