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Metal Table Fan
Metal Table Fan is the darkest fan in this library — a heavy low hum with the mids and treble falling away sharply above it. Both channels are identical, so it sits in one fixed spot. Suits listeners who find the ceiling fan too bright and want weight rather than air.
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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.
Weight rather than air
The defining measurement is the drop: energy below 200 Hz is around twenty decibels stronger than the band above it, a far steeper fall than either of the other fans. The result is closer to a motor hum than to moving air, with a rounded, almost muffled quality and no hiss on top at all. This is the most brown-noise-like of the three fans by some distance.
It is also strictly mono — the two channels are identical — so unlike the ceiling fan it does not spread. The sound stays put, which some listeners prefer and others find flat.
Choosing this one over the others
Pick this if high frequencies tire you, if you listen at low volume where treble is the first thing to become annoying, or if you want something to sit under other layers without competing for the top of the spectrum. Pick the ceiling fan instead if you want air and width, or the household fan for the balanced middle.
The guide to fan sounds for sleep covers why fan recordings appeal in the first place, and every player is on the sound library index. For a wider bed under the hum, open the metal table fan and pink noise blend in the free sound mixer.
Frequently asked questions
Why does this fan sound so muffled?
Its low-frequency energy is around twenty decibels stronger than the band above it, a much steeper roll-off than the other two fans, so almost no treble reaches you.
Is it stereo?
No. Both channels are identical, so the fan stays in one fixed position.
How does it compare to brown noise?
It is the closest of the three fans to brown noise in weight, but it is a recording, so it carries motor texture that a generated signal does not.
How long is the loop?
About 32 seconds, repeated continuously.