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Ocean Waves 1.5

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Simulates ocean sounds. Shareware ($10)

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Ocean Waves generates simulated sound of ocean waves. Unlike the recorded real sound of ocean waves on CD's, Ocean Waves does not repeat for hours. I hope this helps you relax, sleep at night, and wake up in the morning.

Now you can save the simulated sound of ocean waves as an AIFF file (up to 400 minutes), and burn a CD (up to 79.9 minutes with iTunes) or download on your iPod.

What's New

Version 1.5: Minor changes.

Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.

Noise Machine

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Shareware $4.95

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Ocean Waves User Discussion (Write a Review)

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Anonymous reviewed on 27 Oct 2005

I for one DO live near the ocean and I do love this program, it really helps me fall asleep. It is slightly repetative but not like some other wave generators I've heard. Besides, on calm days the ocean will sound something like this.
I also think it's interesting to try and recreate a natural sound purely by electronic means and cheers to the developer for being experimental.
And for those bitching about the five dollar fee for the entire program, give me a break. That's the same price or less as a drink at a bar. I'm guessing some of you don't get out much though. ;p

[Version 1.0.2]

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Anonymous reviewed on 09 May 2005

this DOES NOT sound like the ocean...it sounds like what it really is.... WHITE NOISE/STATIC...and as shareware, I think people would benefit more from listening to radio or TV static, it's the SAME thing but FREE!

[Version 1.0.2]

Anonymous reviewed on 14 Jan 2005

For those who've asked, here's what I have my settings at currently (whic seems to be pretty realistic compared to Florida beaches):

Light Wave: 33, Heavy Wave: 75, Enable Amplitude Generator: Yes, Acent Time: 88, Descent Time: 75, Wave Interval: 53

[Version 1.0.1]

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Anonymous reviewed on 14 Jan 2005

five dollars? HA HA HA! you can get the same effect by putting an air compressor hose in and out of your ear. This would'nt even be cool if it was free.

[Version 1.0.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 13 Jan 2005

Say John,
I don't live near an ocean (Wisconsin)... how did you set your prefrences for maximum realism?

[Version 1.0.1]

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Anonymous commented on 14 Jan 2005

Here's what I have my settings at currently (whic seems to be pretty realistic compared to Florida beaches):

Light Wave: 33, Heavy Wave: 75, Enable Amplitude Generator: Yes, Acent Time: 88, Descent Time: 75, Wave Interval: 53

Anonymous reviewed on 18 Nov 2004

Very nice. I live 30 minutes from the beach and the default settings sound a little fakey ;) Thankfully, the preferences allowed me to speed the ascent/decent and frequency up enough so that the waves no longer sounded like they were in slow-motion :D

Simple interface and even lets you time when the sounds should start and stop.

[Version 0.9]

Anonymous reviewed on 27 May 2004

Like the sound of opening Coca-Cola bottles, prolonged.

[Version 0.6]

Anonymous reviewed on 13 Apr 2004

I really like it....

[Version 0.5]

Katsura Shareware (developer) commented on 02 Apr 2004

Here are some technical details. It's a pink/brown noise generator with a "wave-like" random amplitude moduration. Unlike the recorded real sound of ocean waves on CD's, the simulated sound of ocean waves from Ocean Waves does NOT repeat for hours. Some people may be annoyed by any noticeable repeated sound, at least I do. So I'm trying to make non-repeating simulated sound using a pseudo random function. It would be really nice if it sounds much much more realistic, like Pixer does with their animations, and Ocean Waves is probably around (or not even) "wire-frame" level so far. I'll study the sound more and try to make it better in the future. Thanks. -author

[Version 0.5]

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Anonymous commented on 14 Jan 2005

Living in California, I've noticed the wave sounds here are a little deeper and more rumbly. This is probably due to shorter beaches, and more crested waves. As the wave doubles upon itself, it forces air out of it's sides, and crashes on the beach rather than running up onto it. Adding a bassy rumble effect (option) might add to it's realism. This reminds me of very long sandy beaches common in more tropical areas.