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Flow
Flow is a stack of octaves on A: 55, 110 and 220 Hz, with a fifth at 163 Hz, sitting under a soft hissy wash that gives it more top end than the other pads here. Wide stereo, 32-second loop. The name describes the shape of the sound, not a state it produces.
Ready to play
Stack this under rain or a fire, keep the blend, and play it with your screen off. Slo, on iOS, Android and Mac.
What the loop actually contains
The pitch content is unusually plain: A1 at 55 Hz, A2 at 110 Hz, A3 at 220 Hz and an E3 at 163 Hz, with faint traces further up. No thirds, no chord, just octaves and a fifth, which is why it reads as a single sustained note rather than harmony. A broadband layer sits above it: the 4 to 8 kHz band measures around 27 decibels down, where the comparable pads here reach 40 or more. That soft wash is what makes it feel less airless than a pure drone.
A note on the name, and what to pair it with
This page describes a recording. It does not claim the track produces a mental state, and nothing on this site supports that. What is true is narrower and more useful: it is unchanging, wordless, has no rhythm, and holds one pitch class throughout, so there is very little in it to attract attention.
For the same weight without the wash, try Celestial Visions; for a fuller chord, Deep Focus; and for a pitchless equivalent, generated brown noise. The sound library index lists everything. To thicken the wash, open the Flow and river blend in the free sound mixer.
Frequently asked questions
Does Flow put you into a flow state?
Nothing supports a claim of that kind, and this page does not make one. The title labels a track; it does not describe an effect.
Which note does it use?
A. The measured tones are 55, 110 and 220 Hz, three octaves of A, plus a fifth at 163 Hz.
Why does it sound less hollow than other drones?
It carries a soft broadband layer above the tones. Its high-frequency content measures well above that of the other ambient pads on the site.
Can I use it with the sleep timer?
Yes. The browser player stops after 15, 30, or 60 minutes, or runs continuously with the timer off.