• Home
  • Courses
    • The Basic Concepts of Synthesis
    • Learning Modular Level 1: The Comprehensive Starter Course
    • Introduction to Moog Mother-32
    • Introduction to Arturia Modular-V
    • Learning Modular Level 2: Eurorack Expansion
    • Course Descriptions & Other Resources
    • Course Login & Account
  • Patch & Tweak
  • Newsletters
  • Blog Posts
    • Articles
    • Videos
    • Trade Show Reports
    • Newsletters
  • Glossary
  • About
    • More About me
    • Music: Alias Zone

Brownian Noise [Red Noise]

by Chris Meyer | Nov 16, 2016

Share This
Tweet
Share

Also referred to as brown noise, technically it’s a type of noise whose power density (spectral loudness) decreases 6 dB per octave with increasing frequency. It has a bass-heavy sound, akin to the sound of the surf at a distance. It can also be used a slowly changing random control voltage or modulation signal, instead of as an audio source.

Related Articles:
  • Wikipedia article on the colors of noise
« Back to Glossary Index

Email List

Click here to sign up for my email list, including a monthly newsletter, alerts when new courses are released, etc.

Become a patron at Patreon!

More Resources

To get the full picture, click here to check out my courses, book, and Patreon channel

Blog Categories

  • Articles (19)
  • Eurorack Expansion (10)
  • Newsletters (37)
  • Stories (3)
  • Trade Show Reports (22)
  • Videos (28)

Recent Posts

  • Learning Modular May 2023 Newsletter: NAMM 2023
  • Learning Modular April 2023 Newsletter: Playing Longer
  • Learning Modular March 2023 Newsletter: 1978 Control Voltage Processors
  • Learning Modular February 2023 Newsletter: Managing Eurorack Signal Levels
  • Learning Modular January 2023 Newsletter: The Pros and Cons of Going Hybrid

Go on, test your knowledge: do you know these terms?

  • Articulate
  • Parameter
  • Track & Hold
  • Quadrature
  • Step Sequencer
  • (click here for the full Modular Synthesis Glossary)

Contact me:

8 + 3 =

  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow