Undoubtedly, traditional pornography—the classic tube hubs and such—demand the full attention of one’s vision. With video thumbnails that start playing when you hover over them, the endless categories to scroll through, and the constant ads, this sense is overwhelmingly stimulated before you even click on something to watch. Vision is so important in the pornography industry, we now have AR porn, where the viewer can immersive themselves totally in the scene. Hearing, on the other hand, is important to some, but isn’t always necessary to reach orgasm. One can conjure moans and shouts of pleasure sometimes better than they can an image. This is why the medium for porn is, traditionally, visually based through posters, photographs, videos, gifs, and the like.
AudioDesires challenges this. Their emphasis is, clearly, on audio: Instead of titillating you visually, they’ll get you off just by having you listen. The stories are seductively whispered into your ear and told by a plethora of men and women with a variety of accents. They believe,
“Audio sex is a highly accessibly form of sensual stimulation and for many people, it’s more enjoyable alternative to visual porn. As an audio erotica listener, you can become the participant or the voyeur, and you can use your own imagination to fill in the blanks exactly how you want to.”
On top of this, and perhaps most important, are the sex sounds. They succeed at featuring “relatable erotic audio stories with immersive ASMR sound effects.” Along with the actor’s moaning and storytelling, there are complex background sounds, enhancing the setting the story takes place in. For example, in “The Basement Encounter” which takes place in an apartment complex’s basement, you can hear the whirr of washing machines and dryers, the subtle sirens outside, and the bodies in their synchronized dance.
As a paying subscriber, when logged in, your web browser will transform into the app. The browser’s aesthetic is clean and soft. Each story is accompanied by a drawn image that helps set the characters and scene, this being the only visual stimulation you’ll get. Scrolling through the home page presents you with many options. From New Releases and Top Rated Stories to filtering by accent or specific sex like sex with a stranger, AudioDesires strives to be all-inclusive. They create “kink-positive, realistic audio sex stories” that promote “consent, communication, and trust between partners.” The stories depict real people in real relationships and are pioneers in being LGBTQ+ friendly.
There are many, many audio erotica stories to choose from. AudioDesire’s strive to have it all: Romantic and sensual to wild and dirty, they “have an erotic audio story for every mood.” When listening to a story, you can use the controls on your screen to fast-forward thirty seconds or rewind fifteen seconds, should you need to backtrack. At the top, you can favorite a story and when you finish the episode, you’re given the option to rate—both the story and the narrator—but if you’re in the middle of something, you can press “Not now!” which quickly takes you back to your home screen.
If you are in the market for ethical pornography, AudioDesires is a great option. Their platform is accessible and inviting, their stories are spicy in all the right ways, and their ASMR sound effects spark the imagination in new ways. Through audio erotica, AudioDesires invites you to explore your other senses and dig deeper into the feeling, instead of mindless watching.
By Shelby Lueders