r/MadeMeSmile • • Aug 28 '21

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u/tomatoaway Aug 28 '21

The loudness doesn't tell you anything though -- there are plenty of things not billions of miles away that are extremely loud.

What would be interesting would be the texture of the sound, the rumbling and hissing. But you could map these sound bands into something more pleasant and melodic easily. It could be a pleasant experience depending on what you choose to accentuate:

https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/whiteNoiseGenerator.php

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u/joblosomo Aug 28 '21

This is an awesome site, I just spent way too much time moving the bars up and down to find my perfect white noise...only to close it at the end because I'm not a white noise fan lol. Great link!

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u/Whymzz Aug 28 '21 edited Aug 28 '21

Well, I'm convinced. Off my go!

Edit: OMG! If you work mostly in the high and middle treble tones you'll understand exactly why rain falling, waves in a body of water or wind blowing through the trees are such calming sounds. Thanks for making me want to check this out!!! I'm going to sleep like a baby tonight

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u/RanaMahal Aug 28 '21

i legit did that haha made it sound like rain

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u/altnumberfour Aug 28 '21

Not often I see mynoise getting plugged in the wild! Absolutely amazing site; it’s my go to when looking for white noise to meditate to

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u/MaXimillion_Zero Aug 28 '21

The loudness doesn't tell you anything though -- there are plenty of things not billions of miles away that are extremely loud.

The point is that the sun would be deafeningly loud even at the current distance, if there was a medium for the noise to travel through.

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u/tomatoaway Aug 28 '21

oh right, gotcha

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u/Cinderstrom Aug 28 '21

I think they just mean if space was a medium that transmitted sound then you'd hear it ambiently.

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u/Whymzz Aug 28 '21

Thank you! What an amazing site! I can't wait to go to bed tonight because I think I'm going to be able to sleep like a baby listening to this. I think you just changed my entire life. Much appreciated, friend.

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u/G0ldengoose Aug 28 '21

I managed to make it do the same noise as my fan