I Am Woman
"I Am Woman" is a song written by Australian musicians Helen Reddy and Ray Burton. Performed by Reddy, the first recording of "I Am Woman"…
I Feel for You
"I Feel for You" is a song written by American musician Prince that originally appeared on his 1979 self-titled album. The most successful…
I Feel Love
"I Feel Love" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Donna Summer. Produced and co-written by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, it…
I Have a Dream
"I Have a Dream" is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist and Baptist minister Martin Luther King Jr…
I Will Always Love You
"I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton.
I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston recording)
"I Will Always Love You" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston. It is a cover of the original song written and recorded by…
I Will Survive
"I Will Survive" is a song recorded by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978 by Polydor Records as the second single…
I'll Fly Away
"I'll Fly Away" (Roud 18437) is a hymn written between 1929 and 1932 by Albert E. Brumley and published in 1932 by the Hartford Music…
I've Been Loving You Too Long
"I've Been Loving You Too Long" (originally "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)") is a soul music ballad written by Otis Redding…
Ibanez Tube Screamer
The Ibanez Tube Screamer is an overdrive pedal made by Ibanez. First developed by Maxon as a competitor to the Boss OD-1, the Tube…
Icophone
The icophone is an instrument of speech synthesis conceived by Émile Leipp in 1964 and used for synthesizing the French language. The two…
ICtCp
ICTCP, ICtCp, or ITP is a color representation format specified in the Rec. ITU-R BT.2100 standard that is used as a part of the color…
IEC 62379
IEC 62379 is a control engineering standard for the common control interface for networked digital audio and video products. IEC 62379…
Illusory continuity of tones
The illusory continuity of tones is the auditory illusion caused when a tone is interrupted for a short time, during which a narrow band…
Illusory discontinuity
Illusory discontinuity is an auditory illusion in which a continuous ongoing sound becomes inaudible during a brief, non-masking noise. …
Imagine (song)
"Imagine" is a song by the English musician John Lennon from his 1971 album of the same name. The lyrics encourage listeners to imagine a…
Imitation of sounds in shamanism
Shamanism in various cultures shows great diversity. In some cultures, shamanic music may intentionally mimic natural sounds, sometimes…
Impulse noise (acoustics)
Impulse noise is a category of (acoustic) noise that includes unwanted, almost instantaneous (thus impulse-like) sharp sounds (like clicks…
In Another Room
In Another Room is an EP by English musician Paul Weller, released in January 2020 by electronic label Ghost Box. The label approached…
In C
In C is a composition by Terry Riley from 1964. It is one of the most successful works by an American composer and a seminal example of…
In Search of a Concrete Music
In Search of a Concrete Music (French: À la recherche d'une musique concrète), written and published in 1952, is a French language…
In the Midnight Hour
"In the Midnight Hour" is a song originally performed by American singer Wilson Pickett in 1965 and released on his 1965 album of the same…
Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
The inauguration of John F. Kennedy as the 35th president of the United States was held on Friday, January 20, 1961, at the East Portico…
Incomposite interval
An incomposite interval (Ancient Greek: διάστημα ἀσύνθετον; German: ungeteilte Intervall, einfache Intervall) is a concept in the Ancient…
Incus
The incus (pl.: incudes) or anvil in the ear is one of three small bones (ossicles) in the middle ear. The incus receives vibrations from…
Industrial Tomography Systems
Industrial Tomography Systems plc, occasionally abbreviated to ITOMS or simply ITS, is a manufacturer of process visualization systems…
Inertial audio effects controller
An inertial audio effects controller is an electronic device that senses changes in acceleration, angular velocity and/or a magnetic…
Inferior colliculus
The inferior colliculus (IC) (Latin for lower hill) is the principal midbrain nucleus of the auditory pathway and receives input from…
Informational listening
The process of informational listening focuses on the ability of an individual to understand a speaker's message. It is a huge part of…
Infrasound
Infrasound, sometimes referred to as low frequency sound or (sometimes ambiguously) subsonic (subsonic being a descriptor for "less than…
Inharmonicity
In music, inharmonicity is the degree to which the frequencies of overtones (also known as partials or partial tones) depart from whole…
Inner ear
The inner ear (internal ear, auris interna) is the innermost part of the vertebrate ear. In vertebrates, the inner ear is mainly…
Inner ear regeneration
Inner ear regeneration is the biological process by which the hair cells and supporting cells (i.e. Hensen's cells and Deiters cells) of…
Input impedance
In electrical engineering, the input impedance of an electrical network is the measure of the opposition to current (impedance), both…
Insert (effects processing)
In audio processing and sound reinforcement, an insert is an access point built into the mixing console, allowing the audio engineer to…
Instantaneous phase and frequency
In 1922 John Renshaw Carson defined the instantaneous frequency of a signal "as the time derivative of the signal's phase angle." In…
Institut de l'audition
The Institut de l'audition is a laboratory of the Pasteur Institute (Paris) working on basic and medical research on hearing, inaugurated…
Institute of Acoustics (United Kingdom)
The Institute of Acoustics (IOA) is a British professional engineering institution founded in 1974. It is licensed by the Engineering…
Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Institute of Acoustics (IOA, Chinese: 中国科学院声学研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was established in 1964 by the Chinese…
Institute of Audio Research
The Institute of Audio Research (IAR) was an educational institution in New York City. Students of IAR were offered a wide variety of…
Institute of Professional Sound
The Institute of Professional Sound, previously the Institute of Broadcast Sound, is an organisation for audio professionals.
