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Glossary · Editing, Sound

Room tone

Also called ambience

A recording of a location's ambient sound with no dialogue, used to smooth gaps in the edit.

A recording of a location's ambient sound with no dialogue, used to smooth gaps in the edit.

Every room has its own hum. Without room tone, cuts in dialogue can sound like dropouts.

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