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Your Mac Has a Hidden White Noise Generator [View all]
https://lifehacker.com/your-mac-has-a-hidden-white-noise-generator-1849760988I found this article searching for an answer to why my Macbook was emitting white noise this morning. I had logged out before going to bed and left the computer asleep with the lid closed. I noticed the hissing noise when I got close, and opened the lid: black screen, unresponsive touchpad and keyboard. Computer was not hot or exhibiting any signs of trouble. I did a force shutdown by pressing the power button, and it started up normally. Odd.
I didn't find an answer to why this happened, but the article is interesting. I've used third-party white noise generators in the past, but now I see that with the current version of MacOS (Ventura), you have this built in. Here's the info from the link:
How to enable Background Sounds on macOS Ventura
You can find the white noise generator in your Mac’s settings menu. Click the Apple logo in the top-left corner of the screen and select System Settings. Next, select Accessibility in the left sidebar and click Audio in the right pane. Go to the Background Sounds section to enable Background Sounds. Once you’ve done that, you can select from a bunch of different sounds for your Mac. Click the Choose button next to Background Sound and you’ll see the following options:
You can find the white noise generator in your Mac’s settings menu. Click the Apple logo in the top-left corner of the screen and select System Settings. Next, select Accessibility in the left sidebar and click Audio in the right pane. Go to the Background Sounds section to enable Background Sounds. Once you’ve done that, you can select from a bunch of different sounds for your Mac. Click the Choose button next to Background Sound and you’ll see the following options:
- Balanced Noise
- Bright Noise
- Dark Noise
- Ocean
- Rain
- Stream
Hit the download button next to the sounds you want to download. That’ll save them to your Mac so you can also play them if you’re offline.
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