>>63958990It has nothing to do with whispering or tapping the mic, it's a feeling in the back of your head along your neckline. The area kind of tightens up like your hairs are standing up and it feels kind of like butterflies in your stomach (but in your brain). It is considered very relaxing, but hard to achieve or maintain. The sounds themselves are not supposed to be "relaxing," they are supposed to be causing this instinct to fire, which they generally don't because video creators don't understand ASMR.