A wood fire, without the wood
This crackling fire is made live by your browser. Underneath, a deep, soft roar that rises and falls a little, like the air pulled into a fireplace. On top, crackles that come in small bursts, one to six at a time, placed at random from left to right, and now and then a louder pop, like a knot in a log. The loop lasts 16 seconds, joins without a seam, and the crackles are random, so it is hard to hear it repeat.
A fire sound has something the other sounds do not: warmth. It goes well with a cold evening, a book, a cup of tea, or friends over for dinner, even if you have no fireplace. The banner turns a warm orange when you pick it.
Fire for sleep, for reading, for the evening
| Moment | Suggested setting |
|---|---|
| Cozy evening | No limit, volume 4 to 5, full screen on the TV or laptop |
| Reading | 1 hour, volume 3 |
| Falling asleep | 30 min, volume 2 to 3 |
| Dinner with friends | No limit, low volume in the background |
For sleep, keep it lower than other sounds. The pops are short and sharper than rain, and some light sleepers notice them. If they bother you, brown noise keeps the deep, warm roar without the crackles. If you want water rather than fire, the rain is just as cozy.
Tips
On a laptop connected to a TV, go full screen with the F key: you get a large warm color in the room and the sound, without a video that drains the battery. The display dims after a few seconds without a touch, which is nice in a dark room. The sound is made by your browser, so nothing needs to stream: it works offline once the page is loaded. At the end of the timer, the fire fades over up to two minutes, like embers going out, and the page simply stops. For a quiet evening routine, a long timer of 2 or 3 hours is enough; for a nap, 20 minutes and a timer to wake you up.