Desynchronization

Desynchronization, a temporal decontextualization effect, characterizes the emergence of a sound emission that breaks the regularity of a rhythm or a well-established sound structure, creating a feeling of incongruity. The event may have the same sonic nature as the elements it disrupts, as when someone interrupts another person without respecting the rhythmic alternation of a conversation. The social dimension of the desynchronization effect is crucial. Cinematographic montage also offers a clear field of application for this effect; arranging sounds in a sequence, the rhythmic development must be accomplished while respecting both the acoustic complexity of the scene and legibility of significant sound events. Any discontinuity in the phrasing of the sequence provokes a feeling of desynchronization.