myNoise soundscapes
Hundreds of adjustable soundscapes — Irish coast, café, Japanese garden, distant thunder, even a D&D dungeon — each with sliders to build your own mix.
What it is
myNoise is a large library of soundscapes and noise generators you can tune yourself. Each "generator" isn't a single recording but a stack of tracks with sliders: in "Irish Coast" you balance waves, rain and wind separately; in "Cafe Restaurant" you adjust chatter and clinking cups. There are scenes for focus, meditation and sleep, classic white noise in a whole range of spectral colours, and some delightful surprises, like a dungeon built for tabletop role-playing games. It's created and maintained single-handedly by Stéphane Pigeon, a sound engineer with a PhD in applied sciences and a background in signal processing.
Why we picked it
There's no shortage of "rain sounds" playlists, but this is different: you shape the sound to suit your room and your ears. If a high-pitched hum from next door bothers you, raise that band and mask it. If you want the scene to feel alive, switch on slider animation and the mix drifts gently over time so it never feels like a loop. The recordings are clearly made with care and, as promised, slip easily into the background. Most of the library is free, and the site runs on donations.
Where to start
- "Irish Coast" — sea, rain and wind; a great first pick for work.
- "Japanese Garden" — a calm garden with the knock of a bamboo shishi-odoshi.
- "Distant Thunder" — far-off storms for falling asleep; a listener favourite.
- "RPG Dungeon" — set the mood for game night, with slider animation on.
- Full Index in the menu — every generator on the site.
Who it's for
Anyone working in an open-plan office or a noisy flat. People who struggle to sleep without background sound. Students cramming for exams. Game masters who want atmosphere at the table. Nature-sound fans who'd rather mix their own than press play on the same recording every night.
Quick answers
Is myNoise free? Most of the library is free to use, and the site is funded by donations.
Who makes it? Stéphane Pigeon, a sound engineer who curates and maintains the whole platform himself.
How is it different from a rain recording? Every scene can be tuned track by track and frequency by frequency, and slider animation keeps it from sounding repetitive.
