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Life & fun · May 16, 2012

Daydream.fm - build and share your own world of soundscape and music.

Hi guys, I want to show you a site I built, which lets you build your own virtual world of soundscape. I work out of cafes all the time because the white noise and ambience helps me concentrate well. Then one day I wondered: what if I could have my own cafe on my laptop, so I can enjoy that state of mind anytime, anywhere? And what if I can share it, so other people can enjoy that emotion too? So I built Daydream. It lets you create your own world of soundscape, by combining visual, sound samples, and music. Once you set it up, you can just use it as an ambience player, or a music player…

Daydream.fm - build and share your own world of soundscape and music. launched on May 16, 2012 with 16 votes, #69 of 435 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

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In plain words

Daydream.fm is a tool for creating personalized soundscape environments by combining visuals, ambient sounds, and music. Users can build their own virtual world to play as background ambience while working or relaxing, then share their creations with others. The platform features curated melodic house and techno music designed to help users concentrate, unwind, and let their minds wander.

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From the sources

Daydream is a curated mix of melodic house & techno. Relax, unwind and let your mind wander off to distant dreams.

Daydream is a curated mix of the latest melodic house and melodic techno. Relax, unwind and let your mind wander off to distant dreams. Exploring music from Rezident, Marsh, KAS:ST, Nora En Pure, Einmusik and more. Relax, unwind and let your mind wander off to distantfrom daydream.fm

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hi guys, I want to show you a site I built, which lets you build your own virtual world of soundscape. I work out of cafes all the time because the white noise and ambience helps me concentrate well. Then one day I wondered: what if I could have my own cafe on my laptop, so I can enjoy that state of mind anytime…

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