What you're hearing
- Crackling fireplace
- Steady rain
- Rain on a window
Most sounds here are generated live in your browser, so nothing long downloads before it plays. The full mixer adds more sounds, other versions of each, and real recordings.
Questions
- Can I have just the fire?
- Yes: move the rain and window sliders to zero.
- Is there a real fireplace?
- Yes, under “Real recordings” in the full mixer.
- Why does a wood fire crackle and pop?
- Wood holds water and sap. As it heats, they turn to gas and force their way out through cracks in the wood, and each little burst is a crackle or a pop.
- Fireplace or campfire?
- The fireplace is indoors, close and warm, with rain on the window. The campfire page is outdoors in a forest, with more air around the fire.
- Is it free?
- Yes, for now everything is free, the real recordings included. There is nothing to sign up for, nothing to install and no ads. Later some real recordings may move to a paid option; the sounds made in your browser will stay free.