Instrument amplifier
An instrument amplifier is an electronic amplifier that converts the often barely audible or purely electronic signal of a musical…
Integrated amplifier
An integrated amplifier (pre/main amp) is an electronic device containing an audio preamplifier and power amplifier in one unit, as…
Intelligibility (communication)
In speech communication, intelligibility is a measure of how comprehensible speech is in given conditions. Intelligibility is affected by…
Interaural time difference
The interaural time difference (or ITD) when concerning humans or animals, is the difference in arrival time of a sound between two ears.
Interdigital transducer
An interdigital transducer (IDT) is a device that consists of two interlocking comb-shaped arrays of metallic electrodes (in the fashion…
Intermodulation
Intermodulation (IM) or intermodulation distortion (IMD) is the amplitude modulation of signals containing two or more different…
Internal rotary inspection system
Internal rotary inspection system (IRIS) is an ultrasonic method for the nondestructive testing of pipes and tubes. The IRIS probe is…
International Commission for Acoustics
The purpose of the International Commission for Acoustics (ICA) is to promote international development and collaboration in all fields of…
International Hearing Society
The International Hearing Society, previously known as The National Hearing Aid Society, is a professional membership organization…
International Noise Awareness Day
International Noise Awareness Day is a global campaign, founded in 1996 by the Center for Hearing and Communication (CHC), aiming to raise…
International Quiet Ocean Experiment
The International Quiet Ocean Experiment (IQOE) is a global scientific research program aimed at improving understanding of the…
International Sound Communication
International Sound Communication (frequently abbreviated as I.S.C.) was a series of compilation cassettes, compiled and distributed as a…
International Sound Version
International Sound Version (also known as Foreign Sound Version) is a term for a film in which all dialogue is replaced with music and…
Interval (music)
In music theory, an interval is a difference in pitch between two sounds. An interval may be described as horizontal, linear, or melodic…
Interval cycle
In music, an interval cycle is a collection of pitch classes created from a sequence of the same interval class. In other words, a…
Interval ratio
In music, an interval ratio is a ratio of the frequencies of the pitches in a musical interval. For example, a just perfect fifth (for…
Intima–media thickness
Intima–media thickness (IMT), also called intimal medial thickness, is a measurement of the thickness of tunica intima and tunica media…
Invoke (smart speaker)
Invoke (stylized as INVOKE) was a smart speaker developed by Harman Kardon. It was powered by Microsoft's intelligent personal assistant…
Inward light
Inward light, Light of God, Light of Christ, Christ within, That of God, Spirit of God within us, Light within, and inner light are…
IRENE (technology)
IRENE (Image, Reconstruct, Erase Noise, Etc.) is a digital imaging technology designed to recover analog audio stored on fragile or…
Irish Army deafness claims
The army deafness claims were a series of personal injury claims taken from 1992 to 2002 against the Irish Department of Defence by…
Iron(III) oxide
Iron(III) oxide or ferric oxide is the inorganic compound with the formula Fe2O3. It occurs in nature as the mineral hematite, which…
Irv Teibel
Irving Solomon Teibel (October 9, 1938 – October 28, 2010) was an American field recordist, graphic designer, and photographer.
Isobaric loudspeaker
An isobaric loudspeaker is a loudspeaker in which two or more identical woofers (bass drivers) operate simultaneously, with a common body…
Isochronic tones
Isochronic tones are regular beats of a single tone that are used alongside monaural beats and binaural beats in the process called…
Isolation booth
An isolation booth is a cabinet used to prevent a person or people from seeing or hearing certain events, usually for television programs…
Isolation cabinet (guitar)
A guitar speaker isolation cabinet is a sound-proof enclosure that surrounds the speaker and sound-capturing microphone and prevents sound…
Istrian scale
"Istrian scale" refers both to a "unique" musical scale and to the folk music genres from Istria and Kvarner which use that scale. It is…
It's a Small World
It's a Small World (stylized in all lowercase and in quotations or with an exclamation mark) is an Old Mill boat dark ride located in the…
ITU-R 468 noise weighting
ITU-R 468 (originally defined in CCIR recommendation 468-4, therefore formerly also known as CCIR weighting; sometimes referred to as…