SoundCurtain is for GSD. Full stop.

This is a fantastic iPhone app for getting into a ‘bubble’ and getting focused when there’s a lot going on around you.  I’m finding it much better than listening to tunes because I’m soooo tired of my tunes, and while Pandora is great it’ll wander off into long stretches of music that don’t really help with concentration.  Also, SoundCurtain doesn’t leave you ‘numb’ after a while like noise canceling headphones can.

Of the three sound modes (Noise, Rain, Harmonic), rain is the best for blocking out external noise.  Noise is pretty good, but louder external sounds do creep in from time to time.  Harmonic is a cool, trippy soundtrack, although since it’s more musical it has internal pauses from time to time when you can definitely hear what’s going on around you.

I’m using SoundCurtain along with my Getting Sh-t Done system (utilware.com/gsd3.html) to block out all the distractions, focus on what needs to get done, and then crank away on it.  Great addition to the toolbox.

SoundCurtain is by FutureAcoustic, and is available on iTunes.