Calming Digital Detox | Sound Therapy for Deep Sleep | Reduce Cortisol & Anxiety | 12 Hours |

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I get the irony that most of you will watch and listen to this on a tablet, phone or tv, but this Digital Detox was created as a gentle release from that overstimulated state. It's a soundscape designed to help your body unwind from the constant demands of the digital world.

Our phones buzz. Our screens glow. Our minds never quite get a moment to switch off. In the background of it all, a subtle pressure builds. Tension in the shoulders, shallow breath, a nervous system stuck in overdrive. Well, my friends, that’s our old friend cortisol, the body’s stress signal. And when it lingers too long, sleep gets harder, our focus can slip and calm starts to feel out of reach.

So each layer of sound is shaped to pull you out of the noise, out of the scroll, and back into yourself. So asking my online oracle once again, here is what was suggested for the ultimate Digital Detox:

Layer 1: Grounding
The hum of the digital world fades.
In its place: a deep, steady tone—
like the quiet presence of solid ground.
This soft brown noise helps settle the nervous system,
signalling that it’s safe to power down and let go.

Layer 2: Presence
Your attention, once scattered across screens, begins to return.
A soft synth breathes in and out, slow and unhurried.
This sound doesn’t ask for anything.
It simply invites you to be.
Not reacting, not reaching—just resting.

Layer 3: Resonance
A low, warm hum rises and falls
like a heartbeat beneath still water.
In a world designed to keep you alert,
this tone brings quiet depth.
It gives your thoughts space to soften,
your body space to release.

Layer 4: Nature
Outside the noise of screens, the world continues.
A distant waterfall, a rustle of wind.
These natural textures reconnect you
to something slower, something real.
You’re not plugged in anymore.
You’re part of something deeper.

As usual, I headed to my sound lab and got to crafting. Blending together some uniquely created tones, drones and frequencies hot off my MIDI keyboard and some nature field recordings, mixed with some edited fabric scratching (my usual way to create brown noise), I carefully smoothed the sound to compose a rather satisfying and relaxing soundscape.

So, unplug. Unwind. You’re safe here.

Sleep long and sleep well, my friends!

MADE USING: MIDI keyboard, waterfall field recordings (St Nectan's, Cornwall) and fabric scratching