pleasing sounds

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It's all too common for aspies and auties to have a ong list of sounds that disturb them, so I am choosing to list some of the sounds that are actually pleasing to me. I am thinking of things that incidentally produce sound, not things that intentionally make sounds, like a musical instrument or something. What are some of the sounds that you enjoy?

Here's a list of pleasing sounds off the top of my head:

Air conditioners: Especially window units. The sound usually means comfort. A subdued humm from the compressor along with the white noise of the fans.

V8 engines: Classic American cars have these style engines. They produce a warm babble when idling or while the car's cruising at speed. While I don't like the sound as much of them running wide open, it's much more pleasing than the smaller 4 cylinders in modern cars.

Computer CPU: The sound of all the fans and hard drives spinning is sort of a white noise and it drowns out more displeasing sounds

Laser printer: A light quiet sound, mainly white noise, but with a few clicks and ticks, and whirs thrown in

The beach/surf: The varying white noise of water splashing on shore, coupled with shore birds and stuff is very relaxing.

My dishwasher: I've got an extra-quiet Kitchenaid, but I can still hear the gurgling and splashing of the water inside as it runs...sort of sounds like an ocean inside it.

Jet airplane inside the cabin: Much quieter than outside obviously, I fall right asleep inside. The sound of the air rushing over it and the engines is sort of a cool, comfortable sound.

Propeller planes: Hearing a propeller airplane overhead sort of reminds me of a warm summer day. My home is near a recreational airport, and airplane hobbiest go flying on nice days. The low frequency hum of a small Cessna is nice to hear

Summer nighttime creatures: I enjoy the sound of the hundreds of crickets, frogs and and various other creatures that come out on warm summer nights. I love going to sleep listening to the sounds of nature at night with the window open.

Movie projector: Yep, I guess this one is obvious, The clatter of an old 16mm projector reminds me of those Friday "Movie days" in school. Just a great sound overall!

White noise...yummmm. I can't sleep without it. Window air conditioners are the absolute best.

Being a game show fan, I also like bells and buzzers. To this day I don't put my seat belt on in a car until after it starts so I can hear the Fasten Belts chime.

I can appreciate the sound of a V8 engine, but not nearly as much as an old 70s vintage 4-cylinder Mercedes diesel engine. There's just something unique and special about that sound, beyond the usual diesel rattle there's a whine or a hum, a particular note that no other engine really has, it alway makes me feel warm inside.

The sound of a single-prop plane flying high overhead is another good one. Once when I was a little kid I heard one flying overhead and announced rather matter-of-factly that I was going to go for a walk in the woods. Though I didn't say that it was because the sound of the plane that made me want to, I knew that that's what triggered it.

I think the sound of summer nighttime creatures is a pretty universal one, who can't love that sound? I also love the sound of birds singing in the morning, especially Morning Doves.

The quiet non-sound of snow gently falling all around you, and the gentle crunch of it under your feet.

A cat purring. Another nearly universal one I think.

trains

Purring.

The Kinks.

The dutch rubbs. NM sorry, word association.

Birds in the early morning.
Purring cats.
A soft, steady rain.

At the top of the "sounds that make me very nervous" list: A strong wind howling in the treetops.

The sound of a moving train, with the wheels clacking against the track; very soothing, especially if you're inside the train.

The sound of the old pneumatic door opener in the local 7-11. I recorded that sound last summer when I first heard it, and I play it regularly on my iPod. I love that noise! It is unique.

Purring, especially the deep diesel engine purring of my cat.

The sound of the disc drive opening and closing and opening and closing and opening and...

The resounding "thwack" you get after a successful hit to a punching bag.

The sound of tape (especially duct tape) being pulled from the roll.

Airplanes, jetplanes, propellor planes---I LOVE planes! I wish we were closer to the Air Force base so I could hear more than the random flights over the mountains in my backyard.

The cello, when played well.

Motorbikes and guitar solos

Shoe repair machines

Key cutting machines

Vacuum cleaners

The CPU fan on my computer

Surf

Wood Pigeons

Gravel Paths

Crunchy, creaky fresh snow.

The sound when you go to the web in Microsoft Encarta Encyclopaedia standard edition 2002.

My list of sounds that I enjoy listening to are the peaceful songs from the Final Fantasy series music that I got off the net. Listening to crows caw, the internal fan of any computer comforts me, the peaceful sound of a ceiling fan, the wind blowing through the trees, sounds of cars passing by, watching and listening to a camp fire. That's all I can think of.

Birds
Piano
Movement of the grass/trees
air conditioner
rain

wind
birds
surf
traffic without horns(sounds like surf)
rain
the distant sound for a train whistle
the sound of trains going by close up

The sound my computer makes when I click the mouse. I only hear this when I have headphones plugged in to the computer for some reason. I'm also another big fan of white noise.