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Mystic Flute
Mystic Flute is a solo flute playing a 15-second minor pentatonic phrase twice, centred on G sharp 4 and reaching up to C sharp 5. Its tone is far purer than Forest Flute’s, with about 20 decibels less breath and upper-register air. There is no accompaniment and no ambience in the file.
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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 recording actually contains
Tracking the pitch across the loop gives a phrase moving E flat 4, F sharp 4, G sharp 4, B flat 4 and C sharp 5, a minor pentatonic shape, which plays through once in about 15 seconds and then repeats within the 30-second file. The striking measurement is how little upper content there is: the 1 to 2 kHz band sits some 20 decibels below the equivalent band in Forest Flute, and above 2 kHz there is almost nothing. That is a very smooth, low-breath tone, closer to a soft synth pad than to a close-miked wind instrument.
How it differs from Forest Flute
Different melody, different scale, different tone and different length. Forest Flute is a 16-second phrase on B flat with obvious breath in the sound; this is a 15-second phrase on G sharp, played twice, with the breath almost entirely absent. Neither carries any accompaniment, so you are genuinely choosing between two performances.
Nearby: Singing Bowl holds one pitch instead of a phrase, and Gregorian Chant is a single sung line in a similar register. Browse the rest from the sound library index, or set the flute over something moving with the Mystic Flute and gentle rain blend in the free sound mixer.
Frequently asked questions
What scale does it use?
A minor pentatonic shape on G sharp: the measured pitches are E flat 4, F sharp 4, G sharp 4, B flat 4 and C sharp 5.
Why does it sound so smooth?
It carries very little high-frequency content, around 20 decibels less presence-band energy than Forest Flute, so the breath and edge noise of the instrument barely register.
Is there any background in the recording?
No. The file is the flute alone, with no accompaniment, room tone or ambience.
How long before it repeats?
The phrase lasts about 15 seconds and plays twice within the 30-second file.