soundscape
Auditory terrain composed
A soundscape is the acoustic environment of a place—the totality of sounds that reach the ear in a given setting.
A forest soundscape includes birdsong, rustling leaves, and distant streams.
Urban soundscapes layer traffic, voices, and machinery.
The term also applies to composed audio environments in music or film: The album creates an eerie electronic soundscape.
Sound designers craft soundscapes to establish mood and atmosphere.
Rate of recurrence
- pitchFrequency of sound
- timbreSound's distinctive character
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- harmonicsFrequencies above the fundamental
reverberation · echo · vibration · waveform · overtones · tonality · dynamics · modulation
Unmanned flying machine
- padCushioned writing surface
- textureSurface tactile quality
- atmosphericOf the air above
- generativeAble to produce or create
looping · immersive · environmental · continuous · layered · evolving · spatial · enveloping
Avian musical vocalizations
- streamSteady continuous flow
- windAir current outdoors
- rustlingSoft crackling noise
- rainWater dropping from clouds
thunder · insects · crickets · frogs · waterfall · waves · howling · chirping
Audio input device
- binauralUsing both ears
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- multitrackMultiple parallel recording channels
- mixingCombining into one mass
mastering · editing · levels · fidelity · compression · equalization · reverb · studio
Movement along routes
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
- honkingMaking horn sounds
- constructionProcess of building something
- subwayUnderground transit passage
crowds · footsteps · jackhammers · ventilation · buskers · chatter · engines · brakes
Forming successive strata
- mixingCombining into one mass
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- sequencingDetermining element order
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
sampling · looping · collage · montage · electroacoustic · radiophonic · installation · score
frequency
Rate of recurrence
harmonics · reverberation · echo · vibration · waveform · overtones · tonality · dynamics · modulation · oscillation
drone
Unmanned flying machine
- padCushioned writing surface
- textureSurface tactile quality
- atmosphericOf the air above
generative · looping · immersive · environmental · continuous · layered · evolving · spatial · enveloping · diffuse
birdsong
Avian musical vocalizations
rain · thunder · insects · crickets · frogs · waterfall · waves · howling · chirping · buzzing
microphone
Audio input device
- binauralUsing both ears
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- multitrackMultiple parallel recording channels
mixing · mastering · editing · levels · fidelity · compression · equalization · reverb · studio · producer
traffic
Movement along routes
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
- honkingMaking horn sounds
- constructionProcess of building something
subway · crowds · footsteps · jackhammers · ventilation · buskers · chatter · engines · brakes · helicopters
layering
Forming successive strata
- mixingCombining into one mass
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- sequencingDetermining element order
synthesis · sampling · looping · collage · montage · electroacoustic · radiophonic · installation · score · notation
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- audioheadphones, audio track, volume control, noise, static
- soundechoes, acoustics, vibrations, audio, volume
- soundsbeeps, listen, sounds, hear, buzzes
- Work Musicbackground music, white noise, playlists, productivity, concentration
- ambient musicBrian Eno, new age, spa music, deep listening, atmospheres
soundscapesilence
Total lack of sound
dead silence · stillness · hush · quiet · quietude