ambient noise
Environmental sound backdrop
Ambient noise is the background sound present in any environment—the hum of traffic, the whir of ventilation, distant conversations, or natural sounds like wind and birdsong.
It's distinguished from specific, identifiable sounds by being continuous and often unnoticed until you listen for it.
In audio recording and sound engineering, ambient noise is something to either eliminate or deliberately capture for atmosphere.
The ambient noise in the coffee shop made it hard to concentrate.
- soundscapesAmbient sonic environments
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- ocean wavesMoving ridges of seawater
- nature soundsAudio from outdoors
- birdsongAvian musical vocalizations
reverberation · air conditioning · air purifier · wind · thunder · footsteps · crickets · waterfalls · coffee shop · hum · sound effects · drone · echo · sound · murmur · stress reduction · muffled · constant
- soundssound, beeps, listen, sounds, hear
- sound effectssound effects, sound effect, ringtone, boing, crash
- soundscapessoundscape, soundscapes, nature sounds, ocean waves, natural sounds
- noisestatic, hiss, hum, interference, buzz
- outdoor diningal fresco, patio dining, rooftop dining, sidewalk cafe, terrace dining
- video call problemsfrozen screen, connection lost, buffering, lag, pixelation
ambient noisesilence
Total lack of sound
dead silence · total silence · quiet · stillness · soundlessness
ambient noisemusic
Organized auditory art
signal · speech · announcement · broadcast