iCreate - UK (2021-07)

iOS Soothing SleepSounds

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Adjust the volume

We now have two sounds in our mix.

Tap the ‘+’ button to add more. Adjust the

volume of each sound with the sliders. Name

your mix and tap ‘Save’.

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Show the menu

At the bottom of most screens, there’s

a small menu button (three lines). Press it.

There aren’t many options, but it’s worth

visiting the Settings & Helpsection.

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Mix with apps

Apple’s Background Sounds will ‘Mix

into or duckunder other audio’. Soothing

Sleep Sounds has that covered. Just turn on

the ‘Mix with Other Apps’ switch in Settings.

Play background sounds

Create and edit your own mixes

Create a mix

Selecta sound from the collections

provided, to use it as the base for a mix.

Add other sounds to the mix to create

your own unique sounds – to help you

unwind, or to help you fall asleep at night.

Access hidden information

Soothing Sleep Sounds is a fairly

straightforward app, but it has a few

hidden features. Select a category of

sounds, and then tap asound toopen

it. At the right side of the sound title,

near the bottom of the screen, there

is an ‘upside-down V’ symbol. Tap it to

view information about the sound, and

the photo is also displayed.

Knowledge base

Play background sounds

Play any sound, or mixture of sounds, to

focus and drown outdistracting sounds

around you – like a noisy office, car horns

and so on. Play through the iPhone

speaker or better yet, use AirPods.

Time to sleep

First, set a timer to automatically stop the

sound from playing, then put theiPhone

next to your bed and play the sound. It will

then turn off by itself, when you have fallen

asleep. Many people find it helps.

Edit a mix

Sounds cannot be edited, but you can

edit mixes of sounds. Tap here to edit a

mix. Remove sounds, or add more to build

it out. You can also adjust the volume of

each sound in the mix.

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