I’ve created a short glossary of some terms I might wish to use in my audio paper. I’ll add more eventually but I feel like this will also help me during my scriptwriting.
Glossary
Acoustic Ecology – The study, communication and understanding of our relationship with our sonic environments.
Sound Design – The act of creating sound with a specific intention
Sound Installation – Creating a sonic experience usually timed and specific to a location.
Noise Pollution – Unwanted sounds that can cause harm or annoyance.
Soundscape – The ambient sounds and atmospheres that our cities produce.
Acoustics – The property & qualities of sound in a space.
Reverberation – The reflection of sound within its space. The resonance. When sound waves reflect and continue after the initial source.
Psychoacoustics – The psychology of sound and its effects.
Urban – Cities or people who live in cities.
Survey – To look closely or inspect a person object or environment.
Noise barriers – A structure designed to keep out unwanted sounds from inhabitants in the local area.
Diffusion – to scatter sound away from its reflection.