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Wind Chimes

Blue-white noise struck into a C major chord at 523, 659 and 784 Hz every four seconds

Preview plays right here. The generator adds a sleep timer, full controls, and WAV export.

About This Sound

Wind Chimes is a set of tuned chimes catching the breeze: a bright, quick strike, a shimmering decay and a quiet gap, with the wind rising and falling behind them. The three filters are tuned to C, E and G above middle C, so the chimes always ring a consonant major chord.

The color is 1.5, between blue and white, for brightness. Resonant filters at 523, 659 and 784 Hz with a very high Q of 35 and a 50 percent mix produce the chord. The envelope attacks in 0.05 seconds, decays over 0.8 to a 20 percent sustain, holds for 1.5 and releases over 2, a cycle of about four seconds, and a triangle pulse at 0.2 Hz adds a five-second breeze.

It is used for gentle wake-up alarms, garden atmosphere and as a light tonal texture. Tibetan Bowl is the lower, slower struck sibling at 256 Hz, and Cicadas in the experimental category uses resonant filters on a similar color for a buzzing insect chorus instead.

Best Used For

Try this: Retune the filters to 440, 554 and 659 Hz for an A major chord a few notes lower.

Technical Details

Noise Color
Blue (1.50 on the 0–4 scale)
Envelope
0.05s in, hold 1.5s, 2s out (4.3s cycle)
Modulation
0.2 Hz triangle (one cycle every 5.0 s)
Resonant Filter
523, 659, 784 Hz, Q 35, 50% mix