What is violet noise?
Violet noise, also called purple noise, is random sound whose power rises by 6 dB with each octave: the mirror image of brown noise. It sounds very bright, almost all high hiss.
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What it sounds like
The brightest colour, mostly high hiss.
How Hush Machine makes it
Hush Machine filters live white noise so its power rises by 6 dB per octave. It is the bright end of the dial.
How people use it
- The brightest point on the dial, for people who like a fine, high hiss.
Questions
- Why does violet noise sound so thin?
- Almost all its power is at the top of the range, so there is very little low or middle sound.