This App Saved My Sanity
I came across this app while living above a very noisy corner in NYC for six months.
I had never lived in an urban environment before and found it very difficult to get to sleep due to all of the noise below at all hours of the night.
Once I discovered SoundCurtain and found the settings that worked best for my environment (Rain, Sensitivity as high as it can go, Min Level at 50%) and moved my iPhone dock-equipped speaker system directly in front of the window where most of the noise originated (so the microphone on the iPhone can pick up as much of the noise as possible), I was not only able to fall asleep quickly, but, on mornings that I didnt set an alarm, I was able to sleep right through rush hour traffic below and slept until 11AM on multiple occasions.
This app is the best $0.99 Ive ever spent. It may seem odd until you get used to it, but it definitely worked for me.
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SoundCurtain, v1.4