SAFFIRE vs Ambient Sleep Sounds

The SAFFIRE app allows you to participate in a public virtual mass choir workshop with the BBC Singers. This virtual choir workshop offers you a rare opportunity to sing as part of the BBC singers and immerse yourself in the BBC Maida Vale studio. You can join the BBC singers live from your home on your mobile phone or tablet. The BBC Singers will be in their home studio at BBC Maida Vale. During the one hour workshop you will rehearse a newly commissioned piece with the BBC Singers that will be recorded by the app at the end of the session. You will be able to upload your singing recording at the end of the session and it will become part of the BBC Singers' Centenary Concert at The Barbican in October 2024. To take part in the virtual choir workshop on 21st May sign up at https://saffire.york.ac.uk/

Ambient creates a calm, steady soundscape using natural and neutral sounds designed to help you sleep, focus, or switch off. From soft rain and forest ambience to deep white noise, ocean waves, crackling fire, and gentle night sounds, Ambient lets you shape an environment that feels stable, familiar, and distraction-free. Everything is built around long, seamless audio loops that don’t pull your attention. Pick a sound, adjust the volume, and let it run in the background while you work, relax, meditate, or fall asleep. With optional spatial audio, sounds can feel placed around you when using headphones, adding depth without being overwhelming. What you’ll find inside Ambient • Nature sounds like rain, wind, forest, ocean, and night ambience • Neutral sounds including white noise, brown noise, and pink noise • Fireplace and campfire environments • Smooth looping audio for uninterrupted listening • Sleep timer with optional fade out • Spatial audio support for immersive sound • Offline playback and background listening • Clean, minimal interface focused entirely on sound Ambient is intentionally simple. No feeds, no clutter, no distractions. Just sound that stays out of your way and lets your mind settle. Pick a sound. Let it run. That’s it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/