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Pouring Drink
Pouring Drink is one long event rather than a texture: a single pour dominates the 32-second loop, peaking about 17 decibels above the rest of the file, the most peaked recording measured for these pages. Its energy sits between 500 Hz and 4 kHz. Near-mono, close-miked, and not a background bed.
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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
A pour is really three sounds at once: liquid striking liquid, air being displaced, and the vessel resonating as the level rises. That last one is why the pitch of a pour climbs as a glass fills. Measured across the file, the energy concentrates between 500 Hz and 4 kHz with a long tail above, and only two notable onsets occur in the whole loop: one pour, in effect, with a very quiet remainder. Both channels are nearly identical, keeping it tight and close.
How it compares and what to pair it with
Of the three drink recordings this one swings widest in level and works least well as a continuous bed. Fizzy Drink is the steady one, Ice Cubes the sparse one. If you want moving water that runs continuously, River is the recording built for that. Everything is on the sound library index.
Because the loop is mostly quiet around one loud event, it wants a bed underneath. The pouring drink and cafe blend in the free sound mixer gives it a room to happen in.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the pitch of a pour rise?
As the vessel fills, the column of air above the liquid gets shorter, and a shorter air column resonates at a higher pitch.
Is this suitable as continuous background sound?
Not really. One loud event dominates the loop, with quiet either side, so it repeats conspicuously. River is the better choice for continuous water.
How much does the level swing?
Its peak sits about 17 decibels above its median level, the widest such range measured across these pages.
Is it in stereo?
Technically yes, but the channels carry nearly the same signal, so it sounds close and centred.