Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Captions, subtitles & timed text · Core

Sound-effect caption

Also called: non-speech information

ELI5

Caption text identifying a relevant sound that contributes meaning or context.

Used in conversation

“The localisation team needs to check the sound-effect caption before delivery.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Sound-effect caption” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.

Connected terms

  • CaptionSound-effect caption is a narrower kind of Caption.
  • Music captionComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.