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Re: MyNoise – Background Noise Generators

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Post by distantsounds »

shreyshnaccount wrote: post #12
nolok wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> is done using dedicated hardware afaik. Agree with the first part of your answer, but not sure what you mean by this second part. There is dedicated hardware for it, then there are solution using your generic gpu (ex Nvidia RTX Voice), then there are solution using your generic cpu (ex whatever the name of the one discord desktop client provides).

I meant circuits specifically designed for noise cancellation. like in headphones

ASUS makes a noise canceling headphone adapter, and I have a chip built into my Asus motherboard that does it.

https://shop.asus.com/us/90yh02l1-b2ua00-ai-noise-canceling-...

Re: MyNoise – Background Noise Generators

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Post by audiosampling »

prmoustache wrote: post #23

So basically this is for people who bought and use noise cancelling headphones and want to put back noise in their life. What about...removing said headphones and listening to the life around you? And even better, open the window?

Noise cancelling headphones still have a residual noise, that you will hear, because our hearing has an incredible dynamic range. Adding a faint background noise of your choice, to cover that residual noise, is a good idea.

Then, these crafted noises do exist because of the exact nature of the life around you. For many people, the "life around you" is what they want to escape, exactly.

Re: MyNoise – Background Noise Generators

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Post by jimmydddd »

audiosampling wrote: post #36

Thanks for the kind mention! I am Stephane, the person behind that website/project. I see a lot of people having concerns about the title - Background Sound Canceller - and they are right. That title is not mine, but poster's own. I describe my project as "Background Noise Generators", or sometimes as as "Non-Distracting Noises and Music". They are not sound cancellers but sound maskers . The idea is to create a nois…

As others have said, thanks for this project! This site is possibly the GOAT of the ambient background noise genre.

Re: MyNoise – Background Noise Generators

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Post by majso »

audiosampling wrote: post #36

Thanks for the kind mention! I am Stephane, the person behind that website/project. I see a lot of people having concerns about the title - Background Sound Canceller - and they are right. That title is not mine, but poster's own. I describe my project as "Background Noise Generators", or sometimes as as "Non-Distracting Noises and Music". They are not sound cancellers but sound maskers . The idea is to create a nois…

Thanks for the great masking rain album!

Re: MyNoise – Background Noise Generators

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Post by i_like_apis »

audiosampling wrote: post #36

Thanks for the kind mention! I am Stephane, the person behind that website/project. I see a lot of people having concerns about the title - Background Sound Canceller - and they are right. That title is not mine, but poster's own. I describe my project as "Background Noise Generators", or sometimes as as "Non-Distracting Noises and Music". They are not sound cancellers but sound maskers . The idea is to create a nois…

Thanks for a great product! Have been using it for many years.

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Post by forbin_meet_hal »

audiosampling wrote: post #36

Thanks for the kind mention! I am Stephane, the person behind that website/project. I see a lot of people having concerns about the title - Background Sound Canceller - and they are right. That title is not mine, but poster's own. I describe my project as "Background Noise Generators", or sometimes as as "Non-Distracting Noises and Music". They are not sound cancellers but sound maskers . The idea is to create a nois…

Huge fan since the beginning. Has gotten me through insomnia, high stress, and so much more.

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Post by radar1310 »

audiosampling wrote: post #36

Thanks for the kind mention! I am Stephane, the person behind that website/project. I see a lot of people having concerns about the title - Background Sound Canceller - and they are right. That title is not mine, but poster's own. I describe my project as "Background Noise Generators", or sometimes as as "Non-Distracting Noises and Music". They are not sound cancellers but sound maskers . The idea is to create a nois…

It’s amaing and great to experiment with. Have had the ios app for at least a year or more.

Re: MyNoise – Background Noise Generators

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Post by shreyshnaccount »

distantsounds wrote: post #41
shreyshnaccount wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I meant circuits specifically designed for noise cancellation. like in headphones

ASUS makes a noise canceling headphone adapter, and I have a chip built into my Asus motherboard that does it. https://shop.asus.com/us/90yh02l1-b2ua00-ai-noise-canceling-...

there's not too much detail on that page but what I see is that it "reduces EMI interference" from a mic. that's a different thing than noise cancellation (remove the noise from your background so that you hear the audio better)
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