sound sculpting

The process of taking a single pure sound, audio sample, or number of layered sounds and creatively using a variety of analog and/or digital effects to manipulate the original sound into a completely different one.

One of the most common sound sculpting instruments are synthesizers.

The simple act of taking a drum recording, running it through a low or high pass filter, a pitch and time stretcher, and then some distortion, could also be known as sound sculpting.

Some people into circuit bending will sample the sounds they record, and within a few hours of tweaking with effects, will /sound sculpt/ some lively ambient drones that are usually lowered in amplitude and placed behind recorded tracks to fill in some of the emptiness.

Nine Inch Nails, Skinny Puppy, and Crowesque are some good examples of bands who use sound sculpting to take common sounds heard around us each day and manipulate them into ambient textures, percussion sounds, or even lead synth noise.

by Dr. Fetus Ink October 2, 2009

Golden Scalpel

Award given in medical school every year to the biggest alcoholic in the class.

Dave Ryan will definitely win the Golden Scalpel for flushing his phone down the toilet.

by cork man April 30, 2005

scull

To drink a beverage (usually alcoholic) very quickly. Synonym for chug.

Scull! Scull! Scull!

by Anonymous September 2, 2003

Scalpin

A man in his 20s with horrendous male pattern baldnes and flat out refuses to do anything about it. The look of said early balding pleb is so offensive everyone wants to buy them a toupee or chip in for a hair transplant

Have you seen that scalpin over there, God above the light reflecting off his balding head is blinding me!
I bet his Mrs is with him out of sympathy.

by Nallersboy123 November 2, 2023

Bean Scalper

A female that shaves her snatch smooth.

I was quite surprised in the locker room today. Saw so many bean scalpers. I feel like a Sasquatch Crotch.

by Eaton Holgoode July 26, 2016

Pull a scalp

To steal somebody else's joke and claim it as your own.

Brian just told my joke to everybody else and said it was his, way to pull a scalp!

by fireaway12 May 25, 2009

I'm going to listen to Vin Scully

Synonym for "I'm going to the bathroom" at Dodger Stadium, since they play Vin's commentary over the speakers in the bathrooms there.

I'm going to listen to Vin Scully and grab a beer.
Again? You just listened to him like 2 innings ago!

by A.Roo July 22, 2010