We previously blogged about a Japanese toilet that made “courtesy flush” sounds to mask unseemly noise. Gadget Gangster presents Toilet Buddy, a circuit project to do the same thing, complete with schematics and firmware. Toilet Buddy from Gadget Gangster on Vimeo. (Hat tip hackaday) Related Posts: Ambient Sounds for Masking Other Sounds Sound Excuses
Archive of posts filed under the WaveSong category.
Noise Machine for Goggies
Close to Home comic by John McPherson Related Posts: i-Sleep Pro Ambient Sounds as Plot Device
Ambient Sound at Disney World
Check out this interview with the person who designed the ambient sound system for Disney World. More than 15,000 speakers have been positioned using complex algorithms to ensure that the sound plays within a range of just a couple decibels throughout the entire park. It is quite a technical feat acoustically, electrically, and mathematically. How [...]
i-Sleep Pro
Saturday Night Live presents the next advance in noise machine technology: [video link] Related posts: Shhhhhhhhhhhh!PurrcastEnvironmental Sounds: The Dark Side
Shhhhhhhhhhhh!
One of the more unexpected applications of WaveSong reported to us by users is the white noise (or pink noise) sound being used by some tinnitus sufferers to alleviate symptoms. Now someone has posted a twelve hour video of white noise on YouTube: [video link] (tip o’ hat to Dangerous Minds)
Purrcast is a podcast of a cat purring. Quite soothing. Just ask Wonty: link [kudos boingboing] Related Posts: Nature Sounds for Leopards, Felis catus Theremin
Environmental Sounds: The Dark Side
Nature sound generators like WaveSong can have beneficial effects: masking outside noise, relaxation, … What happens when the forces of good turn to the dark side? The Annoy-a-tron 2.0 from ThinkGeek is a tiny 2.5″x1.5″ circuit board easy to hide, with 6 different sound selections, including “Mosquito” and “Grating Electronic noise”. Good for driving your [...]