“This library gives us the idea that there is no right way to sound,” says Elsa Viegas, co-founder of sex toy manufacturer Bijoux Indiscrets, which launched the project. “There are so many sounds. I think it shows our diverse experience of pleasure.”
The lesson? When it comes to orgasm, you do you!
Women Really Get Off on Self-Pleasure
According to Viegas, 70% of the sounds uploaded were created by people who were alone. Judging by all the fun it sounds like these people are definitely having, the library is a great study in self-pleasure. Masturbation is only beginning to become a less taboo topic for women. But even if we aren’t all talking about our alone time, these sounds suggest that a lot of us certainly are enjoying it. A lot.
“There are also couples, but it was a space for self-love,” Viegas said. “Especially when we’re talking about female pleasure, it’s a surprising number.”
There’s Some Social Conditioning Involved
While submissions to the library are, of course, anonymous, the library does collect some data, including whether the recorded orgasm occurred as a result of self-stimulation and where it was submitted from. What we learned is that there may be a little social conditioning involved in the aural quality of our orgasms. As it happens, women in Spain love to be (or don’t mind being) heard; French women, on the other hand, tended to keep things more discreet.
Our Ears Are an Erogenous Zone
Guys, listening to the Orgasm Library is NSFW and that’s a good thing. It’s super hot! With so much visual erotic content online, it’s easy to forget just how sexy sounds can be. This definitely serves as a reminder of a couple of things. First, if you’re naturally vocal or enjoy getting loud, doing so can be super hot for your partner. It’s a way for them to really experience that pleasure right along with you. But even if you tend to get off quietly, you can still get your ears involved. Whisper into your partner’s ears, say sexy things, whatever it takes to ignite those aural nerves.
