Beer Tasting Demonstration Involves demonstrating different beers, tasting them and providing a review of the beer Cosmic Tingles ASMR



EphemeralRift - EphemeralRift has a number of beer tasting reviews





Book Club Role Play Involves being the main speaker at a book club



You could be suggesting books, leafing through them, providing a short review of a book, or reading short excerpts of a book

GentleWhisperings - a really nice video



Book Collection Go through your book collection describing each book, why you like it



Leaf through the pages and scrape and scratch the bindings to create sounds

ASMR Vids - What's in my library



Book Reading If you like to read then take advantage of it by creating an ASMR video



You don't have to necessarily whisper the reading but it should be done in a soft voice



Keep it slow and steady to create a relaxing pace



You can read a newspaper, comic, book, website



Just be aware that most content has copyright so if you find yourself reading a whole book, you may be asked at some point to take it down - search for public domain books in Google to get around this

VisualSounds1 - a reading of Alice in Wonderland



Asmrnovastar - a reading of Game of Thrones

Book Store Role Play You are a store assistant at a book store helping a customer choose a book



Ensure you flip through pages, tap the books and scratch and scrape the bindings

NeonIndieGirl - a nice example



Brushing/Stroking the Camera/Microphone Involves using makeup brushes and/or your hands to brush or stroke the camera and/or microphone>



This is slightly different to a makeup role play as you are not actually applying makeup



You can be completely silent whilst doing this or just ramble on in a softly spoken or whispering voice



Always test the brushing of a microphone first as it can create quite intense sounds. Be gentle!

VeniVidiVulpes (Violet) - Brushing the Camera - nice!



TheWaterWhispers - Brushing the camera



MassageASMR - Brushing the microphone



CD Collection Get your CD collection out and video yourself going through it



Explain which ones are your favorites and why



Tap and scrape on the covers as you go through them for extra sounds

AsmrNovastar - a ramble about her CD collection plus tapping



TrixiWhispers - flipping through a CD collection case



Chess If you have a chess board then drag it out and create a video of you playing or just tap them together to create sounds

ASMR Therapy- an example of a sound only video



Ephemeral Rift - learn how to play chess



RelaxingASMR - let's talk chess



Chewing food This is not everyone's cup of tea but there is still a big demand for it

Softlygaloshes - this artist is known for her chewing videos



Ephemeral Rift - talking about addiction and chewing gum at the same time



Chiropractic Role Play This can be done with or without a live patient.

TheRubberStudios - this one doesn't use a live patient



WhisperOcean - this is a voice and sound only chiropractic role play



Cooking Everyone has a kitchen (well almost everyone) so make use of it to create ASMR cooking videos

TheWaterWhispers - cooking egg wraps



Fairy Char - cooking role play



Cranial Nerve Exam One of the most common ASMR role plays but very popular.



It involves working as a medical professional in order to assess the cranial nerves of a patient



Watch a real life cranial nerve exam

HeatherFeather





Doctor/Nurse Role Play Involves playing the role of a doctor or nurse and providing a general examination or focusing on a specific ailment

WhispersUnicorn - this one focuses on specific wounds



HeatherFeather - a comprehensive physical exam



Dominoes Get out your set of dominoes and start playing with them on camera



Make sure you click them around a bit to get that tapping sound

VeniVidiVulpes (Violet) - Violet playing with dominoes



ASMR Therapy - a good example of a sounds only video



Draw my life Involves you drawing the stages of your life on a whiteboard, blackboard or electronic device.



You will need to be able to wipe the board or screen as you go through the process although you could just use a notebook and flip through the pages as you draw



Note that you don't need to be a good artist to do this

Gentlewhispering



Heather Feather



AsmrKitten



Drawing/Painting If you are a bit of an artist then this is the one for you, although you don't have to be a particularly great artist for this to work



Pencil scratching sounds can really work with this as does whispering along as you describe what you are drawing.



