The intensity of a sound. Volume can be used to direct attention or to create mood.
Examples:
- Phone alarms might be turned up louder in order to wake a sleeping person.
- Alerts
Other qualities of perceiving sound:
- Pitch
- Phase
- Direction
- Distance
- Timbre
Orientational:
Sound is often used to orient us that something new is happening or to remind us that something is/will happen. The volume of these alerts are often user controlled, but one can imagine how layered sounds could vary in loudness.
Performative:
The loudness of a sound attracts our attention, especially if we’re used to a mostly visual experience.
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