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Metal Table Fan
Metal Table Fan is the darkest fan in this library — a deep motor hum with very little hiss above it. It sits in one fixed spot and doesn't spread. It suits anyone who finds the ceiling fan too bright and wants a deep rumble instead of moving air.
Ready to play
Put this under rain or a fire, keep the blend you end up with, and play it through the night with your screen off. The Slo app does that on iOS, Android and Mac.
Weight rather than air
The deep part of it is far stronger than anything above, a much steeper drop than either of the other fans has. The result sounds like a motor humming more than air moving, rounded and almost muffled, with no hiss on top at all. This is the closest of the three fans to plain brown noise.
The sound also stays in one place, so unlike the ceiling fan it never fills the room. Some listeners prefer that and others find it 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 adding any brightness of its own. 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. To spread the hum out a little, open the metal table fan and pink noise blend in the free sound mixer.
Frequently asked questions
Why does this fan sound so muffled?
Almost everything in it is deep, and the brighter part falls away much faster than in the other two fans, so hardly any hiss reaches you.
Does the sound move around?
No. It stays in one fixed spot, like a fan on a table in front of you.
How does it compare to brown noise?
It's the closest of the three fans to brown noise, but it's a real recording, so you get motor texture that a generated sound doesn't have.
Can I set it to stop after a while?
Yes. The timer stops it after 15, 30 or 60 minutes or runs it all night, and you can leave it off.