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Noise & sound conditioners, machines, apps:

This article explains using white noise or colored noise machines for privacy, sleeping aids, or to control sound transmission in buildings: how to make a quiet home, office, or place of business using masking sound or noise generating machines and equipment.

We describe the difference between white noise, pink noise, brown noise, and sound programs such as rain, surf, owls, and we include a table comparing types, features, & prices of various sound generators, noise machines, and apps.

We also provide a MASTER INDEX to this topic, or you can try the page top or bottom SEARCH BOX as a quick way to find information you need.

Use of White Noise to Mask Sounds in buildings

This article series discusses noise and sound control in buildings, and includes excerpts or adaptations from Best Practices Guide to Residential Construction, by Steven Bliss, courtesy of Wiley & Sons.

Article Contents

• WHITE NOISE & SOUND CONDITIONERS
  • Sound Conditioners / White Noise Machines: brands, models, Smartphone apps, features, prices, where to buy noise & sound conditioners

Our building sound control articles begin

at SOUND CONTROL in buildings.

Other noise and sound diagnosis and control articles are found

at NOISE / SOUND DIAGNOSIS & CURE.

Sound conditioners for conversation privacy

As we show in our photo (left), white noise generators may also be used in locations where an extra measure of privacy is required. This installation is in the waiting room outside offices used by psychotherapists.

White noise is a sound containing a blend of all the audible frequencies distributed equally over the range of the frequency band.

When this sound is generated it tends to make unintelligible or even less noticeable other sounds such as nearby conversation. Korkki (2008) reported that people working in open plan offices particularly suffer from noise distraction, citing experts who explain that the effort to ignore distracting noises (such as recognizable speech) forces attention switching to and from one's work, interfering with concentration.

Even small noises can be distracting, particularly recognizable speech.

Shown in our photo above is the Sleep Mate™ sound generator produced by Marpac. In addition to white noise, sound conditioners may produce sounds of nature such as that of a river or brook, lakeshore, surf, thunderstorms, or rainfall. Sound Screen® and SleepMate® are registered trademarks owned by Marpac Corporation.

The Marpac SleepMate™ is currently sold as the Dohm-DS Dual Speed Sound Conditioner by Marpac (formerly known as the Sleepmate/Sound Screen 980A) in a two-speed model and in the $50. U.S. price range.

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What setting to use with a white noise generator or sound conditioner

The proper setting for a white noise generator or sound conditioner is not to make the output as loud as possible.

Rather, set the volume on the white noise machine to just mask the noise (or conversation) to be overcome. Setting the white noise volume higher than that level risks making the white noise itself an annoyance in the building.

Depending on the model, sound conditioners, unlike white noise generators that produce a standard 'hissing' type sound, other sound conditioner types include speed settings, volume settings, and choices among sound tracks that in some models can be mixed or overlaid.

See SOUND CONTROL in buildings for complete information about noise transmission in buildings and how to control noise and sound problems.

Sound Conditioners / White Noise Machines: brands, models, Smartphone apps, features, prices, where to buy

Alternatives to Using White Noise or Sound Conditioning Machines

Smartphone App Provides Variations on 'White Noise': definitions of white noise, pink noise, brown noise

Simply Noise [5], producer of a downloadable smartphone app that allows use of a smartphone as a noise generator, offers the following alternative type & definitions of masking sound programs:

White Noise - Contains sound across all frequencies. White noise is the most effective at blocking distractions because it covers the largest spectrum range. Autodesk sketchbook for enterprise 8 3 1. It's great for reading, writing, studying, and anything else that requires focus.

Pink Noise - A blend of high and low frequencies that produce a mesmerizing waterfall effect. Pink noise is great for melting away stress while keeping you alert and energized. The airy drone creates a therapeutic environment that relaxes your mind and body.

Brown Noise - Utilizes the lower sound frequencies to generate a deep ambient rumble. Brown noise is excellent for aiding sleep, pacifying children and pets, even masking Tinnitus. It's also great for breaking in audio equipment and soothing migraines.[5]

We purchased this smartphone app and installed it on an android Galaxy S for testing. The application (About $1.00 U.S.) includes a volume control, timer, and sound programs that select among white noise, pink noise, brown noise, an oscillating noise program. If you plan to leave the noise conditioner app running for a long period you might want to connect your phone to its power adapter.

Ear Plugs

While they may be less comfortable and while they don't offer sophisticated noise cancellation, simple ear plugs are certainly the most economical way to block noise in the workplace, while traveling, in noisy hotels, etc.

