River Sound for Sleeping • Spruce Forest Brook • Black Screen

For sleep — River Sound for sleeping on a black screen: a small brook running between rocks and spruces in a summer spruce forest. Steady running water to fall asleep to.

The picture is a single static black frame for the whole file. What you hear is the stream itself, water moving over and around the rocks, with nothing added.

This was a planned trip to one of our favourite places. While we were hiking we could already hear the stream from far away. All we had to do was go and find it.

Oh yes!!! Back in this place again.

Every now and then dragonflies fly back and forth along the stream. Our little one calls them helicopters. I wonder why? :-)

The dragonflies were probably hunting over the water. Meanwhile we watched them and listened to the stream. Without any hunting at all, we got out our sandwiches and a thermos of tea.

After a short rest we went off to explore the area, both close by and further out. We left the recorder and microphones running on their own by the water.

Recorded on a Zoom F3 with a Sennheiser MKE 600 and a RØDE NT1, placed next to the camera.

Q: Is this real or AI-generated? A: Real field recording from a small stream in a spruce forest, made with a Zoom F3, Sennheiser MKE 600 and RØDE NT1 — no music, no AI.

Q: Is this good for falling asleep? A: Yes. It is about six hours of steady stream sound with no sudden changes, so it suits falling asleep, a nap or settling in for the evening.

Recorded with: Zoom F3 · Sennheiser MKE 600 · RØDE NT1