![]() For instance, walking by a construction site, we may hear impulsive sounds such as hammering. ![]() We can develop critical listening skills everywhere we go, even when we are not actively working on an audio production. As our awareness of sound increases, we bring this listening skill back to our audio projects. The more we listen to everyday sounds, the more we become aware of subtle echoes, reflections, reverberation, low frequency rumble, flutter echoes, and so on. ![]() Just as a light source illuminates objects around it, sound sources allow us to hear the general shape and size of our physical environment. Our surrounding environment becomes audible in a sense, even if it is not creating sound itself, through patterns of sound reflection and absorption. Unless we find ourselves in an anechoic chamber, reflected sound in our environment tells us much about the physical properties of our location. Sound waves that reach our ears tell us about not only the sources producing the sounds, but also about our physical environment, such as the objects, walls, and other physical structures that may reflect, absorb, or diffuse sound. We are exposed to sound throughout each moment of every day regardless of whether we pay attention to it or not.
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