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Tibetan Bowl

Noise struck into a bell tone at 256, 384 and 512 Hz, ringing out over nine seconds

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About This Sound

Tibetan Bowl is a singing bowl struck once every nine seconds: a quick bright onset, a long shimmering decay, and a soft tail that lingers until the next strike. The very high filter Q gives it a clear ringing pitch, a C and its fifth and octave, so it sounds like metal rather than air.

The color is 3.2, a little warmer than pink. Resonant filters at 256, 384 and 512 Hz with a Q of 40 and 40 percent mix produce the bell. The envelope attacks in 0.1 seconds, decays over 2 seconds to a low 30 percent sustain, holds for 3 and releases over 4, so each strike rings for about nine seconds before the next.

It is used for meditation timing, yoga transitions and as a gentle wake-up tone. Wind Chimes uses the same struck idea with higher, major-chord pitches and a faster cycle, and Resonant Drone sustains a lower tone instead of striking it. At low volume it is unobtrusive enough to run through an entire sitting without pulling focus.

Best Used For

Try this: Extend the duration to 10 seconds and the release to 8 for a bowl struck only every twenty seconds.

Technical Details

Noise Color
Pink (3.20 on the 0–4 scale)
Envelope
0.1s in, hold 3s, 4s out (9.1s cycle)
Resonant Filter
256, 384, 512 Hz, Q 40, 40% mix