Ambience: Sounds of our Solar System— Description and Ranking
Sun
Summary (Ranking from 1–10)
- Sun (7): Distorted, pulsating
- Mercury (5): Rough noise
- Venus (1): Alarming
- Earth (3): Desert wind
- Mars (6): Knocking, wind, crackling
- Jupiter (5): Monotonous noise
- Saturn (6): Whistling, echo
- Uranus (8): Pulsating noise, wind tones
- Neptune (5): Quiet noise
- Pluto (3): Radio interference
- Black Hole (6): Slow rumble
Sun
- Rating: 7
- Characteristics: Distorted, pulsating, simple noise
- Description: The sound of the sun is distorted and pulsating, similar to a radio tuned to an empty channel. It is a simple noise with no other discernible sounds.
Mercury
- Rating: 5
- Characteristics: Rough noise, shaking, wind-like
- Description: The sound of Mercury is rough and shaky, similar to wind blowing through a microphone. It is not a pleasant sound and can be perceived as disturbing.
Venus
- Rating: 1
- Characteristics: Pulsating, alarm-like
- Description: The sound of Venus is pulsating and alarm-like. It sounds like a shrill alarm clock or a smoke detector and can be perceived as very unpleasant.
Earth
- Rating: 3
- Characteristics: Noise on many different frequencies, comparable to desert wind
- Description: The sound of Earth is a noise on many different frequencies. It sounds similar to the wind blowing through a desert. It is a constant noise, but it does not necessarily have to be perceived as disturbing.
Mars
- Rating: 6
- Characteristics: Knocking (1x rough, 1x muffled), wind, crackling
- Description: The sound of Mars is diverse. There are knocking noises that sound like hammer blows on metal, as well as wind noises and a crackling that is reminiscent of a campfire.
Jupiter
- Rating: 5
- Characteristics: Monotonous rough noise, medium-high frequency, no other sounds
- Description: The sound of Jupiter is monotonous and rough. It has a medium-high frequency and is comparable to the sound of a waterfall. There are no other discernible sounds.
Saturn
- Rating: 6
- Characteristics: Whistling, high frequency, slowly pulsating
- Description: The sound of Saturn is a whistling with a high frequency. It is slowly pulsating and sounds like a faint echo.
Uranus
- Rating: 8
- Characteristics: Fast pulsating noise, occasional slow pulsating wind tones
- Description: The sound of Uranus is quickly pulsating and sounds like a Morse code. Occasionally, slow pulsating wind tones can also be heard.
Neptune
- Rating: 5
- Characteristics: Quiet, muffled noise
- Description: The sound of Neptune is quiet and muffled. It sounds like a gentle breeze and is barely noticeable.
Pluto
- Rating: 3
- Characteristics: Noise like interference on a radio, bright oscillation
- Description: The sound of Pluto sounds like interference on a radio. It is a bright oscillation that can be perceived as unpleasant.
Extra: Black Hole
- Rating: 6
- Characteristics: Slowly pulsating, medium-depth noise
- Description: The sound of a black hole is slowly pulsating and has a medium-depth frequency. It sounds like a faint rumble and is barely noticeable.