soundscape

noun

sound·​scape ˈsau̇n(d)-ˌskāp How to pronounce soundscape (audio)
: a mélange of musical and sometimes nonmusical sounds

Examples of soundscape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In tandem with the Brady Street Area Association, Present Music will lead composer Kline's public performance soundscape of boomboxes and smartphones along Brady Street. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024 Using a range of technologies such as X-rays, artificial intelligence, video animation and soundscapes, the curators are reanimating garments that will never be worn again. Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024 Butterfly Effect is one of the genre’s strangest and most desolate visions, a 14-track collection of soundscapes and improvisations that seem to have been created almost accidentally, all of it coated in a layer of corrosion as if soaked in battery acid prior to release. Daniel Bromfield, SPIN, 6 May 2024 But while archaeologists might be interested in the landscapes of the American Southwest, the study focused on something different — the soundscapes. Irene Wright, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024 This is not the first time that changes in the soundscape have been sought to analyze ecosystem effects during solar eclipses. Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 6 Apr. 2024 This soundscape fires up some moments but flattens out the following scenes. David Benedict, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024 The house requires three AAA batteries that power soundscapes, songs, and lights. Maya Polton, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024 Glazer designed the film to never actually show what is unfolding inside the camp, instead relying on an eerie soundscape created by Johnnie Burn and Tarn Willers—both of whom took home the Oscar for Best Sound—that hints at the horrors. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soundscape was in 1964

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“Soundscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soundscape. Accessed 22 May. 2024.

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