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White Noise (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /white-noise/

Also spelled or known as: White-Noise

Other Noises: Pink Noise, Brown Noise, Quantization Noise

What does White Noise mean?

A noise produced by many synthesizers from playing the entire frequency spectrum at once.

White Noise is a noise produced by many synthesizers from playing the entire frequency spectrum at once. Sound Engineers usually send a white noise signal through audio equipment for tuning and calibration purposes, or in EQ-ing a live recording space.

Other Noises: Pink Noise, Brown Noise, Quantization Noise

Example sentence: “There was a second of white noise before it started playing.”

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