How Manai works
Add purposeful sound cues to a guided practice
Manai supports approved bell, bowl, and gong cues inside generated guided audio. You can request a cue at a meaningful point, such as the opening or return from a quiet interval. These brief events are different from continuous background music or nature ambience. Choose a sound because it helps you follow the practice, and review its placement in the finished recording.
A cue should tell you something
A bell can mark the beginning of a session, the end of reflection time, or a return to the room. That gives the sound a practical role: you can listen for a transition instead of checking how much time remains.
Our view is that the best reason to add an effect is to reduce the listener’s work. A cue that appears unpredictably can add work by making you wonder what it means. Decide what each sound signals before adding it.
For example, a short desk reset could begin with one bell and finish with spoken guidance. A longer reflection might use a bowl at the transition back to activity. Neither needs an effect between every sentence.
Request a supported sound and a location
Original illustrative request:
Create a five-minute reflection about choosing one priority for the afternoon. Use one available gentle bell cue at the beginning. Explain that it marks the start. Leave the reflection interval free of sound cues, then end with a spoken invitation to write down my next step.
Manai’s supported foreground sounds come from an approved cue catalog. The documented choices include bells, bowls, and gongs, with limits on placement and repetition. This is not an open-ended sound-effects generator where any named sound can be produced.
If you want birds, rain, or another continuous atmosphere, treat that as a separate background sound choice and check the available options. A bell placed in the script and an ambience track have different jobs.
Leave room for the sound to finish
Some cues have a noticeable decay. Their duration becomes part of the recording, so a request for a very short practice should account for the time spent listening to them.
Review the transition into speech after the cue. Does the sound make the moment clear? Does the next instruction arrive when you are ready? If the cue interrupts rather than helps, ask to remove it or move it to a more useful place.
For an existing recording, adding, moving, or removing a foreground cue requires revising the script and producing updated audio. These cues are built into that recording; they are not simply a music-volume setting.
Frequently asked questions
Can I request a specific cue?
You can request a supported bell, bowl, or gong and describe its purpose. Manai uses approved available cues with placement and repetition limits; arbitrary effects are not guaranteed.
Are sound effects added to every practice automatically?
No. They are optional. Say whether you want a cue and where it belongs, or request guidance without foreground effects.
Can I move a bell in an existing meditation?
Yes, request the new placement and create revised audio after the script is updated. The old recording does not rearrange itself when the text changes.
Is a silent interval still silent if music continues?
It is a pause in narration, but it is not complete silence. If you want no audible sound during the interval, specify that background sound and foreground cues should both be absent.
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Manai offers educational wellness practices. It is not medical care, diagnosis, or treatment. If a practice feels uncomfortable, stop. Seek qualified support for health concerns or urgent distress.