Noise-cancelling Headphones

Several companies provide sophisticated noise-cancelling earphones or headphones that do a stunning job of blocking regular, constant and in some cases even sudden loud noises. Typically these devices are combined with the ability to connect the headphones to a music or other desired source. Here are some current example products:

• AKG K4n5 Noise Cancelling Headphones
• Audio Technica ATH-ANC1 Quiet Point Noise Cancelling Headphones
• Beats Studio 2013 Active Noise Cancelling Headphones
• Bose QC 15 Quiet Comfort 3 U Bose Quiet Comfort 20i Active Noise Cancelling Headphones
• Harmon Kardon NC Active Noise Cancelling Headphones
• Monoprice Noise Cancelling Headphones
• PSB Speakers M4U 2 Noise Cancelling Headphones
• Sony MDR-NC200D Noise Cancelling Headphones
• Soul Ludacris SL 300 Noise Cancelling Headphones

Before buying any of these or their successors you'll want to both read review and actually try out the unit. Some useful references for noise cancelling headphones include

• Akhtar, Shamsuddin, Carl GM Weigle, Eugene Y. Cheng, Robert Toohill, and Richard J. Berens. 'Use of active noise cancellation devices in caregivers in the intensive care unit.' Critical care medicine 28, no. 4 (2000): 1157-1160.
• Gower, Daniel W., and John G. Casalvi. 'Speech intelligibility and protective effectiveness of selected active noise reduction and conventional communications headsets.' Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 36.2 (1994): 350-367.
• Gan, Woon S., and Sen M. Kuo. 'An integrated audio and active noise control headset.' Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on 48.2 (2002): 242-247.
• Hansen, Colin N. Understanding active noise cancellation. CRC Press, 2002. [book]
• Kuo, Sen M., Sohini Mitra, and Woon-Seng Gan. 'Active noise control system for headphone applications.' Control Systems Technology, IEEE Transactions on 14.2 (2006): 331-335.

Attending to Tinnitis as a Mitigator for Other Background Noise

I [DF] have suffered tinnitus since learning to fire the 3.5' rocket launcher and the 50 caliber machine gun during basic army training. No earplugs were issued in 1965, and we tried cigarette butts or just ducking when the rocket went off or the machine gun was firing overhead, sometimes just a foot away.

A result is permanent ringing in the ear or tinnitis. Most of the time tinnitis is annoying and it correlates with significant hearing loss in old age (me).

But it's also handy. In a noisy hotel I just put my better ear down on the pillow, turn the ringing ear up to the world, and consciously attend the ringing hissing sound that's always there. It's like being in a room with my own air conditioner or my own white noise machine.

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Where can we buy a white noise machine for use in our Ottowa office - Anonymous 9/25/12

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Technical Reviewers & References

• Steve Bliss's Building Advisor at buildingadvisor.com helps homeowners & contractors plan & complete successful building & remodeling projects: buying land, site work, building design, cost estimating, materials & components, & project management through complete construction. Email: info@buildingadvisor.com
  Steven Bliss served as editorial director and co-publisher of The Journal of Light Construction for 16 years and previously as building technology editor for Progressive Builder and Solar Age magazines. He worked in the building trades as a carpenter and design/build contractor for more than ten years and holds a masters degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Excerpts from his recent book, Best Practices Guide to Residential Construction, Wiley (November 18, 2005) ISBN-10: 0471648361, ISBN-13: 978-0471648369, appear throughout this website, with permission and courtesy of Wiley & Sons. Best Practices Guide is available from the publisher, J. Wiley & Sons, and also at Amazon.com
• Phyllis Korkki, 'Where Sounds Have No Barrier - In today's open work spaces, even small noises can prove distracting and annoying', The New York Times, p. 8, 3 March 2014
• [2] Marpac, produces white sound generators, a product that they identify as the Marpac sound conditioner. Marpac can be contacted at http://www.marpac.com/ or contact the Marpac Corporation, P.O. Box 560 Rocky Point, NC 28457 Phone: 800-999-6962 (USA and Canada) Fax: 910-602-1435 1-910-602-1421 (worldwide), 800-999- or email: info@marpac.com
• [3] Sound Oasis sound conditioners are produced by Sound Oasis: http://www.sound-oasis.com/ email: info@sound-oasis.com or 1-866-625-3218
• [4] National Sleep Foundation, 1010 N. Glebe RoadSuite 310Arlington, VA 22201 USA, (703) 243-1697, Email: nsf@sleepfoundation.org, Website: http://www.sleepfoundation.org/ - Quoting: The National Sleep Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable, educational, and scientific not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving sleep health and safety through education, public awareness, and advocacy.
• [5] Simply Noise, retrieved 9/25/12, original source: http://simplynoise.com/

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