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[–] SreudianFlip 14 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's used in a number of different situations, but its most common use is as fill during dialogue cuts: let's say you want to put two different pieces of dialogue together, but have a natural pause between them, room tone is necessary to maintain continuity.

In a study during World War II regarding comprehensibility in radio communications, radio static was less destructive to understanding an interrupted statement than no sound at all.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Oh wow. Really interesting. Thanks

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Also, one of the most effective forms of jamming was a recording of multiple voices all talking over each other, it made it virtually impossible to make out who you wanted to hear.