ReposeBlog
Notes on rest.
Sleep sounds, audio engineering, and the occasional indie-dev war story.
October 4, 2026
White, pink, or brown noise: which is actually best for sleep?
Everybody recommends white, pink or brown noise for sleep, and almost nobody explains the difference. So here it is: what the colors mean, what the research does and doesn't say, and where rain and ocean sounds fit in.
July 28, 2026
Does white noise actually help you focus while studying?
A parent mentioned their kid studies with a white noise app running, which sent me digging into what background sound actually does to your focus, and when it helps and when it doesn't.
May 21, 2026
Why does looped audio have that annoying click? A technical dive into gapless audio on iOS
That little click every time a rain loop starts over isn't in your head. It's a real encoding and playback problem, and fixing it took more work than I expected.