# Noise ## **Overview** Overall drawing tablets are very quiet devices. Many are silent. This document will explain the sources of potential noise ## Noise from tablet components **Pen tablets** - drawing tablets without a screen - are completely silent. Nothing in them makes noise. **Pen displays** - drawing tablets with a screen - are silent or not depending on the model. For example, many of them have no fans - so they are also silent. Occasionally some of them do have fans - and those will produce an audible fan noise. The amount depends on the specific model. ## **Noise from pen & tablet surface** When you drag the pen on the surface of a drawing tablet, there is a little bit of friction. Drawing tablets vary wildly with how rough their texture is. Depending on the pen nib material and the surface material and texture you might hear the pen move on the surface. For pen tablets - It can sound like like a pencil scratching on paper. Also it can be very quiet. The nib material makes often makes a big different. Felt nibs can cause more noise than plastic nibs. For pen displays - these don't produce much/any sound when the pen moves on them because the surface of a pen display is only slightly textured. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.sevenpens.com/drawtab/guides/ergonomics/noise.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.