We’ve made a series of meaningful updates to the White Noise Market website focused on three big goals: allowing full playback of audio sounds via website, highlighting new sounds for quicker discovery, and MP3 store improvements.
One of the biggest improvements is full looping audio playback for our subscribers. We’ve improved the browser audio experience so subscribers can enjoy uninterrupted playback of sounds directly through the website.That means less friction between discovering a sound and actually enjoying it.
We’ve also refreshed the home page experience to better highlight what’s new and what’s worth hearing right now. The updated layout puts the latest featured sounds and recent sounds front and center, making the site feel more active and helping listeners get to great content faster.
To make discovery even faster, we’re also highlighting “NEW!” sounds across all sound categories. Sounds that are highlighted as new have been published to the market within the last 10 days. That gives listeners a simple way to scan the site and quickly spot the latest sounds available for download without having to guess what was just added.
Notifications are another major area of improvement. Web notifications are now working again, making it easier to stay connected to featured releases, comment activity, and the people and categories you follow. We’ve also improved the overall push notification experience so alerts work more reliably across all of your devices instead of being tied to the last device you logged into.
The MP3 Store has also received a major usability upgrade. The store now uses a cleaner catalog flow and a more direct purchase path from sound detail pages into the cart. We redesigned the entire layout so it is easier to understand what you’re buying, including clearer sound information, duration choices, and pricing.
A few of the biggest improvements include:
- Subscribers can stream sounds directly through the website without gaps in audio playback.
- New market home page that highlights latest featured sound, previous featured sounds, and most recent sounds added to the Market.
- Web notifications working again, with better notification coverage across all your devices.
- “NEW!” sound highlighting on categories and sounds to make fresh content easier to find.
- Sound mixes now feature a “Mix of Sounds” view for quickly downloading the requires sounds used in a mix.
- A redesigned MP3 Store with a cleaner catalog with easier browsing.
- A direct “Buy MP3” flow from sound pages into the store and cart.
- Better local cart handling so shopping is more reliable, even before login.
- Improved handling of errors for missing or invalid sound pages.
These updates are all about reducing friction. Whether you’re browsing for new sounds, listening as a subscriber, or purchasing an MP3 for playback in your favorite media player, the experience is now faster, clearer, and more connected from start to finish. Our plan is to continue building on this foundation and providing similar experiences across the White Noise Market apps and website. We have big plans for the White Noise Market mobile app too. Stay tuned!