Skip to main content

BEATS AND PERCUSSION

The sounds in this collection explore this territory: heartbeats and percussions as primary forms of rhythm.

HEART RHYTHMS

The real heartbeat is a very deep and complex sound, not a single pure frequency. It has a set of harmonics, but its main energy is approximately in the 20 Hz – 150 Hz range, with the sound's thickness concentrated in the 40 Hz – 80 Hz range. This is why we perceive it as deep and visceral.

The sound doesn't vary excessively from one heart to another; what does change is the rhythm, and listening to different pulses affects us in different ways.

HEARTBEATS

Heartbeats are measured in "beats per minute" (BPM). Pulsonome offers 5 tempos for different states, affecting mood in different ways.

RHYTHM
THE OLDEST LANGUAGE

Even before understanding language, human beings responded to rhythm.

The first rhythmic sound we hear is the heartbeat. During development in the womb, this constant pulse accompanies the body's growth and becomes a profound reference point for the nervous system.

Long before music as we know it existed, human cultures used percussion and repetitive pulses to accompany rituals, collective movements, or moments of introspection. Rhythm was a direct form of communication with the body and attention.

DRUMS

Although all the sounds in this category are pulses, they don't all produce the same sensation.

Rhythmic patterns can modify how we perceive time and attention:

  • Two-beat rhythms generate a clear and stable foundation, easy for the body to follow.
  • Three-beat rhythms introduce a sense of flow and continuous movement.
  • Four-beat rhythms provide structure and mental clarity.
  • Steady pulses create a feeling of sustained energy.

Each of these patterns can foster different states of listening and concentration.

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RHYTHM

In this space, two fundamental forms of pulse coexist:

  • The heartbeat, which represents the body's internal rhythm. Listening to it can generate an immediate feeling of familiarity and bodily connection.
  • The drums introduce an external rhythm that guides attention and creates a stable rhythmic foundation.
    While the heartbeat tends to synchronize with our own physiological rhythm, the drum can act as an external reference that organizes attention and mental movement.

    LISTEN TO THE RHYTHM

    The sounds of Heartbeats and Percussion don't seek to impose a specific state, but rather to offer rhythmic references with which the body and mind can naturally synchronize.

      Sometimes a slow pulse helps to calm arousal.
      Other times, a steady rhythm can sustain concentration or stimulate creativity.

      The experience can vary from person to person. That's why MoodPulse offers these sounds as a small listening lab where each user can discover which rhythms are most useful to them at any given moment.