Favorite type of white noise

[BurtWorm]

Poll question: Favorite type of white noise

[Richardo]

1. I voted 'ocean waves', but engine noise inside a plane will put me out.

:boring:

[XemaSab]

2. This kind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

[jeff30997]

4. ARGH !!!

You-are-so-EVIL !!! :scared:

[BurtWorm]

5. He always put me right to sleep.

[Capn Sunshine]

19. Double ARGH!

aH.. THE POETIC JUSTICE, me the inveterate retired Rickroller blindsided by bird lover.

[jeff30997]

21. Lol.

Xemasab should change her name for (drumroll): The Amazing Rickrolling Bird Lover. :rofl:

[carlyhippy]

47. The fly by in cognito Rick Roll----high five

:fistbump:

[yy4me]

53. I thought you were going to say Barry Manilow.

[Nevernose]

3. Other: Japanese anime

At a soft volume. Nothing makes me sleepier, although I do sometimes wonder if I have an unconscious bigotry towards the Japanese. On hard-to-fall-asleep nights I pop in a Japanese anime (Ninja Scroll works well, as does Ghost in the Shell, though I've never seen more than 15 minutes of either) and I'm put like a light. There's just something oddly comforting about the Japanese language.

[BurtWorm]

7. Interesting choice. I know what you mean.

I mean that a conversation in a language you don't understand can become a comforting kind of noise--as long as you aren't expected to participate in it, of course.

[DS1]

6. I'd like to say "Thunderstorm" but most versions of it

are too loud with the thunder, and they're not conducive to my sleep

[BurtWorm]

9. You're talking about recorded versions?

The actual sound of a thunderstorm at its end is pretty wonderful, the way the thunder just softly rolls in the distance.

[Lucian]

8. When I'm trying to sleep, I love the whir of a fan.

Otherwise, I love the rustling of dry leaves in the fall, the sound of thunder from a thunderstorm, and rain falling on the roof.

[Sequoia]

42. Cuts through the neighbor's reving up their big Chevy's at 3am.

My fave: crickets & frogs, then a bit of rain with a train whistle in the distance.

[underpants]

10. When the girl was little the clothes dryer was the best

couldn't use the vacuum cleaner because our gay cat had a record (long story)

[ghostsofgiants]

11. The weird rumbling noise David Lynch uses in his films.

[960]

12. Rain, wind or any kind of stormy weather. SOOOO cozy.

[BurtWorm]

13. I forgot to include spring peepers

probably my favorite form of white noise.

[pepperbear]

14. I so hate to be the nattering naybob of negativity, but none of these are white noise.

[Kali]

17. fan is, isn't it?

Rain and highway drone can be, too. But I agree about some of the others.

[Clintonista2]

15. I can't sleep without a fan on

[nomorenomore08]

16. "Car on a highway," probably because it reminds me of childhood vacations, staying in motels.

I can remember, vividly, falling asleep to that sound...

[ZombieNixon]

18. Death metal, played at approximately 6% volume and 2x speed and pitch.

I discovered, somewhat unfortunately during work, that this puts me out like a light. :P

[lizziegrace]

41. Heh...

:P

[JeffR]

20. analog synth

with some heavy modulation

thanks for asking!

[mitchum]

24. +1 (with a filter sweep)

[no name no slogan]

37. What kind of wave shape?

Triangle, sawtooth or square?

[mitchum]

52. I like a square wave on the LFO (he says geekishly)...

I think I own the only model of analog synth without a built-in noise generator. I end up running a white noise circuit into a Filter Queen (a cool little processor which is unfortunately getting scarcer now that the harsh noise boys have discovered them)

[old mark]

22. Air conditioner....sleepy time for me. nt

[jeff30997]

23. Good night !

:)

[Forkboy]

25. John Weise or Merzbow.

Both are almost painful for the first 5 minutes, and then it just washes over me and I'm into it. I use both to sleep to sometimes, which no one in their right mind can or should do. Thankfully, I'm not in my right mind.

[charlie and algernon]

26. baseball game on TV

[CrownPrinceBandar]

27. Cosmic Background Radiation.............

Often times heard as static on your radio dial!

[grace0418]

28. My all-time favorite is rain on a hot summer night.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... :)

[Captain Hilts]

29. Or the BBC or a baseball game on the radio. nt

[Forkboy]

31. ooo, baseball game on the radio is a good one.

perfect for afternoon naps. :)

[azmouse]

30. The sound of rain because it's so rare in the desert.

[Strong Atheist]

32. I have a noise machine that can do most of those, and I have ocean

waves on every night...

can't hear the rest of the neighborhood that way...:thumbsup:

[siligut]

35. Did you get it from Brookstone by any chance?

We have 2 from them, and even take 1 when we travel. It makes 12 different sounds.

[Strong Atheist]

36. I dont. know. I got it as a gift. It is a round black box; I think it only does

6 or 7 sounds...

It has lasted for 5 or 6 years now, though...

[siligut]

43. Your comment on how long it has lasted made me laugh.

Our 1st sound maker from Brookstone quit after about a year. We took it back and received a new one in exchange. Now the 2 we use have lasted 21/2 & 3 years. We shall see. I have a CD player from Brookstone as well, the 1st one we had to return, and again they gave us a free replacement. That has lasted about 6 years now.

[Strong Atheist]

44. I used to use small little round fans for noise. They were really cool (no pun),

and they lasted about 10 years each, till broken/dropped...

[siligut]

51. Before the sound machines and when we lived in a warmer climate…

we used a large fan. Lying on a soft feather bed, covered with a light blanket and the cool breeze with the gentle whirring, you reminded me of some great earlier days.

[yy4me]

40. I have a machine too but prefer the rain. The ocean waves does

not sound real enough on mine. I have become too used to this machine and don't seem to be able to fall asleep without is unless I am in a totally different environment.

[Strong Atheist]

45. Ditto for the falling asleep part... nt.

[rug]

33. Pat Boone

[Tikki]

34. Other...that canned white noise...

I still use this little machine, from time to time, that
has a mechanical white noise sound....Puts me to sleep...no problema.
I guess it sounds most like static...but not really...

Tikki

[BarenakedLady]

38. A light rain put me to sleep last night.

I opened the windows and let my kitties enjoy the fresh air too.

[jobycom]

39. Air Supply. They were white. nt

[carlyhippy]

49. yes...air supply would be calming and comforting and put one to sleep

good call. I would also include
Kenny G
YoYo Ma
Yanni
Enya
Barry Manilow

[jobycom]

50. I was just thinking they were white and they were noise. nt

[1gobluedem]

46. I voted for ocean waves but...

Great Lakes waves are just as soothing.

[carlyhippy]

48. definitely thunder and rain, as long as the sirens arent going off or the distant sound of a tornado

especially at night. thunder/lightning at night is awesome

[fizzgig]

54. tossup for me

ocean waves are very relaxing for me, but, living 1,000 miles from the nearest coast, i went with rain because i hear it more often

[Blue_Tires]

55. hvac system

or the whirr of my cpu...

i'm ashamed to say how many nights i leave the cpu on so i can sleep...:boring: