ambient recording
nounUK /ˈæm.bi.ənt rɪˈkɔː.dɪŋ/
US /ˈæm.bi.ənt rɪˈkɔːr.dɪŋ/
A recording of the sounds around you, like birds or traffic.
She made an ambient recording of the rain on the roof.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act or process of capturing the background sounds of a place.
Ambient recording takes patience and a quiet spot.
3. A genre of music built from such captured sounds.
His new album mixes ambient recording with soft piano.
4. A file or track that contains these background sounds.
He played an ambient recording of a forest to help him sleep.