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Ceiling Fan
Ceiling Fan is the airiest of the three fans in this library — a wide, bright wash of moving air with a faint blade beat passing about two and a half times a second. The stereo channels are almost fully decorrelated, so it spreads overhead rather than sitting in front of you.
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Stack this under rain or a fire, keep the blend, and play it with your screen off. Slo, on iOS, Android and Mac.
Wide, bright, and gently rhythmic
Two things separate this from the other fans here. First, the top end: it keeps noticeably more energy above 4 kHz than the table or household fan, which is what makes it read as airy rather than as a hum. Second, the width — the difference between the two channels is nearly as strong as what they share, so the sound occupies the whole room instead of one point in it.
Underneath that wash there is a slow periodic swell at roughly 2.6 cycles per second, the blades passing. It is subtle rather than a thump, and it is the clearest reason this recording sounds like a ceiling fan and not a generated noise. The loop runs about 26 seconds.
Choosing between the three fans
Pick this one if you want the fan overhead and airy. Pick the metal table fan if you want the darkest, narrowest hum, and the household fan for the middle ground. All three are genuinely different recordings, not the same file renamed, and a few seconds of each will settle it. Everything is listed on the sound library index.
For a broader look at why people choose fan sound over noise generators, read the guide to fan sounds for sleep. To put a floor under the air, open the ceiling fan and brown noise blend in the free sound mixer.
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from the other fan sounds?
It is the brightest and by far the widest of the three, with more energy above 4 kHz and a faint blade beat around 2.6 times a second. The metal table fan is the darkest and the household fan sits between them.
Can I hear the blades?
Only as a slow swell rather than a thump. It is audible if you listen for it and easy to ignore if you do not.
Does it work on speakers?
Yes, and the width is part of the appeal on speakers. Headphones make the overhead spread more obvious.
How long is the loop?
About 26 seconds, repeated continuously.