Feature 5 - Focus music and soundscapesFocus music and soundscapes, on a 90s media player
By the Focus98 team · Updated
WavePlay is the media player inside Focus98, made like the ones you skinned in 1999. It plays soundscapes and music while you work, between sessions and during breaks.
What's on the playlist
- Soundscapes: rain on a cabin roof, morning birdsong, a gentle brook, a corner café, a crackling fire. They loop for as long as you need.
- Music: calm classical pieces such as Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1, and tracks by Kevin MacLeod, from gentle ambient to an 8-bit Canon in D.
- Albums to buy at FocusMart, the online shop, with Focus98 Plus.
Every track is a recording shared freely by its maker, most in the public domain, and all credited in the app.
The details
Play, pause, stop, previous and next; a volume and balance bar; a playlist you can show or hide; and VIS, a visualization you can go full screen with and switch between effects. Skin packs change its look.
How to get it
WavePlay is free in the shop. It needs a sound card and multimedia speakers, which are part of the PC upgrades.
Tip Steady, wordless sound works best for focus: try the rain or the brook for deep work, and save music with lyrics for breaks.
Questions and answers
Is there lofi or study music?
WavePlay has calm soundscapes and quiet music made for focus; more albums are sold in the in-app shop.
Does the music cost anything?
WavePlay and its tracks are free. Extra albums and skin packs come with Focus98 Plus.
Can it play while I work?
Yes: during sessions, between them and during breaks.
More features
- A retro PC to build up
- Crashes, viruses and repairs
- The old internet
- FocusChat messenger
- Tasks, streaks and stats
- Wallpapers and screensavers
See also: all guides
Feature 5 Focus music and soundscapesFocus98 User's Guide