Collocations withsound
These are words often used in combination withsound.
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ambient sound
The visual representation of a heat wave is accompanied by a change in the ambient sound emitters.
From theCambridge English Corpus
analogue sound
He disentangles two distinct routes: that of the recording studio, and that of the analogue sound.
From theCambridge English Corpus
beeping sound
He then wakes up in his own bed; the beeping sound was his own alarm clock.
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booming sound
He allowed numerous line drives that struck the outfield wall, each time making a booming sound.
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buzzing sound
There may be a fault in the microphone and it makes a buzzing sound over the seat.
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Hansard archive
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clicking sound
As the skull's edge slides beneath and out from the coronet, a clicking sound is produced.
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consonant sound
In a forced choice task, the listeners then had to make a check mark beside the consonant sound they thought they had heard.
From theCambridge English Corpus
cracking sound
There was a peculiar cracking sound.
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crackling sound
The word kretek itself is an onomatopoetic term for the crackling sound of burning cloves.
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digital sound
It represented a breakthrough for digital sound synthesis.
From theCambridge English Corpus
distinct sound
The combined sound was not unpleasant to listen to, even though there were up to twelve distinct sound elements occurring together.
From theCambridge English Corpus
distinctive sound
Each material produces a distinctive sound.
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eerie sound
Otherwise, the scene is characterised by the eerie sound of the planes, the drone of their engines and crackle of machine gunfire.
From theCambridge English Corpus
high-pitched sound
The nankasa is a small drum played with sticks and produces a very high-pitched sound.
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hissing sound
Snakes make a hissing sound, for example.
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instrument sound
Micro-level information may be data such as the pitch of a single note, or even a representation of a waveform analysis of the instrument sound.
From theCambridge English Corpus
instrumental sound
The onset and the duration of an instrumental sound are related to a gesture.
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metallic sound
This process reduced considerably the level of noise in the stimuli, but it sometimes introduced a metallic sound and some artifacts into the speech.
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percussive sound
The tape has a percussive sound at 13915.50, and the pianist is to come in a half second later.
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recorded sound
Recorded sound is equally fundamental to modern understanding of music.
From theCambridge English Corpus
roaring sound
Its distinctive roaring sound has been likened to that of a jet engine at takeoff.
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rumbling sound
A hissing or rumbling sound was sometimes reported.
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scratching sound
Returning to the idea of the turntable becoming instrumental, once the scratching sound is established as the product of human interaction with a turntable there is an implication of gesture.
From theCambridge English Corpus
soulful sound
The song allows her to explore her upper register without ignoring the lower, soulful sound she always seems able create.
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sound file
It is possible for the phase to decrement rather than increment and for the sound file to be read backwards.
From theCambridge English Corpus
sound insulation
Hearing for example, which is architecturally neglected - good acoustics and good sound insulation are aesthetic qualities too.
From theCambridge English Corpus
sound judgment
The data for the oddity task show that children's performance increased by about 20% from session 1 to session 2 for each type of sound judgment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
sound mixer
He works predominantly as keyboardist, drummer, singer and sound mixer.
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sound of gunfire
From about one o'clock this afternoon the sound of gunfire could be heard from that location.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
sound technician
During the performance, the amplification is regulated by the sound technician and the initiation of new sound files by the singer.
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state-of-the-art sound
In addition, state-of-the-art sound, lighting, and production equipment was added, as well as a new rigging system, actors' restroom, and various stage improvements.
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strange sound
He heard a strange sound.
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velocity of sound
The gas ahead of the detonation wave is assumed to be at rest with a constant velocity of sound.
From theCambridge English Corpus
vocal sound
Evidence from a variety of sources suggests that there is a link between vocal sound and a sense of self.
From theCambridge English Corpus
vowel sound
There are no words; the voice sings throughout to the vowel sound 'ah'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
whirring sound
My microphones were situated directly below the edge of the bridge, which resolved and projected the whirring sound of the truck traffic more clearly than any other listening location.
From theCambridge English Corpus
whistling sound
The wings can make an unusual whistling sound upon take-off and landing.
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Wikipedia
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