Sound is powerful in all forms. It is used as a weapon by multiple divisions of the military, as a tool for meditation, to enhance textures in film, TV and radio, etc. It can draw any emotion as well as affect you physically. The mental and physical aspects are what I focus on for Workout Muse. It's not all about the music. The drums, strings, horns and keyboards are all familiar to our ears. Because of that familiarity it is quite easy to layer in other elements of sound. Due to the natural recognition of sound most other elements will enter your ears unnoticed. These are the sounds that have the most profound impact on your workouts!
As a rule I will always incorporate 3 types of sound: musical, organic and industrial/mechanical. I use animals, power tools, recordings of storms, automobiles, weapons, machines, field recordings, and many other sounds.
This is what makes Workout Muse entirely different from anything else out there. I actually calculate a recorded heartbeat as well as breathing patterns that are timed to a certain BPM to help maintain a target heart-rate for the person listening. There are also pure tones that make their way into many of the recordings, pure tones have a profound result on the listener. The combination of these tones with the other elements of sound pack a powerful punch. The subliminal mix in the materialization of each track will help you stay strong and focused through each workout.
More on this later...
~Topher
