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Landemy – Futuristic sounds for work
- aflag 6y agoI have a theory that people like those sort of white noise sounds due to plesant memories associated to them. For instance, maybe the person is into sci-fi or, for the coffee shop ones, maybe it's someone who often goes to coffee shops with friends. I, particularly, like absolute silence. The quieter it is, the more relaxed I get. Is there any scientific explanation as to why some people like white noise whereas other people prefer silence?
- telesilla 6y agoGenerally people who listen to noise are in a non-silent environment. I also much prefer silence however when that isn't possible, noise is a better option than music which might distract from deep focus.
- Mountain_Skies 6y agoWonder how many people have access to a very low noise environment. Even at home with no one else here, during the day there's always some noise, be it the climate control system, a car driving by, someone mowing their lawn down the street, etc. It amazes me how silent things can be at 2am during the times of the year where climate control isn't necessary. I get so used to a low level of background noise that it is a noticeable experience when it is nearly silent.
- WrtCdEvrydy 6y agoYeah, this reminds me of all my time playing Mass Effect and Eve Online with friends which causes a fun relaxing memory :)
- z3t4 6y agoSomewhat related: for people with tinnitus issues it can be nice to cancel out the constant ear ring.
- mywacaday 6y agoI used to work in a noisy open plan office with multiple people around me on the same calls, it was very difficult to ignore 3/4 of a conversation so I started listen to a thunderstorm with heavy rain to block the noise/voices as white noise did nothing for me. Now that I work from home in an office on my own I still use the thunderstorm when I need to concentrate on one thing for a few hours. I think I've done some version of Pavlov's dog on myself.
- spaetzleesser 6y agoComing from Germany my belief is that Americans grow with a lot of noise like air conditioning, TVs constantly on and housing walls generally being very thin. So maybe they are used to that and take comfort in it. I personally hate white noise but a it seems a lot of Americans get nervous in absolute silence and look for something to fill in. Whenever I go back to Germany I am always surprised how quiet the houses of my siblings are. Just my non scientific theory.
- jt2190 6y agoYou may enjoy this episode of Radio Lab: “Musical Language”, which explores how sound stimulates the brain. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/episodes/91512-musical-language https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/episodes/91512...
- Kosirich 6y agoI have a theory that people like those sort of white noise sounds due to plesant memories associated to them I think you are right. For me it's Star Trek TNG :)
- zimpenfish 6y ago> people like those sort of white noise sounds due to pleasant memories associated to them I prefer white noise to silence because it drowns out the tinnitus (which is bad enough that it's present even over normal TV volumes of quiet dialogue.) Actually, I prefer a bunch of the tinnitus stuff on MyNoise but same principle.
- eeZah7Ux 6y agoYour theory is plain wrong.
- eikenberry 6y agoI thought it was supposed to be related to the constant background noise of the mothers circulatory system during those first 10 months in the womb. That we come out with a good association with white noise from the get go.
- butz 6y agoUX nitpick: no pause/stop button.
- grandphuba 6y agoThere's a volume control/mute button
- no_wizard 6y agoIf you like this I can’t recommend Brain.FM[0] enough. I use whenever I need to deep work/think about things and I find I have long stretches of incredible productivity combined with noise isolating headphones They also boast a lot of actual research that backs up why they play the sounds they do and such. It’s been a life changer for me, really. I hope I never see the day they go out of business cause I am heavily reliant on it to maintain productivity at this point (thanks ADHD) [0] https://www.brain.fm/ https://www.brain.fm/
- TedDoesntTalk 6y agoI want to try this, but why is it an app and not just a website?
- asdfasgasdgasdg 6y agoOn my desktop, it is just a website? Maybe you're accessing from a mobile device, where most people prefer to consume software as apps, and they are making that the default?
- TedDoesntTalk 6y agoYes, I’m on a phone. I don’t see a way to use it in-browser. I don’t install apps unless absolutely necessary (no need for the a app to have more permissions than it needs to function) I don’t see why this has to be an app. I’ll have to wait until I get in front of a laptop to try it in-browser (if I remember).
- asdfasgasdgasdg 6y agoHave you tried requesting the desktop site? That worked for me.
- grandphuba 6y agoHave you tried changing your user agent/checking the "Desktop site" on your mobile browser?
- jimbob45 6y agoI’ve been throwing on ASMR reruns during work. It helps when I need to be in the zone for pure coding but not as much when answering emails or crafting documentation.
- SubiculumCode 6y agoApparently starship environments mostly include the sounds of air hitting the side of the starship.
- imglorp 6y agoMore like air handlers, pumps and things. The ISS is actually a noisy place, for example. https://soundcloud.com/colchrishadfield/space-station-noise https://soundcloud.com/colchrishadfield/space-station-noise http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=831 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=831
- cyrusmg 6y agoI rely on white noise in crowded offices or when I just need to get in-flow quickly. So far I have used ASoftMurmur with following config [1], but working on a space ship seems cool and I will try it. [1] https://asoftmurmur.com/?v=000000001a3d00240000 https://asoftmurmur.com/?v=000000001a3d00240000
- dhimes 6y agoPutting a plug for mynoise.net. I've been using and recommending them for years although I am unaffiliated. brain.fm looks cool though.
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- trynewideas 6y agoMy favorite is still, with `sox` installed, some variation on play -q -n -c1 synth whitenoise lowpass -1 400 lowpass -1 300 lowpass -1 200 lowpass -1 100 gain +10 and tweaking the number of `lowpass` filters and their values appropriately
- Kosirich 6y agoThank you. Usually I just extend youtube with similar themed video on one of the screens. I have to be careful which one I use as a lot of them make me sleepy. Example being that Live Norwegian CAM, which makes me go from wide awake to lullaby sleepy in minutes.
- eeZah7Ux 6y agomynoise.net is so much better
- z5h 6y agoAgreed. Upvoted.
- galkk 6y agoMy recent favorite is "creaky wooden ship sounds" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89XoBPjgWcI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89XoBPjgWcI. My daughter also sleeps very well with this sound There's also https://generative.fm https://generative.fm for generated ambient sound.
- unemphysbro 6y agoThis is fantastic! My goto for the last few years has been the Faster than light video game soundtrack. I recently found this youtube channel which reminds me of your app: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVHOgH4XEyYx-ZEaya1XqCQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVHOgH4XEyYx-ZEaya1XqCQ
- merricksb 6y agoFrom the style/content of the credits, it looks like another variant of a concept that has already been posted twice here in just the past few months. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24431132 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24431132 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23985825 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23985825 The credits can be seen/compared here: https://landemy.netlify.app/credits.html https://landemy.netlify.app/credits.html https://rainbowhunt.com/credits.html https://rainbowhunt.com/credits.html
- fictorial 6y agoI enjoy this. I have been using binaural beats via sbagen for over 10 years to get me in the zone. It’s incredible.