Check out Bob Ross on YouTube for good examples of painting videos

ASMRnovastar - sketching and coloring with pencils



Ephemeral Rift - sounds only with a nice setup and pencil scratching sounds





Ear Examination Involves performing an ear examination



One of the most important aspects of this type of video are the sounds coming into each ear



Almost always done on-camera

HeatherFeather - very detailed role play



WhisperMister1 - quite a nice ear exam



Ear Piercing Role Play Involves you being the person who performs an ear piercing on a customer

ThePeacefulWhisper - a nice ear piercing role play



EMDR Therapist Role Play

Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing



Watch this video for an explanation of what it is



Asmrnovastar - one of the only examples we could come across



Eye Examination Involves acting as an optometrist/eye specialist and providing an eye exam for a client



Usually done in front of the camera for best effect



MassageASMR - an eye exam from Dr Dimitri



Wabillicious Whispers - an audio only eye exam



ASMRrequests - some nice advanced techniques used in this one



Haircut Role Play A very popular ASMR role play



Involves you being the hair stylist cutting and styling a client's hair



Does not necessarily need to be done in front of the camera

GentleWhisperings - a very soothing hair cut role play



SoundSculptures - a sounds only version



LovelyVirus - a classic and must listen for the binaural effect



Hypnotist Role Play Involves you being a hypnotist treating a client

CalmingEscape - an insomnia hypnotist role play



AsmrNovastar - hypnosis trance



ChakraBot - hypnosis role play



Keyboard If we have a computer in the house, then we will have a keyboard.



They make a great sound and can be used as part of a role play or on their own in a sound video



You could even create a cleaning video



Different keyboards make different sounds so test them out for the best sound

ASMRtherapy - typing on a keyboard



ASMRtherapy - cleaning a keyboard



Ephemeral Rift - a very unusual keyboard video



ASMRCandleSpa - keyboard sounds incorporated into a role play





Lego You could easily create a whole series of Lego videos



They can be pure sound videos or a video of you building something with Lego

ASMRtherapy - a pure sounds video



ASMR by Design - building a Lego kit



RelaxingSounds92 - playing with Lego





Magic Tricks This can include hundreds of different magic tricks including card tricks, sleight of hand tricks, coin tricks etc

The Worlds Greatest Card Trick - an ASMR card trick



Card Trick & Mind Reading Clock



Makeup Role Play Involves becoming a make up artist providing makeup ideas and applying make up to a client.



Includes brushing the camera



Almost always done in front of the camera

GentleWhisperings - a very popular makeup role play



Massage (also see Scalp Massage in this list) A lot of people like watching other people get a massage, so grab a friend and create a massage role play

MassageASMR - this is just one of many massage videos from this ASMR artist



Microphone Test If you have a microphone, then you can do a microphone test. It doesn't matter what the brand is.



You don't necessarily have to be in front of the camera to do this.

VeniVidiVulpes (Violet) - Binaural microphone test



TheWaterWhispers - Microphone placement test



One of our microphone tests - Soundman binaural microphone test

Mouth sounds Not to everyone's taste but still very popular.



You can make intelligible sounds or pick words starting with 'ch' for instance and create an audio video

Ephemeral Rift - notice the mouth sounds created by the microphone - he does go on to chew gum further on in the video



AirLightASMR - one of the best artists for creating mouth sounds



SuperchillumASMR - this is a great video using the OM sound





Music Store Role Play You are the sales assistant in a CD store offering advice and suggesting different cd's

Gothick Whispers - an example of an off-camera video - just the records and the artists hands



Origami You don't need to be an expert at folding origami to do this one



Grab a how-to origami book and start folding

GentleWhispering - Maria's origami collection



SoundSculptures - no talking, just origami





Paper (see also Origami in this list) You can make a lot of nice sounds with paper - crumpling sounds, tearing sounds. soft scraping



You can create some origami, paper mache and other paper crafts or just sort paper



ASMRtherapy - a sound video



ASMRPrincessX - sorting papers



TrixiWhispers - smoothing crinkly paper





Parody These videos don't always trigger ASMR but if you can make a parody that triggers then you have killed two birds with one stone

Wyatt Kane - Wyatt creates a lot of parody videos so check out his channel for more





Pencils and Pens Pencils make a great sound and you can easily do an entire video on just a collection of pencils



Can be done in front of the camera or just a pure sound video

Zingy0926 - sorting through a pencil box and testing a few



Jonathan Oakley - sorting through pens



ASMR Therapy - a really good example of a pencil sound video



Poetry Reading Involves reading a poem



You can do this in person or just as a sound video



Ensure you keep in mind copyright issues when doing any sort of poetry or book reading. Search for public domain poetry on Google to avoid this issue

