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Re: Office noise generator

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Post by PeterStuer » Wed, Apr 08, 2020, 3:02 PM UTC

VistaBrokeMyPC wrote: post #27

onion2k wrote: post #10

It needs an option to amplify the typing noises to "I work with developers who insist mechanical keyboards are better" levels.

Coworker with model-m who hunts and pecks: spacebar goes KERTHUNK

Install a triggered directed boombox emitting a loud 'BANG' on registering that spacebar sound. Make it trigger only 35% of the time and with a variable 0-5 sec delay. I bet he stops using that spacebar by the end of the first day.

Re: Office noise generator

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Post by karatestomp » Wed, Apr 08, 2020, 3:03 PM UTC

melbourne_mat wrote: post #59

I seriously hate open plan. Which turkey came up with that idea? I became one of the ahole's at one small office when I opened a brie and ate it at my desk. The guy next to me said that cheese made him vomit. Did he want me throw my brie away? I kept on eating but never brought in cheese again. That guy never said a word to me again :-(

Constantly having to be careful not to disturb others with little, normal things actually is one of the things I hate about open-plan offices. I think the stress and inconvenience of that is underrated compared with the being-annoyed aspect.

Re: Office noise generator

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Post by PeterStuer » Wed, Apr 08, 2020, 3:05 PM UTC

Pelic4n wrote: post #2

For realism, it should integrate people making their calls in the open space, the guy right next to you chewing loudly with an open mouth, the heated design debate occuring 3 desks from you and the salespeople celebrating their bonus with a lot of volume. I do not miss the office.

You are forgetting the girls from HR turning the office into a socialite coffee shop.

Re: Office noise generator

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Post by functino » Wed, Apr 08, 2020, 3:05 PM UTC

This is really beautiful.

I created something similar a while ago:

https://officenoise.cloud/

Same idea, less visually pleasing - but with the twist that all the sounds you hear are triggered by other visitors of that webpage.

Re: Office noise generator

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Post by mtu9001 » Wed, Apr 08, 2020, 3:22 PM UTC

jackewiehose wrote: post #100

jmiserez wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are now quiet Cherry MX switches, dampened in both directions of travel: https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-silent-red.html They're no louder than a regular membrane keyboard, and much quieter than just using O-rings.

But the sound is part of the better experience. // sent from MX blue

clackity clackity clackity

This has been the biggest complaint from my wife since the "work from home" started.

Re: Office noise generator

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Post by detaro » Wed, Apr 08, 2020, 3:24 PM UTC

jackewiehose wrote: post #100

jmiserez wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are now quiet Cherry MX switches, dampened in both directions of travel: https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-silent-red.html They're no louder than a regular membrane keyboard, and much quieter than just using O-rings.

But the sound is part of the better experience. // sent from MX blue

car engine noise model: get an app that plays clicky sounds and headphones?

Re: Office noise generator

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Post by orionstein » Wed, Apr 08, 2020, 3:29 PM UTC

psweber wrote: post #85

jmiserez wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are now quiet Cherry MX switches, dampened in both directions of travel: https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx-original/mx-silent-red.html They're no louder than a regular membrane keyboard, and much quieter than just using O-rings.

Check out Zilent switches, too. Quiet and tactile. Sound test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWU9Sd_z9T0 Purchase: https://zealpc.net/products/zilents

Seconding this, I use Aqua Zilents from Zeal and they're perfect for meetings and work as they make very little noise.

Re: Office noise generator

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Post by saila » Wed, Apr 08, 2020, 3:30 PM UTC

lucassandes wrote: post #43

The presentation of this one is definitely more beautiful thant this one[0], that a friend of mine shared a days ago. The latter has more options and is more customizable tho. [0] https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/openOfficeNoiseGenerator.p...

I came in here to mention myNoise too. I use it all the time for noise masking. The office noise generator isn't my thing, but there are numerous other sounds to choose from--white/brown/grey noise, rain, ocean waves, a purring cat, space(ship) sounds, and all kinds of other stuff.

https://mynoise.net/

Re: Office noise generator

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Post by audiosampling » Wed, Apr 08, 2020, 3:34 PM UTC

I did the same thing, a week-ago. The interface may be more spartan; all the efforts have been put in the sounds themselves. These sounds have been carefully designed to put the listener in the focus zone, for those who associate the noise of their office with focus (everyone is different; most people actually want to block open office sounds... but a minority is actually missing them, when their environment is too quiet).

Here is how it sounds like on myNoise : https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/openOfficeNoiseGenerator.p...

Re: Office noise generator

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Post by tyurok » Wed, Apr 08, 2020, 3:36 PM UTC

rjsw wrote: post #107

Freak_NL wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Add the HVAC units making weird noises, smartphone notification sounds, and ringtones, fucking ringtones.

Someone that I used to work with had a ringtone of a dog barking, he would leave the phone on his desk when doing stuff elsewhere in the building and his wife would call him several times a day.

We had a friendly deal in our office for those kind of disturbances.

If you leave your phone ringing at your desk, you pay a round of drinks for the team.