{"id":38971,"date":"2023-04-05T14:43:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T18:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=38971"},"modified":"2023-04-06T15:31:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T19:31:35","slug":"dark-noise-3-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/05\/dark-noise-3-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Noise 3.0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macstories.net\/news\/dark-noise-3-0-has-a-new-business-model-and-a-few-other-updates\/\">John Voorhees<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macstories.net\/news\/dark-noise-3-0-has-a-new-business-model-and-a-few-other-updates\/\">\n<p>The free version of Dark Noise includes eight sounds, continuous sound looping, Shortcuts support, Siri integration, and a timer. The Pro subscription increases the number of sounds to over 50 and adds custom sound mixes, alternate app icons, themes, and Family Sharing. The Pro features are also available as a one-time purchase.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of ambient sound apps on the App Store, but a lot aren&rsquo;t very good. Dark Noise is excellent, and I expect having a free tier to show off what the app can do to new users will result in more paid users in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Version 3.0 also introduces remastered Rain, Beach, Airplane Interior, and Thunderstorm sounds that sound better when used with stereo speakers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>I have been using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainrainapp.com\/\">Rain Rain<\/a> for years, and both iOS and macOS now have built-in <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT212775\">Background Sounds<\/a>, which can be triggered from Control Center or Siri.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"dark-noise-3-0-update-2023-04-06\">Update (2023-04-06): <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigGrannell\/status\/1643887737265614848\">Craig Grannell<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigGrannell\/status\/1643887737265614848\">\n<p>I&rsquo;ve long used <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/white-noise-relaxing-sounds\/id1129993224\">White Noise+<\/a>, with its straightforward mixing desk layout and one-hit price.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Voorhees: The free version of Dark Noise includes eight sounds, continuous sound looping, Shortcuts support, Siri integration, and a timer. The Pro subscription increases the number of sounds to over 50 and adds custom sound mixes, alternate app icons, themes, and Family Sharing. The Pro features are also available as a one-time purchase. 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