Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
White noise \White noise\, n. a mixture or random noise sounds extending over the entire audible frequency spectrum with approximately equal intensity at all frequencies. It is used in certain experiments, as in psychology, to prevent subjects from hearing meaningful sounds.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context physics English) A random signal (or process) with a flat power spectral density; a signal with a power spectral density that has equal power in any band, at any centre frequency, having a given bandwidth. 2 (context nontechnically English) Any nondescript noise used for background or to mask or drown out other noise.
WordNet
n. a `sh' noise produced by a stimulus containing all audible frequencies of vibration
Wikipedia
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White Noise is the eighth novel by Don DeLillo, published by Viking Press in 1985. It won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction.
White Noise is an example of postmodern literature. It is widely considered DeLillo's "breakout" work and brought him to the attention of a much larger audience. Time included the novel in its list of " Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005". DeLillo originally wanted to call the book Panasonic, but the Panasonic Corporation objected.
White Noise is a 2005 supernatural horror thriller film, directed by Geoffrey Sax. The title refers to electronic voice phenomena (EVP), where voices, which some believe to be from the "other side", can be heard on audio recordings. The film is not related to the postmodern novel White Noise by Don DeLillo.
The movie did very well at the box office despite generally poor reviews from both critics and audiences. This success led Universal and other studios to realize that there was an untapped audience for horror films released in January, and begin releasing higher-quality horror films such as Cloverfield during that period, usually dismissed as the winter dump months of the movie calendar.
White noise is a signal or sound with a flat frequency spectrum.
White noise may also refer to:
- White noise (slang), a meaningless or distracting commotion or chatter
- White Noise (novel), a 1985 novel by Don DeLillo
- White noise machine, privacy and sleep aid that makes use of white noise or similar masking signals
- White Noise, name of the supporters group of the New Zealand national football team, All Whites
White Noise is an experimental electronic music band formed in London, England, in 1968 by American-born David Vorhaus, a classical bass player with a background in physics and electronic engineering. He was initially joined by BBC Radiophonic Workshop composers Delia Derbyshire and Brian Hodgson, who had formerly both been members of electronic music project Unit Delta Plus.
The term white noise, the 'sh' noise produced by a signal containing all audible frequencies of vibration, is sometimes used as slang (or a neologism) to describe a meaningless commotion or chatter that masks or obliterates underlying information.
The information itself may have characteristics that achieve this effect without the need to introducing a masking layer. A common example of this usage is a politician including more information than needed to mask a point he doesn't want noticed.
In music the term is used for music that is discordant with no melody; disagreeable, harsh or dissonant.
White Noise is the second album by American noise rock group Cop Shoot Cop, released on October 1, 1991 by Big Cat.
"White Noise" is a song by British electronic music duo Disclosure featuring vocals from electronic music duo AlunaGeorge. It was released for digital download in the United Kingdom on 1 February 2013. The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. The track is the second single from the duo's debut studio album, Settle (2013). The song was written by Howard Lawrence, Guy Lawrence, Aluna Francis, George Reid and James Napier.
White Noise is a song by American rock band Linkin Park, which was released on October 17, 2014 through Warner Bros. Records and Machine Shop Records. The song was released in the promotion of a 2014 American drama film based on a novel written by Eric Bogosian named as Mall. The song is one of the four unreleased demos by the band included in the original motion picture soundtrack to the same name of the film.
White Noise is a double live album by British musician Gary Numan and originally released in 1985. The album was reissued as a double CD in 1998 before a remastered version was released in 2003.
The White Noise album was recorded on 11 December 1984 – the second-last show of Numan's Berserker Tour. It was released on 27 April 1985 and reached number 29 in the UK album chart, outperforming the Berserker (1984) album. White Noise also enjoyed great success in Belgium where it went to number 2. An edited version of the show was released on video as The Berserker Tour in 1985 (subsequent DVD releases featured this shortened version of the show, until the entire concert was released on DVD in early 2008 under the title Cold Warning).
A month after the release of White Noise, four tracks from the album ("Are 'Friends' Electric?", "Berserker", "Cars" and "We Are Glass") were released as The Live EP. It reached #27 on the UK singles chart, outperforming the two singles released in 1984 from Numan's Berserker album (the title track, which reached #32, and "My Dying Machine", which reached #66).
White Noise is the ARIA Award–winning fifth studio album by Australian rock band The Living End, released in Australia on 19 July 2008. It was their first album released by their new record label Dew Process. It was also released with a limited edition bonus DVD, which was recorded at ACDC Lane, Melbourne, featuring six live songs, four of which were songs from White Noise. The album debuted at number two on the Australian Album Chart, achieving a Gold certification in its first week. It has since gone on to achieve a Platinum accreditation.
The album was nominated for Best Rock Album & Album of the Year at the 2008 ARIA Awards, winning the ARIA Award for Best Rock Album 2008.
"White Noise" is the first single from The Living End's fifth studio album, White Noise. Released on 5 July 2008, after the "White Noise" track was the most added song on Australian radio in the weeks previous, it went on to top the Australian Airplay Chart. The single was also released exclusively on iTunes and Nokia Music, with respective bonus B-Sides.
The single has now been accredited platinum status in Australia. The song also won the 2009 Song of the Year at the APRA Awards.
A music video was produced for this song, featuring The Living End playing on a car park rooftop in Brisbane.
White Noise is the debut album by American rock band PVRIS. PVRIS formed as a five-piece metalcore band in Lowell, Massachusetts in 2012. Following the band becoming a four-piece of vocalist/guitarist Lyndsey Gunnulfsen, guitarist Alex Babinski, bassist Brian MacDonald and drummer Brad Griffin, the group's sound changed. Bringing pop and electronic elements into their music, the band released a self-titled EP. After winning a contest, the band played a week on Warped Tour, following this, Griffin left the band. The group signed with Rise and Velocity in June 2014. White Noise was recorded with producer Blake Harnage. Harnage would help co-write several songs on the album with Gunnulfsen; Sierra Kusterbeck helped co-write a few songs with Harnage and Gunnulfsen.
"St. Patrick" was released as a single in June 2014. In September, a music video was released for "My House". A month later, the title track was made available for streaming. White Noise was released in November through Rise and Velocity. Receiving positive reviews, the album charted in the top 100 in the U.S., and in the top 200 in the UK. It also charted in the top 20 on several Billboard charts. "My House", "St. Patrick" and "Fire" all charted in the top 20 of the Independent Singles Breakers Chart in the UK. The album ranked on several publications' end-of-the-year lists. In March 2015, a music video was released for the title track. Outside of a supporting tour in the UK, the band announced a couple of headlining dates that sold out within seconds. In early July, a music video was released for "Holy", and later that month, a music video was released for "Fire".