Calm
Supported meditations
Mute scene volume or choose a silent scene for compatible guided meditations. Sound embedded in a Sleep Story is not separately removable.
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Background sound and mixing · 4-app comparison
Listen with narration only and no background music: Calm vs Down Dog vs Insight Timer vs The Tapping Solution
Whether the app lets you listen with narration only and no background music.
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| Features1 selected | Calm Calm Premium | Down Dog Down Dog membership | Insight Timer MemberPlus | The Tapping Solution Premium |
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| Listen with narration only and no background music |
Listen with narration only and no background music: details
Down Dog
Music can be off
Select no music in practice settings.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
Insight Timer
Depends on recording
Teachers can publish dry narration or recordings with background music. There is no listed universal control to remove music baked into an uploaded track.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
The Tapping Solution
Background volume control
Music volume is adjustable separately from device-controlled narration; a specific narration-only switch is not documented.
Supporting sources:
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Sources and plan details
Sources for 1 features across Calm, Down Dog, Insight Timer, The Tapping Solution. Annual prices show the full yearly charge in USD. “Limited” includes conditions. “No listed support” means the feature was not found in the reviewed official documentation.
Calm 1 researched
- Listen with narration only and no background music: Supported meditations
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Mute scene volume or choose a silent scene for compatible guided meditations. Sound embedded in a Sleep Story is not separately removable.
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Calm sources
- Calm scene audio settings · Checked 2026-10-09
Down Dog 1 researched
- Listen with narration only and no background music: Music can be off
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Select no music in practice settings.
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Down Dog sources
- Down Dog practice settings and account FAQ · Checked 2026-10-09
Insight Timer 1 researched
- Listen with narration only and no background music: Depends on recording
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Teachers can publish dry narration or recordings with background music. There is no listed universal control to remove music baked into an uploaded track.
Checked . Sources: [1]
Insight Timer sources
- Insight Timer teacher audio and image uploads · Checked 2026-10-09
The Tapping Solution 1 researched
- Listen with narration only and no background music: Background volume control
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Music volume is adjustable separately from device-controlled narration; a specific narration-only switch is not documented.
Checked . Sources: [1]
The Tapping Solution sources
- The Tapping Solution audio volumes · Checked 2026-10-09