While research tends to go back and forth on the advantages of noise versus silence for creativity and productivity, I always find myself more relaxed and focused at work after turning on a light ...

From our experience as moviegoers and sound designers, the ambiences, which create the cinematic world the characters live in, are often ignored. In audio post production, it is almost a truism that ...

Calum Marsh: It does seem a little bit miraculous that a place can be summoned to mind so easily in the character of its silence You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

A quiet listening culture takes shape around place, presence, and sound Organic ambient describes music that sits ...

Samsung is introducing several new hearing accessibility options and giving owners more control over how each individual earbud performs in ambient sound mode. Samsung is introducing several new ...

There is something unexpectedly uncomfortable about walking into a completely silent dining room. You notice it immediately. The stillness feels heavier than ...

Apple released HomePod software version 16.3 in January 2023, which brings a number of new features to its ‌HomePod‌ lineup, including the ability to include ambient sounds in automations. This ...

Stressed? On edge? Struggling to block out the annoying construction work down the street? Or do you just hate silence, and the way it reminds you that your life is tick-ticking away? Then you need ...

Whether you’re working, studying, trying to fall asleep, or simply looking for something to listen to, escape into some of your favorite fictional worlds with these soundtracks paired with ambient ...

Believe it or not, the local Children’s Museum staff was happy that [Bill Porter] left this mess of wires and equipment in one of their offices. It makes up an ambient sound system for a couple of ...