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SuomiHome soundssixteen sounds in Hush.
Fans, moving air and household machines make a steady hum that is familiar from ordinary rooms. They are darker than white noise and carry a faint tone of their own, from a motor or a blade.
- 16 sounds
- Cool air free
- 16 with layers
About these sixteen
Hush has four fans, among them a box fan and a ceiling fan, alongside sounds such as an air purifier, a humidifier and a tumble dryer.
Across the group, the level between 2 and 12 kHz falls 4.7 dB per octave on average. Tumble dryer is the darkest: it falls 6.1 dB per octave. Vacuum cleaner is the brightest: it falls 1.9 dB per octave.
All sixteen are built from layers, which Hush Plus lets you balance.
The sixteen sounds, darkest first
The shape is each sound's level in nine bands from 2 to 12 kHz; tilt is its slope. Negative is darker.
Tumble dryerA warm rolling tumbleTilt −6.1 dBper octaveDrumMotorAirHush Plus
Warm radiatorQuiet pipes, a far boilerTilt −5.8 dBper octaveWaterBurnerHush Plus
Ceiling fanSlow overhead rhythmTilt −5.7 dBper octaveBladesMotorHush Plus
DishwasherSoft cycling washTilt −5.6 dBper octaveSprayWashPumpHush Plus
Laundry roomA distant steady tumbleTilt −5.6 dBper octaveDrumMotorWaterHush Plus
Oscillating fanAir sweeping side to sideTilt −5.5 dBper octaveAirMotorHush Plus
Refrigerator humLow kitchen droneTilt −5.5 dBper octaveHumRattleFanHush Plus
Fan hushLow, steady airTilt −5.3 dBper octaveAirMotorHush Plus
Space heaterWarm constant airflowTilt −5.1 dBper octaveAirMotorHush Plus
Box fanBroad spinning hushTilt −4.6 dBper octaveAirMotorHush Plus
Cool airSoft room humTilt −4.5 dBper octaveCompressorVentHumFree
Aquarium filterTrickling bubbles and humTilt −3.9 dBper octaveTrickleBubblesPumpHush Plus
Air purifierClean steady airflowTilt −3.7 dBper octaveAirMotorHush Plus
HumidifierQuiet bedside airflowTilt −3.3 dBper octaveMistFizzMotorHush Plus
Server roomCool electronic washTilt −3.1 dBper octaveFansAirHush Plus
Vacuum cleanerBright household roarTilt −1.9 dBper octaveMotorAirflowHush Plus
Guides about home sounds
SleepFan vs white noiseA fan is far darker than white noise, with a hum of its own. In Hush, Box fan falls 4.6 dB per octave and White static rises 1.6 dB per octave.
Focus and noiseSound for focusSteady background sound can smooth over sudden noise while you work. Why steady beats eventful, how loud to play it, and using a timer as a work block.
Focus and noiseOutside noiseTraffic, footsteps and voices stand out less in a room that is not silent. Matching a sound to the noise, and why bass is the hardest to cover.
Listening in HushLayers51 of Hush's 72 sounds are built from separate layers, such as drops, distant rain and background. How to set each one.Other sounds in Hush
Brown noiseThe deepest colour. Power falls by about 6 dB each time the frequency doubles.Pink noiseThe balanced colour. Every octave carries the same power.
White noiseThe bright colour. Every frequency carries the same power.
Violet noiseThe sharpest colour. Power rises by about 6 dB each time the frequency doubles.
Water soundsRain, surf, streams and fountains.
Nature soundsWind, weather and fire.
Travel soundsCabins, carriages and roads at night.Questions
How does a fan sound compare with white noise?
A fan is much darker. Between 2 and 12 kHz, Hush's Box fan falls 4.6 dB per octave, while White static rises 1.6 dB per octave.
Which home sounds are free in Hush?
Cool air is free, with no subscription or account. The other fifteen are part of Hush Plus.
How were these levels measured?
Each sound was measured in one-octave bands centred from 2 to 12 kHz, the range Hush uses for pitch matching. A level is given in decibels relative to that sound's overall level, so it shows the shape of a sound, not how loud it plays. The figures come from Hush 1.0.0 (9).
