The hustle and bustle of everyday life may have inhibited our ability to get out in the fresh air, but technology has found a partial solution for nature lovers by bringing the sounds of rustling leaves and rushing waterfalls indoors. Not just aurally stimulating, some sound machines also create the perfect mood with soft-glow lights that come in different colors. It’s not a massage without the sounds of wolves howling in the distance or a power nap without hearing gently rolling waves on a beach. If you’re looking for ways to transform your “calm space,” try these sound machines.
Easy to use
With this first sound machine, you can personalize a routine, which helps you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up feeling refreshed. Before hitting the hay, settle in with a good book or your favorite magazine and set the right light and mood from your library of sounds and lights. You can also set your wake time, alarm sound, and favorite sunset color. Sleek and slim-profile buttons on the side make it easy to adjust brightness and sound without having to reach for the app on your phone.
Great for nursery
This sound machine features 10 fan sounds and 10 ambient noise variations, including white noise (higher-pitched), pink noise (deeper, more balanced), and brown noise (more bass-y rumble). It’s solid-state and is powered by either AC or USB, and the precise volume control allows you to set the perfect level for your unique environment. Good in the nursery, but also effective in the workplace or study area as it helps to maintain focus and improves privacy; especially when you don’t need your conversations distracting others hard at work.
Shut out the background
This sound machine from Marpac has two-speed options for adjustable tone and volume and is excellent in masking background noises. That means better sleep, better office efficiency, better behaved babies, and better for your sound-sensitive dog, Bowser. Flip the switch to high or low, and then rotate the cap and collar to find the best sound for you. It comes with a 6-foot 120V AC plug so it’ll fit anywhere, and features a compact and basic design that blends nicely into any surrounding. This sound machine is available in white, black, grey, pink, and tan.
Great for whole family
This extremely versatile sound machine comes with 14 soothing sleep soundtracks: three with white noise sounds, three lullabies, three fan sound effects, and five relaxing natural sounds. Also for new mothers, this sound machine features an adjustable night-light, which emits just enough light for a midnight feeding or changing without disturbing the other half of the bed. The white noise can be played at 15, 30, 60, 90 or 120 minute intervals with auto-off timer settings. And no need to worry about re-setting, as this one remembers the last sound and volume when re-started.
Compact design
Perfect in any hotel room, nursery, or office space, this sound machine from HoMedics can be plugged into a wall outlet with the included adapter or powered by four AA batteries (not included). You can choose from six digitally recorded relaxing sounds: white noise, thunder, ocean, rain, summer night, and brook. Set the timer to 15, 30, or 60 minutes. Or, if you choose, leave your noise machine on all night.
Zac Jones is a contributing writer to Florida Travel & Life, an online brand that inspires active, affluent travelers, providing them with insider information on discovering the best of Florida. Informative and engaging, the website showcases travel destinations, arts and cultural venues, vibrant dining scenes, recreational activities, the great outdoors and the revitalized real-estate market. Zac is a former broadcast journalist, TV actor, voiceover artist, and executive producer. As a baseball aficionado, he enjoys rooting for Florida’s Tampa Bay Rays.
