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As someone who has done plenty of sound recordist work, it’s known as ‘room tone.’
Also, I feel seen because I’ve had to explain that so many times. Even to people who really should know.
Sparkling water tastes like when your foot falls asleep.
Instructions unclear; foot stuck in mouth
Woah this is my screenshot
that’s crazy
It’s neat how much the image has degraded
Edit: original image
Fun fact: what that audio guy was describing is called “room tone” and correct it’s used for both patching and as a base sitting under all the other audio elements for the mix (music, dialogue, sound FX) and is a common practice after a on location shoot is wrapped to have the whole set “hold for tone”.
The reasoning being it captures the 3D soundscape of the ambient noise in the space and how those noises bounce off surfaces and people that our ears definitely notice when it’s missing like your post says! The reverb of a small office room and a gym would have very different room tones for example. And an absolute void in audio is extremely distressing and it’s why you almost never have absolute 0dB in a sound mix unless intentional.
Source: work in professional production
an absolute void in audio is extremely distressing
“Here, can you handle this?”
— Alanis Morissette
This is also why all online meeting tools and teleconference systems also have a background tone. It tells you that you’re still connected, you’re live.
I should know exactly what you’re talking about. But not sure I do. Will listen for the slight lack of nothing next time.
