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Recently worked on https://sleepsignal.app

It's an app to get sleepy without meds. Simply close your eyes and imagine the micro-scenarios you hear. Like if you hear "moonlight on a white flower", imagine that scenario until you hear the next one. Session duration is also not too long (10 minutes default, you may change the session duration too).

It's like a digital melatonin pill - but without chemical side effects. Try it!



It's a very interesting idea. Sometimes I do let my brain go wild imagining crazy things when I'm trying to fall asleep. A couple suggestions:

- the TTS voice sounds way too excited for something meant to be relaxing

- the sudden speaking after 10 seconds of silence is very jarring -- I wonder if something like a reverse-reverb effect would be enough to "warn" the brain that a new sentence is incoming. There's an example of how to do it in Ableton on YouTube[0] but the basic concept is: take a short slice of audio from the beginning of the sentence, reverse it, apply a long reverb, reverse it again, trim the end a little. You get a sort of ghostly aspirated sound that leads perfectly into the original sample.

0: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QuknZMUa7Rs


Does the voice sound too disturbing? Actually another voice was used before, but later read that low-pitch voice is better for sleep related apps.


Also the volume gradually gets quieter towards the end of session (If you don't turn this option off at settings)


Very interesting - I’d love to try that in Spanish if you’ve thought of trying translation


Actually I don't know spanish... (but maybe would try adding it later if userbase grows...)


Gonna try it. And also share it with my friend if it helps me. Interesting idea. Thanks.


Try it... I almost always get heavy eyes feeling (kinda soft burning like) on the 10 minutes one. Also would love some feedback!


I did a quick try. And would've liked a human saying the voice over than AI. Thought it broke the organic flow this app is trying to create. But it's morning here, so.. That is the only feedback I have as of now.




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