Auditoidutlike
Auditoidutlike is a neologism used in discussions of auditory perception to describe a class of sound textures that evoke cross-modal qualities beyond the auditory domain, particularly tactile and atmospheric sensations. Sounds labeled as auditoidutlike are not limited to traditional pitch or timbre cues; they carry an implied sense of materiality or environment.
The term appears in interdisciplinary conversations in the 2010s and 2020s, blending audito- (a form related
Typical characteristics of auditoidutlike textures include diffuse, multi-layered envelopes, slow-evolving dynamics, and rich, extended reverberation tails.
Applications for auditoidutlike textures span sound design, film scoring, and experimental music, where they can convey
See also: cross-modal perception, synesthesia, sonic texture, tactile audio.