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Chroma Doze – Open-Source Customizable White Noise Generator for Android

64 points by lurtbancaster 4y ago

hawski 4y ago
It's probably not a good idea for a long run, but my daughter for a few years now is put into sleep with noise generated from the app. It was a life saver for us, to help her get to sleep. Otherwise we are too loud for her, or neighbors. I put the preset to a triangle starting high on red and low on violet. Also options to a delicate amplitude pulsing. It is also very helpful to go to sleep if it is too loud also for adults. It is a perfect app for me.
p1mrx 4y ago
Here's a demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MZmwkn-2rw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MZmwkn-2rw
lolc 4y ago
Great, simple app. When my tinnitus hinders me from going to sleep, I turn on Chroma Doze and that will mask the ring. Luckily, I don't need it often. And yeah, it can also mask other noise.
hbn 4y ago
Those screenshots (on Github) are a throwback. Haven't seen holo blue in a long time. #33b5e5, praise DuARTe
- kramerger 4y ago
  Praise duarte indeed :) I think the whole r/acj thing was a reaction to Google handling Android like a random engineering project with no thought about consumers until this guys showed up.
edent 4y ago
I can also recommend Binaural Beats - https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.axet.binauralbeats/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.axet.binauralbeat... I'm sure the somewhat mythical claims about the healing power of noise are over-stated, but it does provide a more interesting set of noises than Chroma Doze. Excellent for long-haul flights and crappy commutes.
- ocimbote 4y ago
  I think I prefer Binaureal Beats. For me, Chroma Doze is too free form to be useful. I like a bit of guidance as provided by binaureal beats more.
- Llamamoe 4y ago
  There are some interesting papers demonstrating reliable improvement in performance in ADHD and otherwise poorly performing people when listening to both noise and binaural beats, some publications reporting effect sizes comparable to stimulant medication. E.g. here's a paper: https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/j.ctim.2018.11.012 https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/j.ctim.2018.11.012
password4321 4y ago
Love this app. Don't miss the recent discussion documenting "NeoStore [1], which is an alternative frontend for F-droid" that auto-updates (and a couple other options): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35002983#35003784 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35002983#35003784

64 points by lurtbancaster 4y ago

It's probably not a good idea for a long run, but my daughter for a few years now is put into sleep with noise generated from the app. It was a life saver for us, to help her get to sleep. Otherwise we are too loud for her, or neighbors. I put the preset to a triangle starting high on red and low on violet. Also options to a delicate amplitude pulsing. It is also very helpful to go to sleep if it is too loud also for adults. It is a perfect app for me.

p1mrx 4y ago

Here's a demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MZmwkn-2rw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MZmwkn-2rw

lolc 4y ago

Great, simple app. When my tinnitus hinders me from going to sleep, I turn on Chroma Doze and that will mask the ring. Luckily, I don't need it often. And yeah, it can also mask other noise.

hbn 4y ago

Those screenshots (on Github) are a throwback. Haven't seen holo blue in a long time. #33b5e5, praise DuARTe

kramerger 4y ago
Praise duarte indeed :) I think the whole r/acj thing was a reaction to Google handling Android like a random engineering project with no thought about consumers until this guys showed up.

edent 4y ago

I can also recommend Binaural Beats - https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.axet.binauralbeats/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.axet.binauralbeat... I'm sure the somewhat mythical claims about the healing power of noise are over-stated, but it does provide a more interesting set of noises than Chroma Doze. Excellent for long-haul flights and crappy commutes.

ocimbote 4y ago
I think I prefer Binaureal Beats. For me, Chroma Doze is too free form to be useful. I like a bit of guidance as provided by binaureal beats more.
Llamamoe 4y ago
There are some interesting papers demonstrating reliable improvement in performance in ADHD and otherwise poorly performing people when listening to both noise and binaural beats, some publications reporting effect sizes comparable to stimulant medication. E.g. here's a paper: https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/j.ctim.2018.11.012 https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/j.ctim.2018.11.012

password4321 4y ago

Love this app. Don't miss the recent discussion documenting "NeoStore [1], which is an alternative frontend for F-droid" that auto-updates (and a couple other options): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35002983#35003784 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35002983#35003784