MIX 02 · PINK / FAN / RIVER

Office Speech Masking.

An adjustable pink-noise blend for making nearby conversation less intelligible without adding lyrics, melody or sharp changes.

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01 — LISTEN & ADJUST

Tune the voices down, not the room out.

Start with the 55 / 30 / 15 recipe. Raise pink noise until words blur, then use fan and river only to make the result easier to ignore.

Open Office Speech Masking Mix

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02 — MIX RECIPE

A starting point you can tune.

Starting recipe
55% pink noise · 30% steady fan · 15% river
Browser playback
Three adjustable 20-second preview loops
Tuning target
Just enough level to make nearby words hard to follow
Offline handoff
All source sounds are included in the NoiseTape app
Open-plan desksCoworking spacesReading & writingLanguage-heavy work
GuideOffice sound masking basicsSoundListen to pink noise aloneMixTry the softer Deep Focus Mix

03 — HOW TO USE IT

Mask intelligibility, not every sound.

Speech is distracting because the brain keeps trying to decode it. A steady, broadband layer reduces that intelligibility: pink noise covers the useful speech range without the brighter hiss of white noise, while the fan fills small gaps and the river keeps the texture from feeling mechanically flat.

Begin lower than you think. Increase the mix only until complete sentences stop arriving clearly, then leave it there. If you need to raise your own voice or the mix becomes the main thing you notice, it is too loud. This is a focus aid, not hearing protection or a treatment.

04 — FAQ

Open Office Speech Masking Mix, answered.

01

Why use pink noise for office speech masking?

Pink noise spreads energy broadly while reducing the brightest high frequencies. That makes it useful for softening nearby speech without sounding as sharp as white noise to many listeners.

02

How loud should the mix be?

Only loud enough that nearby words become difficult to follow. The goal is lower intelligibility, not silence. Keep the level comfortable and take listening breaks.

03

Will it block every conversation?

No. Distance, speaker volume, headphones and room acoustics all matter. The mix is designed to reduce the attention cost of background speech, not guarantee complete privacy.