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Install SoX and you can generate noise without using any data at all. Even without internet access. Imagine that. play -n synth 60:00 whitenoise play -n sy

Install SoX and you can generate noise without using any data at all. Even without internet access. Imagine that. play -n synth 60:00 whitenoise play -n synth 60:00 pinknoise play -n synth 60:00 brownnoise Or make your own wav files: sox -n whitenoise.wav synth 60:00 whitenoise # Also works with pinknoise/brownnoise I wouldn't use lossy compression to compress these. There's no redundant data in noise so lossy compression will just make it less noise-y. I can only imagine that noise on streaming services sounds weird.

barbazoo 3y ago
Cool trick for when you're at the computer. Not practical for sleeping for most people I'd say.
- LeoPanthera 3y ago
  If you make the wavs you can put them on any playback device you like.
- jayknight 3y ago
  I sometimes use the "chroma doze" and generate colored noise with my phone. Playing it over the phone speaker isn't great, but if you need some noise it will do.
jcul 3y ago
A lot of these white noise thread are not just straight up pink / white / brown noise, some of them vary with time to create more soothing effects like wave sounds or sounding like a vacuum etc. Speaking from experience of trying anything to try get babies to sleep!
- LeoPanthera 3y ago
  You can totally do that too. This is a nice synthetic ocean sound, with "waves": play -n synth brownnoise synth 0 0 0 10 10 40 trapezium amod 0.1 30 Or with a little more high end, it sounds like gusts of wind: play -n synth brownnoise synth pinknoise mix synth 0 0 0 10 10 40 trapezium amod 0.1 30
  - network2592 3y ago
    Definitely. It has been my goto for white|brown|pink noise for a year now. Even the animation on the terminal looks a bit like "waves". [1] Could you please share any other examples of commands? [1] https://ibb.co/GVG0Rdf https://ibb.co/GVG0Rdf
  - sss111 3y ago
    play seems to hang on my macos terminal. Its just stuck on: File Size: 10 Encoding: n/a Channels: 1 @ 32-bit Samplerate: 48000Hz Replaygain: off Duration: unknown In:0.00% 00:00:00.00 [00:00:00.00] Out:0 [ | ] Clip:0
    - LeoPanthera 3y ago
      That's weird. Works OK on mine.
- srean 3y ago
  > sounding like a vacuum You stumped me there. Then I got it.

barbazoo 3y ago

Cool trick for when you're at the computer. Not practical for sleeping for most people I'd say.

LeoPanthera 3y ago
If you make the wavs you can put them on any playback device you like.
jayknight 3y ago
I sometimes use the "chroma doze" and generate colored noise with my phone. Playing it over the phone speaker isn't great, but if you need some noise it will do.

jcul 3y ago

A lot of these white noise thread are not just straight up pink / white / brown noise, some of them vary with time to create more soothing effects like wave sounds or sounding like a vacuum etc. Speaking from experience of trying anything to try get babies to sleep!

LeoPanthera 3y ago
You can totally do that too. This is a nice synthetic ocean sound, with "waves": play -n synth brownnoise synth 0 0 0 10 10 40 trapezium amod 0.1 30 Or with a little more high end, it sounds like gusts of wind: play -n synth brownnoise synth pinknoise mix synth 0 0 0 10 10 40 trapezium amod 0.1 30
- network2592 3y ago
  Definitely. It has been my goto for white|brown|pink noise for a year now. Even the animation on the terminal looks a bit like "waves". [1] Could you please share any other examples of commands? [1] https://ibb.co/GVG0Rdf https://ibb.co/GVG0Rdf
- sss111 3y ago
  play seems to hang on my macos terminal. Its just stuck on: File Size: 10 Encoding: n/a Channels: 1 @ 32-bit Samplerate: 48000Hz Replaygain: off Duration: unknown In:0.00% 00:00:00.00 [00:00:00.00] Out:0 [ | ] Clip:0
  - LeoPanthera 3y ago
    That's weird. Works OK on mine.
srean 3y ago
> sounding like a vacuum You stumped me there. Then I got it.