Nicholas McMahan

Nature Sound Recordist

Soft Gurgling water accompanied by simple meditation bowls

Soothing water sounds and meditation bowls.

Tonal Water Peaceful Sounds

Meditation bowls are accompanied by unique sounds from the Amazon Rainforest. Bringing in positivity and relaxation these fascinating sounds will fill you with wonder.

Meditation bowls produce awe-inspiring sounds from the Amazon, promoting relaxation and positivity.

Singing Bowls in a Mysterious Jungle

A short meditative audio experience of the root chakra. The first chakra, called muladhara, is located at the base of the spine. "Muladhara" means root, and is associated with the earth element, linked to your ability to dig in and feel firmly rooted in your life. Its associated color is red, hence its links to the earth. Let the sound wash over you as you go deep into relaxation. Observe the natural rise and fall of feelings and sensations without attaching to them. Your root chakra is responsible for your senses of security and stability.

Short audio experience for root chakra meditation to feel rooted & secure. Muladhara means root, associated with earth element & color red.

Root Chakra Bowls & Distant Ocean 432Hz

Moving up from the root chakra the sacral chakra is associated with the water element and portrayed as a vibrant orange color. Let the sound wash over you as you go deep into relaxation. Observe the natural rise and fall of feelings and sensations without attaching to them.

The sacral chakra is linked to water, presented in orange, relax and notice emotions without attachment.

Sacral Chakra Bowls & Soft Waves 480Hz

A short meditative audio experience of the Sola Plexus chakra. The solfeggio frequency of 528 Hz stimulates the solar plexus chakra. This frequency is associated with personal power and confidence. It is also said to help with decision-making and manifestation. The solar plexus chakra governs the fire element inside of you. It is your strength, your vitality, your ego, your willpower, your stamina, and your inner power. It's center where you get things done and your sense of self. Let the sound wash over you as you go deep into relaxation. Observe the natural rise and fall of feelings and sensations without attaching to them.

Experience the Sola Plexus chakra through a short meditative audio with the solfeggio frequency of 528 Hz, associated with personal power and confidence.

Solar Plexus Chakra Tone Campfire 528Hz

A short meditative audio experience of the Heart Chakra, also known as Anahata Chakra. Accompanied by my heartbeat and the distant wind in the grass. The 594 Hz frequency creates the foundation for interpersonal connections and healthy relationships. This frequency is associated with vulnerability and intimacy. The element of Anahata Chakra or Heart Chakra is air or Vayu. The air symbolizes freedom of expansion and breadth. A heart that is willing to give without restriction. Vayu is related to the sense of touch and emotional feelings. Let the sound wash over you as you go deep into relaxation. Observe the natural rise and fall of feelings and sensations without attaching to them.

Meditative audio experience of Heart Chakra with 594 Hz frequency promoting healthy relationships and intimacy; element is air symbolizing freedom.

Heart Chakra Tones & Heartbeat 594Hz

Wind chimes in a Pine forest. Listen closely and hear the distant wind through the pine tree. Enjoy these natural and tonal expressions. Sit peacefully. Let go of self and ego. Be happy.

Enjoy peaceful harmonies of wind chimes and distant wind in a Pine forest, letting go of self and ego to find happiness.

Chimes In The Forest

A short meditative audio experience of the throat chakra. Vishuddha, the most common Sanskrit name for the throat chakra, means 'pure' or 'purification. The element of nature associated with Vishuddha chakra is Ether. It's all about space – the essence of emptiness in which our true selves exist. The open-air rings spaciously with these ambient bird calls from a dawn recording. Let the sound wash over you as you go deep into relaxation. Observe the natural rise and fall of feelings and sensations without attaching to them. Correlated with the color blue, it's thought that blue has a calming effect on the body. Some people also connect blue with communication, honesty, and empathy.

A meditative audio experience of the throat chakra with ambient bird calls, promoting relaxation, purification, and communication through the color blue.

Throat Chakra Tone & Ambient Birds 741Hz

A short meditative audio experience of the Third Eye Chakra. The solfeggio frequency of 852hz stimulates the Third Eye chakra. This frequency can tap into psychic abilities and sense things beyond the physical world. Awakening intuition also allows us to see the interconnectedness of all things. Its purpose is pattern recognition, also known as the “seeing” chakra. The element of the third eye is light which gives us the ability to see, to take in the shape and form of things around us from a distance. Let the sound wash over you as you go deep into relaxation. Observe the natural rise and fall of feelings and sensations without attaching to them.

Short meditative audio using 852hz to stimulate Third Eye chakra, awakening intuition and pattern recognition, allowing us to see interconnectedness.

Third Eye Opening 852hz Tone & Wind

A short meditative audio experience of the crown chakra. Sahasrara, known as the Crown Chakra, creates a strong connection with the supreme Self. The awakening of the Crown Chakra means a universal flow of energy and spiritual enlightenment. This chakra is found at the crown of your head and is associated with the colors purple and white. Sahasrara is the center of enlightenment and is the most spiritual of all the chakras. Let the sound wash over you as you go deep into relaxation. Observe the natural rise and fall of feelings and sensations without attaching to them.

Experience the crown chakra's spiritual enlightenment through a short meditative audio, found at the crown of your head, associated with purple and white.

Crown Chakra Bowls & Distant Wind 936Hz

Deep healing sounds from the seven chakras. Starting at the Root Chakra and working up to the Crown Chakra. Gradually flow through the sensations as you listen to these frequencies and nature sounds casually paired for a powerful and relaxing experience. Let the sound wash over you as you go deep into relaxation. Observe the natural rise and fall of feelings and sensations without attaching to them.

