wind noise

Air rushing past

Wind noise is the unwanted sound produced when air moves across a microphone, camera, or recording device, or the rushing sound heard in a moving vehicle with windows open.

Audio engineers use foam covers and windscreens to reduce wind noise during outdoor recording: The wind noise on this podcast is terrible.

Related
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  • gustBrief wind surge
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  • whistleShrill air-blown sounder

rustle · buffeting · breeze · static · microphone · dead cat · recording · turbulence · draft · open window · whipping · whistling · swoosh · hiss · flutter · bluster · murmur · outdoor

Categories
Opposites
presence vs. absence of sound

wind noisesilence

Total lack of sound

stillness · quiet · dead air · soundlessness · calm

chaotic/natural vs. structured/intentional sound

wind noisemusic

Organized auditory art

melody · orchestral music · song · instrumental music · white noise

sound quality

wind noisemusic

Organized auditory art

pure tone · signal

Family

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