# Rain and music, balanced your way.

Sound Meditation combines one environmental sound with background music. Start with Light Rain, then adjust the two layers to suit you.

Checked: 2026-10-24
Canonical: https://oat-meditation.com/en/help/mix-sounds/

1. **Open Sound** — Select Sound in the iPhone tab bar, then choose a sound such as Waves to open its player.

2. **Open Edit Sounds** — Select the music-note button labelled Edit Sounds.

3. **Choose Light Rain** — Enable White Noise, open the sound selection and choose Light Rain. Adjust the white-noise volume.

4. **Add music** — Enable Background Music, open the music selection and choose a track. Adjust the background-music volume separately.

5. **Listen and adjust** — Turn Voice off if you prefer just rain and music. Close the editor and start playback. You can return to adjust the mix whenever you like.

![Oat Meditation Edit Sounds panel with Voice, White Noise and Background Music options](https://oat-meditation.com/assets/help/en-mix-aad61bdf885b.webp)

Screens captured in Oat Meditation 1.048 on an iPhone Simulator. Controls may be arranged differently on iPad; use the button names to find the same options.

## How is this different from Travel Meditation?

Sound Meditation uses one white-noise sound with background music. Travel Meditation builds a scene from several environmental tracks, such as waves and wind, with individual track levels. Their editors offer different controls.



## Can I try the rain before downloading?

The website offers a single-sound rain preview. Music mixing and separate volume controls are available in the app. Check the app for playable content and membership benefits.

- [Try the rain preview](https://oat-meditation.com/en/tools/rain/)

[Support](https://oat-meditation.com/en/support/)