Ambient sounds and soundscapes can be great tools to help you get in the right headspace. Sometimes you need a little rain, a crackling fire, or the hum of a café to really lock in (or chill out).

That habit has turned me into somewhat of an ambient sound connoisseur. Too many ambient noise apps come with cheap sound effects, annoying commercial breaks, or exorbitant subscription fees. And ...

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Dark Noise is a popular iPhone and iPad app that lets you play ambient noise to sleep, focus, and relax. A new update for Dark Noise today brings a variety of new features, including iCloud syncing, ...

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Audiometric tests are invalid if conducted in environments with unsuitable ambient noise levels. Excessive ambient noise can ‘mask’ the pure-tone test signal, making it inaudible to the test subject, ...