METTA FAN DRONE / Harsh Noise Sound Art Instrument

The Metta Fan drone is a handheld noise device capable of creating an array of sounds and textures useful in harsh noise, industrial, experimental music and sound art.

This device utilises a brushless DC fan (regularly used in consumer electronics) as the noise generator itself. The fan is amplified via a handwired piezoelectric transducer pickup system to a 1/4" output jack.

On/Off switch starts and stops the fan motor spinning. The momentary push button temporarily mutes the audio signal in order to create chopped-up, noisey tremolo effects.

Hear it here with an MXR Blue Box Octave/Fuzz & Boss DD-3 Delay:

Rugged powder coated aluminium enclosure with hand inlaid graphic. This device uses a standard boss style 9V DC center-negative power supply.

Designed and built by hand in Brisbane, Australia.