Zero Noise is a simple, lightweight multicolor noise generator for sound masking.
I wrote this script to block out background noise like conversations in open office spaces and busy coffee shops.
- Plays various colors of noise: white, pink, or brown
- Built-in timer
- Uses minimal resources
- Wrapper around SoX and Core Audio
brew bundle
./noise.sh
It is also convenient to add a shell alias such as zn
.
If you background the process normally (C-z
), the sound will stop. A workaround is to start it in a tmux session, then background that session to keep the colored noise playing.
Most alternatives focus on generating ambient sounds or noise cocktails whereas Zero Noise is just a simple colored noise generator.
- A Soft Murmur
- Brain.fm
- Coffitivity
- GitHub Audio
- Hipstersound
- Noisli
- Noizio
- Simple Habit Focus Player
- SimplyNoise + SimplyRain
- Spotify playlists in the Focus section e.g., Ambient Chill, Deep Focus, or Music for Concentration
- Vicinity
- zenmix.io