audio clip

Short recorded sound

An audio clip is a short segment of recorded sound, typically excerpted from a longer recording or created as a standalone piece.

Audio clips appear in podcasts, news broadcasts, social media, and presentations: The documentary included audio clips from historical speeches.

In casual use, any brief sound file shared digitally qualifies as an audio clip.

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sample · sound bite · bite · soundbite · waveform · playback · play button · loop · track · podcast · lo-fi beats · voice · speaker · volume · pause · rewind · scrub · edit

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media modality

audio clipvideo clip

Brief recorded moving segment

silent film · image · photograph · video footage · still image

recording vs. live

audio cliplive sound

Unrecorded audio from performers

live broadcast · live performance · live stream

completeness/length

audio clipdirector's cut

Filmmaker's intended version

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G