The Experiments, explained

The evidence labels

Every experiment shows one of four labels. Well-studied principle means the idea itself is established. Promising research means controlled studies exist and point the right way, but not for this exact tool. Experimental — research is limited means the idea comes from sound design or interface design rather than clinical work. Experimental — evidence is mixed means studies disagree. None of the labels claims a treatment effect; the only outcome any experiment measures is your comfort and preference.

Rules every experiment follows

• Everything starts quiet and fades in; nothing starts abruptly.
• No experiment ever raises your volume on its own.
• Every experiment stops instantly with Stop.
• Feedback you give (“more comfortable”, “no difference”) stays on your device and is about comfort, never medical outcomes.

Discover — find a sound that suits you

Help Me Find My Sound

Promising research. It lives in the Find My Sound section rather than in the Experiments list, but it is built the same way. Two sounds at a time, “which feels more comfortable?”, about twelve rounds, and the app hands you your sound. It learns what you prefer and says nothing about your hearing. Full guide: How to use Help Me Find My Sound.

Frequency Painting

Experimental — research is limited. Paint the noise you want to hear: left is low, right is high, higher means stronger, and what you draw is what you hear straight away. Some people want the lows, some an airy hiss, some a dip where the tinnitus sits. Shaping a sound’s spectrum is ordinary audio practice; what the app is learning is whether drawing gets people to a comfortable sound faster than picking a noise colour.

Sound Sculptor

Experimental — research is limited. Shape a sound with words instead of controls: Warm ↔ Bright, Deep ↔ Airy, Smooth ↔ Textured, Soft ↔ Crisp, Centred ↔ Wide, Still ↔ Moving, Simple ↔ Rich. An interface experiment — you should not need to know what a filter is to make a sound that suits you.

Personalized Notched Sound

Experimental — evidence is mixed. Broadband sound (or your own audio) with a gap around your matched tinnitus pitch — one octave wide as standard, narrower or wider if you choose — switchable between normal and notched. Early studies were positive, a large trial found no advantage over placebo, and reviews rate the evidence as low quality. Full guide: Notched sound for tinnitus.

Explore — sounds that move and blend

Generative Sound

Experimental — research is limited. Rain, ocean, wind, forest, an abstract ambience, broadband noise, or Ambient Drift — slowly evolving music that never plays exactly the same way twice — with one Stable ↔ Organic control. Real rain never repeats; small variation feels natural and may be easier to stop noticing over a long session. Sound-therapy research mostly tests steady sound, so this comes from ambient sound design, not trials.

Sound Morph

Experimental — research is limited. One slider that glides from brown noise through pink to rain. Sometimes the comfortable spot is between two sounds; this asks whether one dimension finds it faster than a mixer.

Sound Space

Experimental — research is limited. Place sounds around you on a simple map — rain to the left, ocean in front, wind far right — stationary by default, with optional very slow movement (about nine minutes per circle). Moving a sound changes where it sits and how distant it feels in tone; it does not change its level. Space gives each sound its own place so a mix feels less crowded. Slow movement is offered as something to try, not as a proven benefit.

Focus — somewhere for attention to rest

Attention Focus

Promising research. Gentle visual activities — Follow the Light, Floating Bubble, Ripple, Notice the Change — with no scores, no timers and no failing. Practising where attention goes is the idea behind attention-training approaches that have been studied for tinnitus distress. This version keeps only the calm part of that idea, and it makes no claim about tinnitus loudness.

Sound + Visual Journey

Promising research. Sound and picture evolve together over 20–40 minutes — Ocean to Night, Rain to Sleep, Forest Evening. With the fade option on, it ends soft; otherwise the last sound stays on until you stop it. Studies of virtual nature find audio and visuals together relax more than either alone. Relaxation only.

Sessions — built for you

Adaptive Sound Journey

Experimental — research is limited. A soundscape that changes very slowly: brown noise and rain, then less rain, an ocean appears, the sound warms, simplifies, and — with the sleep option on — fades away at the end. A loop becomes familiar and easy for the brain to set aside — which can let tinnitus back in; slow change keeps sound gently interesting without asking for attention.

Build My Session

Experimental — research is limited. Four quick questions — what you are doing, which sound you prefer, visuals or not, how much variation — and a session is built for you. A convenience experiment: when you are tired you should not have to design anything.

Where Sound Response fits

Sound Response — Discover What Changes Your Tinnitus — lives in the Find My Sound section rather than in Experiments, because it follows a fixed protocol and records observations over several sessions. It has its own guide: How Sound Response works.

Free and Premium

Everything is free to use today. The experiments marked Premium · free during launch are the personalisation layer that may become an optional Premium plan later; any change will be announced clearly first and nothing you have saved will be deleted. See Free and Premium.

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Important: Find My Quiet Sound is designed for sound masking, relaxation and tinnitus management support. It does not diagnose, treat or cure tinnitus and is not a substitute for professional medical care. If your tinnitus is new, in one ear only, pulsing with your heartbeat, or comes with hearing loss or dizziness, see a doctor or audiologist.

Written from the sources above by the Find My Quiet Sound project; no clinician has reviewed this page. See Research & Sources and the medical disclaimer.