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Ambience, effects & Foley · Core

Backgrounds

Also called: BGs

ELI5

Continuous environmental sound layers supporting place, time and continuity.

Used in conversation

“Let’s hear the backgrounds against picture before the next review.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Backgrounds” in sound, music & voice conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains dialogue, effects, atmosphere, music, voice and the technical work of making them intelligible.

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Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.