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Ambience

Ambience refers to the acoustical qualities of a listening space, such as reverberation, echoes, background noise, etc. On most music recordings, some of the ambience is recorded along with the music and are, to a certain extent, reproduced in the listening environment, e.g., an organ in a cathedral. See room tone, walla, NC Curve.

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