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Working full-time from home means adjusting to a whole new set of sounds.
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If you are used to a soundtrack of printers, keyboards, and coworkers, working at home during the coronavirus quarantine It might feel strange.
A new interactive background noise generator called Calm Office lets you replicate typical office sounds like copiers, printers, air conditioners, and other humans (remember that?) With sliders that allow you to mix and match audio streams. You can, for example, just turn up the keyboard or the sounds of conversation partners, or mix them up and add some scanners and office clocks to get the full cacophony.
There are also preset combinations, such as “break time,” “late at night,” and “geeks at work,” which is just writing a lot about the sound of the air conditioner. Sorry, there are no in-depth discussions on Star Wars versus Star Trek on that one.
Engineer Stéphane Pigeon records all sounds on MyNoise.net.
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Calm Office Sound Generator is a new addition to MyNoise.net, an extensive collection of background noises and interactive soundscapes ranging from rain, thunder, ocean waves and Gregorian chants to cities around the world. MyNoise is also available as free apps for iOS and Android.
Calm Office is, of course, particularly applicable now with so many people around the world working from home.
“Most people want to cover up their open office sound, with more beautiful and less intrusive sounds, not to generate open office sounds,” creator Stéphane Pigeon, a Belgian sound engineer and designer, told me.. “But now, I understand why some people really like these sounds. ”
The testimonies indicate that the sounds fall on grateful ears.
“I still travel to the office as our company is considered an essential business in my city. So you can imagine how quiet the normally active office is at the moment,” wrote one. “This generator has helped in many ways.”
Another wrote: “This is very comforting, especially in these times of isolation,” wrote one. “I miss the hectic sense of turmoil from my colleagues around me and the energy of a group of people doing the work they enjoy. I hope things get back to normal soon.”
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