Mechanical

Server Room

Grey-equalized blue-white noise at 1.6, the steady whine of racks of small fans

Preview plays right here. The generator adds a sleep timer, full controls, and WAV export.

About This Sound

Server Room is the sound of a data centre corridor: a bright, unrelenting whine from hundreds of small high-speed fans, softened only slightly by the room. There is little bass in it, and what body it has comes from the grey EQ pulling up the low end.

The color is 1.6, between blue and white, with grey equalization switched on so the brightness is balanced rather than piercing. There is no pulse, the distribution is Gaussian and the fade-in is two seconds. It holds perfectly steady once running, with no envelope or effects.

It suits people who work in or near technical spaces and find that sound oddly calming, and those who need a bright mask for high-pitched distractions. CPU Fan is a grainier single-fan version at 1.3, and Tinnitus Mask in the ambient category is nearly the same color at 1.5 with uniform texture.

Best Used For

Try this: Lower the color to 2.2 if the whine is too sharp; you keep the fan character with more body underneath.

Technical Details

Noise Color
White (1.60 on the 0–4 scale)
Fade In
2 seconds
Grey Noise EQ
Enabled (perceptual loudness balance)