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Very cool project. I made something similar for Android last week: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playwithvoodoo.soundasleep https://play.go

by sjs382 12y ago

Very cool project. I made something similar for Android last week: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playwithvoodoo.soundasleep https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playwithvo... If anyone uses this on a touchscreen device, I'm curious what you think about the slider that Noisli uses for volume control. Do you prefer the slider, or would you prefer to tap on the icon to toggle pre-defined volume states (off, 33%, 66%, 100%)?

rsingel 12y ago
I just tried this out. I love the simplicity of the homescreen and the simple volume toggle is great. 2 things: 1. The coffee shop has the Joe Walsh song The Joker in the background. It's a ridiculously catchy song and I found it very distracting. 2. I couldn't figure out how to turn this off. It went haywire and I ended up with lots of white noise. I had to turn off my bluetooth speaker, and going to applications to force stop. Nothing I did in the app would stop the sound. A big play or pause button might help in this situation. Hope this is helpful.
- sjs382 12y ago
  Thanks for the feedback. The coffeeshop noise is my favorite and I've definitely noticed the song, as well. I plan on replacing it with a similar audio track this week.
- freehunter 12y ago
  A huge issue I've had trying to find music/noise that I can use to drown out background noise is the human voice. I can't find a playlist that has sounds/music without human voice! I found a couple great trance songs that just let me put my head down and really tune everything out... and then there is either a sample of a lyric or even a "hey!" added in for no reason and it pulls me out. And if they don't have a human voice, often it will have some other repeating noise that pulls my brain away from the task. I put on headphones to keep my mind from procrastinating at a time when it really, really wants to. The hardest thing is finding music/noise that doesn't give it any excuse to wander.
reitoei 12y ago
The volume controls on my touchscreen device.
- sjs382 12y ago
  Well, one of the features is to be able to mix your own sound, by playing multiple sounds at different volume levels. So, what we're really doing is adjusting the volume of the app, relative to the system sound. I hope that helps explain what I'm looking for feedback on, and why using the device's volume controls isn't a solution.

by sjs382 12y ago

rsingel 12y ago

I just tried this out. I love the simplicity of the homescreen and the simple volume toggle is great. 2 things: 1. The coffee shop has the Joe Walsh song The Joker in the background. It's a ridiculously catchy song and I found it very distracting. 2. I couldn't figure out how to turn this off. It went haywire and I ended up with lots of white noise. I had to turn off my bluetooth speaker, and going to applications to force stop. Nothing I did in the app would stop the sound. A big play or pause button might help in this situation. Hope this is helpful.

sjs382 12y ago
Thanks for the feedback. The coffeeshop noise is my favorite and I've definitely noticed the song, as well. I plan on replacing it with a similar audio track this week.
freehunter 12y ago
A huge issue I've had trying to find music/noise that I can use to drown out background noise is the human voice. I can't find a playlist that has sounds/music without human voice! I found a couple great trance songs that just let me put my head down and really tune everything out... and then there is either a sample of a lyric or even a "hey!" added in for no reason and it pulls me out. And if they don't have a human voice, often it will have some other repeating noise that pulls my brain away from the task. I put on headphones to keep my mind from procrastinating at a time when it really, really wants to. The hardest thing is finding music/noise that doesn't give it any excuse to wander.

reitoei 12y ago

The volume controls on my touchscreen device.

sjs382 12y ago
Well, one of the features is to be able to mix your own sound, by playing multiple sounds at different volume levels. So, what we're really doing is adjusting the volume of the app, relative to the system sound. I hope that helps explain what I'm looking for feedback on, and why using the device's volume controls isn't a solution.