Seven chakra healing sounds paired with nature sounds for a relaxing experience, allowing natural sensations to rise and fall without attachment.

7 Chakras Sound Bath & Nature Sounds

Blending natural ambient sound recorded in pristine forests of the Pacific Northwest and simple tonal instruments, Nick brings you a relaxing wakeup. Composed of white noise from wind and waves this euphoric track is determined to bring about relaxation and reenergize your energy. Spacious bird calls, peaceful instrumentation, and a breath-like pulse slowly progress throughout the listening experience. Try to breathe deeply while listening along and let the sound wash over you. Observe the natural rise and fall of feelings and sensations without attaching to them.

Nick blends natural forest sounds and simple instruments to create a euphoric track that relaxes and reenergizes listeners, urging them to breathe deeply.

Waking Up - A Foggy Forest Soundscape

Listening to the near and far sounds of this spacious rain is mesmerizing. It will undoubtedly be calming and peaceful. Enjoy this short track when you are ready for a short break. A longer 26-minute rain track is also available.

Mesmerizing rain sounds provide a calming and peaceful break with short and long tracks available.

ASMR Rain On A Tin Roof 3 min

Listening to the near and far sounds of this spacious rain is mesmerizing. It will undoubtedly be calming and peaceful. Enjoy this longer track when you are ready for a calm focused time as rain passes overhead.

Experience the serene and enchanting ambiance of rain with this mesmerizing longer track for a calm and focused time.

ASMR Rain On A Tin Roof 26 min

Rainfall in a bamboo forest mixed with soft spacy notes from a kalimba.

A harmonious blend of rain and kalimba sounds creates a serene atmosphere in a bamboo forest.

Melodic Bamboo Rain 30 Min

Natural and synthetic. Relaxing and ambient. Get ready to meditate, or wake up with this unique piece I made. Inspired by the ancient jungles of Borneo.

Experience a meditative journey or energizing awakening with a unique creation inspired by Borneo's ancient jungles: natural, synthetic, relaxing, and ambient.

Uplifting Airy Space

The wind moves around you. Observe the changes in the season; watching patiently and feeling deeply the rise and fall of temperature. The rise and fall of breath. It is good to simply be here watching and listening. Cold is hard but cuts like truth. Cold doesn’t bend; watching patiently, settling into this coldness, and accepting warmth within. The rise and fall of breath. It is magic to be here. Simplicity and complexity. Lines of hills formed over incomprehensible time. How did I come to be here in this brief moment? Sitting on a hill. Listening to the awakening of spring. The rise and fall of breath, observing the changing of life. If you are curious I have a video I made with this track on my youtube channel @nickmcmahan

Observing the rise and fall of temperature and breath, feeling the coldness that cuts like truth, yet finding magic in simplicity and complexity.

Changing Seasons Piano and Wind

In the foothills of the Cascade Mountains I travel through a small valley listening to birds. Hear Eagles, Owls, Trumpeter Swans, and more in this serene listening journey.

Travel through a serene valley in the Cascade Mountains, listening to the sounds of Eagles, Owls, and Trumpeter Swans.

Nature Recodist Listens To Winter Birds

As a nature sound recordist, I often look for places in nature with less human noise. Things like highways and aircraft can make recording very difficult. I traveled across Oregon to a tranquil place and listened to it.

Nature sound recordist seeks quiet places in Oregon to escape human noise like highways and aircraft, finding peace and inspiration in the tranquil sounds of nature.

Searching for a Quiet Place in Oregon

As a nature sound recordist spring is a special time of year. In this story, I search for a field of wildflowers to record the melodic song of the Meadowlark.

Nature sound recordist seeks out field of wildflowers in spring to capture Meadowlark's melodic song.

Recording Nature Sounds in Spring

Imagine being deep in the forest in a small cottage with open windows. Sitting peacefully as a pot boils, the steady trill of crickets and an occasional owl are outside the open window. If you listen closely, you may hear a cat pur at some point.

Tranquil scene in a forest cottage with crickets, owls, and purring cat.

Witches Cabin Relaxing Bubbling Pot

A long calming piece of nature sounds and piano.

A soothing blend of nature sounds and piano music for relaxation.

Piano Accompanied by Meadowlarks

Deep in a fall forest. Warm golden afternoon. A small cottage with open windows. Sitting peacefully as a pot boils, the steady trill of crickets and an occasional owl are outside the open window. Enjoy this shorter version of this ASMR-type relaxing soundscape.

Tranquil fall forest scene with a cozy cottage, boiling pot, and nature sounds like crickets and owls in a relaxing ASMR ambiance.

Witches Cabin Relaxing Boiling Pot 3 Min

Birds, waves, and a spacy acoustic guitar make up this short relaxing piece.

Relaxing melody featuring birds, waves, and acoustic guitar.

Warm Dreams Acoustic Guitar On Beach

Immerse yourself in the soothing harmony of nature and sound. Gentle singing bowls blend seamlessly with recordings of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, captured in the pristine wilderness of the Pacific Northwest, creating a meditative journey to calm and balance the mind.

Soothing nature sounds and singing bowls create a meditative journey to calm and balance the mind in the Pacific Northwest wilderness.

A Calming Journey Through Nature & Sound

A serene and dreamlike journey inspired by a magical night under the stars on a camping trip in Glacier National Park. Immerse yourself in the tranquil beauty of nature, where the stillness of the wilderness meets the boundless wonder of the cosmos.

Camping under the stars in Glacier National Park creates a soothing and unforgettable dreamscape.

Tracks by Nicholas McMahan