Gong Samples - Recording

Lockdown was a weird pocket of time. The whole world felt like it shut down and rewired itself. Plans disappeared, routines collapsed, and suddenly there was a lot of space.

It’s funny to admit, but I didn’t miss some parts of normal life — the constant stress, the pressure, the feeling that I should be doing something. At the same time, too much time can make you drift. I remember feeling like I was floating, slightly untethered, and I needed something that would give the days shape and keep me connected to people.

That’s a big part of why I decided to record sample packs. It wasn’t just a creative idea — it became a structure. A reason to talk to people. A project with enough weight to keep me steady.

Earth Gong

The recordings: Earth gong, and more.

During that period I recorded my Earth gong, and other gongs.

A gong isn’t just “a big hit.” It’s a bloom of harmonics and movement that keeps evolving. The hardest part to capture is the thing you actually want: the deep, resonant low end and the shifting overtone field that makes gongs feel physical.

Gongs also have a reputation for destroying the wrong setup. They can overload microphones fast if you push too hard, chase the low fundamental without enough headroom, or place the mics badly. If you get it wrong the recording can sound demonstrably smaller than the real instrument — harsh, flattened, or distorted.

So I treated the recording chain seriously: good microphones, proper preamps, and high-quality A/D conversion, with gain staged to keep headroom and preserve the full dynamic range. The goal was simple: capture the power without the signal collapsing.

Gongs in lockdown

The workload: months of editing, organisation, and finishing

Once the sounds were captured, the real work started. Editing, cleaning, trimming, naming, exporting, quality control — it’s a massive amount of time if you want it to be usable for other people.

I brought in engineers to help with the editing. That turned the whole thing into a proper production process, and it kept me busy for months. In a time when everything felt uncertain, the workload was grounding. It partially kept me sane.

Multiple sample packs, one per instrument

What started as “record the gong” turned into multiple sample packs — one for each instrument.

That’s important, because it means these aren’t just raw recordings. They’re organised sets designed for people to actually use:

• Sound bath leaders running digital sessions

• Podcasters who want beds, transitions, and calm atmospheres

• Creators making relaxing content (sleep, meditation, breathwork, yoga)

• Producers who want organic low-end movement and evolving texture

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Sound Meditation Setup

The science: what we can honestly say about sound baths

The research base is growing, but it’s worth being precise: a lot of published research focuses on singing bowls / sound meditation and vibroacoustic sound rather than gongs specifically. The formats overlap (sustained tones, rich overtones, vibration, slow change), so the findings are still relevant — just not “gong-only” proof.

What the better studies and reviews tend to show:

• Mood and stress improvements after a session. A widely cited study on singing-bowl sound meditation reported significant reductions in tension, anger, fatigue, and depressed mood immediately after the session. PMC

• Physiological signs consistent with relaxation. Work measuring EEG and autonomic markers in a singing-bowl massage context found changes consistent with a downshift in arousal (EEG power changes and lower heart rate after the intervention). PMC

• Reviews are broadly optimistic but clear about limitations. A 2025 systematic review of clinical singing-bowl studies concludes potential benefits (anxiety, depression, sleep and more), while also reflecting the usual issues in this literature: small samples, mixed protocols, and variable quality. PubMed

• More recent synthesis keeps pointing at autonomic regulation as a plausible pathway. A 2025 review of Tibetan singing-bowl interventions highlights reductions in anxiety/depression and possible effects on autonomic activity and brainwaves. PMC

• Adjacent vibroacoustic research supports a stress-reduction effect. A 2024 study on vibroacoustic sound massage examined psychological and physiological stress outcomes and sits within a broader trend of using low-frequency vibration + sound to support relaxation. MDPI

Bottom line: the strongest claim is short-term stress and mood relief is plausible and repeatedly observed. Long-term clinical claims are still developing and need better trials. PubMed+1

Wind Gong

These gong sample packs are designed for anyone searching for gong samples, gong sample pack, sound bath samples, or meditation sound effects to use in real projects. They work beautifully for online sound baths, guided meditations, breathwork sessions, yoga and mindfulness content, and sleep/relaxation audio—as well as podcast intros and ambience beds, wellness apps, and YouTube relaxation videos. If you’re a producer looking for cinematic gong hits, evolving drones, low-frequency ambience, or organic textures for ambient, downtempo, or film scoring, these packs give you clean, high-headroom recordings that sit in a mix without falling apart. Whether you’re building a digital sound bath, a calming podcast, or a long-form meditation track, the goal is simple: authentic instruments, recorded properly, organised so you can create fast.