The conversation is occurring on the other side of my window and I want to study.
I put this in FQ because I think there is at least a quasi-scientific answer to my inquiry. There are a number of companies producing white, pink, and other types of noise for workplaces after all.
Soma FM provides categories of ambient music (and other channels). Spotify has playlists. Some of this involves taste, but I want to get a better handle on the science of sound masking, specifically conversation masking.
Relevant: noise cancelling headphones do wonders for blocking airplane noise, but aren’t that great for blocking conversation. In cafes I’ve had a lot of success playing basically any kind of music with a headphone designed to muffle outside noise rather than let it through. That’s one solution, but I’m wondering whether about headset free approaches.
Bonus question: would pointing speakers at my window work? Internet says no, but I’m wondering.
