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Discover LudwigThe phrase "erratic sound" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a sound that is inconsistent, unpredictable, or irregular in nature.
Example: "The old radio emitted an erratic sound, crackling and fading in and out."
Alternatives: "unpredictable noise" or "irregular sound."
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The Bad Plus, better-sounding than any other group in a concert plagued by erratic sound engineering, played some sharply turned-out new pieces.
The event, undiminished by the erratic sound quality and overpriced food, attracted a swarm of state security officers who monitored the crowd with suspicion, impatience and a hint of curiosity.
The lens through which to view this kind of show — with its crude staging, its erratic sound system, its cheap sets, its notional choreography, its cartoon-bubble dialogue — is not the Broadway musical but street theatre.
Nevertheless, he compensates for the sometimes erratic sound – a fierce wind blowing off the Tagus following a day of horrendous rain bashes the music hither and thither – and perhaps even inadvertently outshines Young, who sounds a tiny bit approximate in the fiddly intro to Thunderstruck.
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But those screeners described the hands-on field test in ways that made it sound erratic, Mr. Schumer said.
The heavy amplification, which allows hundreds of audience members spread out across the park's lawns to follow the performance, made for erratic fluctuations in sound.
The lighting is erratic, and the sound system makes Broadway amplification seem delicate (although the big barn settings where the show plays limit the options).
By Sasha Frere-Jones "Yeezus" is brashly erratic, sometimes switching sounds and textures without maintaining tempo.
The group utilized a "glitchy" piano and "an erratic collection of sounds" for it.
The irregular rhythm proved difficult to play and sounded erratic to listeners.
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