Natural background sounds, representative of a given recording environment. If an on-camera dialogue is considered primary sound; traffic noise or a refrigerator hum would be ambient sound.
Background noise that gets mixed in with the target sounds. In a recording of a sermon, for example, some ambient sound is desirable from the house mike(s) to give a sense of resonance and reverberation, as in a large auditorium. Too much ambient sound will make the recording seem mushy, hollow, or booming. Headphones are required to discern the proper balance of ambient sound and target sound. See Presence.
also known as ambient noise Sounds that are particular to a specific location or setting (e.g., waves in a beach scene or traffic and construction sounds in an urban setting.)
A representative sample of background audio (such as a refrigerator hum or crowd murmur) particular to a shooting location. Ambient sound is gathered in the course of a production to aid the sound editor in making cuts or filling in spaces between dialog. Also called room tone.
The combination of all near and far sounds, none of which is particularly dominant.
When everyone is quiet on location but noise still exists, e.g., barking dogs, airplanes, radios, fluorescent lights.
Sound naturally occurring in any location.
Natural background audio representative of a given recording environment. On-camera dialog might be primary sound; traffic noise, sounds from wildlife and refrigerator hum would be ambient.
All of the background or environmental sound in your footage. Can add a lot of warmth and character to your sequences when managed properly. Can become a huge headache when not managed properly during a shoot.
(Ambience) Natural background audio representative of the given recording environment. Primary sound; traffic noise and birds chirping would be ambient sound.