audio lead-in
nounUK /ˈɔːdiəʊ ˈliːd ɪn/
US /ˈɔːdioʊ ˈliːd ɪn/
A short sound or music that plays before something starts.
The podcast began with a cheerful audio lead-in before the host spoke.
RELATED WORDS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A brief spoken introduction recorded before the main audio content.
The DJ recorded an audio lead-in to welcome listeners to the show.
3. The period of quiet or soft sound before a broadcast begins.
Engineers checked the audio lead-in to make sure the silence was clean.
4. A short audio clip used to transition into a segment.
Each chapter uses a soft audio lead-in to signal the next part.