Tranquillily - a whispering poetry reading



SoundSculptures & TheWhisperingVoice - nicely done poetry reading



Makoto Phoenix - the ultimate in poetry readings - a must see



Rubber Gloves Some people are triggered by rubber gloves as they can make a really good sound

ThatASMRChick - no talking, just glove sounds



TheCherrySim - medical rubber gloves



Scalp Massage Involves the sounds of a scalp massage



You don't necessarily need to be in front of the camera for this one

Stereo ASMR - an example of a sound only scalp massage - awesome!



VeniVidiVulpes (Violet) - an on-camera scalp massage



School/Career Counselor Role Play You are a school counselor giving advice to a student

Softlywhispered - quite a long example



Scissors (also see Haircut Role Play in this list) The sounds of scissors are very popular



You can incorporate the sound of scissors in a hair cut role play video or simply create a video cutting paper

ASMRtherapy - an excellent sound only video



MassageASMR - an on-camera video with scissor sounds



SoundSculptures - cutting coupons



Spa Role Play Involves providing a variety of different services at a day spa



Can include a facial, massage, make up application, manicure, foot massage - pretty much anything that could be done at a day spa

WhispersUnicorn - she uses a lot of different techniques in this video



CalmingEscape - nicely done



Amalzd - another nice example



Space There's a lot you can do with the space theme - check out the examples for ideas

ASMRrequests - one of the best, check it out



AsmrNovastar - space mediation



Tarot Card Reading Involves a role play in which you are providing a card reading for a client



Dark lighting and perhaps a lit candle can create the mood.



You don't necessarily have to be in front of the camera for this one. You can just video the cards and your hands.

HeatherFeather - a good example of how this should be done.



ASMRrequests - another good reading



ASMR Tarot - an example of one with just the cards and hands



Tattoo Consultation You are a tattoo artist providing a consultation for a client



HeatherFeather - very long tattoo consultation



Grey Wolf - another good example



Teacher Role Play Involves you playing the role of a teacher



Great scope as you can pretty much teach anything so could potentially do a series of videos

GentleWhisperings - learning Russian with Maria



ASMR Vids - an example of a teacher role play not done in front of the camera - hands only



Therapist Role Play You are the therapist treating your patient



Lots of scope here as there are plenty of psychological problems that need fixing

Relaxing Role Plays - an example of a sounds only video



GentleWhisperings - a physical therapy role play



ASMR Vids - a nice voice example



Time Travel You are only limited by your imagination when it comes to time travel because who's to know what the future will hold

superchillumASMR - a really nice time travel audio



AsmrNovastar - a time travel mediation



EpicASMR - a futuristic fantasy



Travel Agent Role Play Involves you being a travel agent and assisting a client to make a travel booking

ASMRrequests - one of the best ASMR videos on YouTube - a must see



ThePeacefulWhisper - a nice example



Tuning Forks Some people love tuning forks and some people hate them with a passion



You can do a sound only video or incorporate it as part of a role play

MassageASMR - an on-camera tuning forks video



One of our tuning fork videos - this one is a sort of unboxing and demonstration



Unboxing Video This involves unpacking/unwrapping a product on screen.



You can be in front of the camera although many unboxing videos only video the box and your hands.



It can be done with or without talking.



Whenever you buy something, create an unboxing video for it.

Ephemeral Rift - Unboxing a Hero Camera



DonnaASMR - Unboxing an iPad mini



One of our Unboxings - Unboxing a Free Space Binaural Microphone





Water Spray Bottle A lot of people like the sound of water and the water spray bottle can be a really good trigger for many

SoundSculptures - a really good sound only video



MassageASMR - this one is quite good as he actually sprays the camera (waterproof)



TheJadeTapper - this just shows you how easy it is to create a water spray bottle video



Whispers/Softly Spoken One of the most popular types of videos.



You can do a hundred and one things with whispering videos - just start talking about whatever you like

Too many to even choose from to list here. Just search for 'ASMR whispers' in YouTube and you will find plenty of examples.

