Exploring the relationship between sound and silence, and to communicate this relationship with others, we often refer to a VVSSL simplified framework called the Quadrant of Sound. It is a way for us to illustrate the characteristics of resonant sound and silence in comparison to noise or the absence of a sonic environment.

Uncomfortable Silence in this framework refers to the near or complete disconnection from one's natural environment, reduced to the point at which the only audible thing is your own heartbeat. For many this becomes intolerable within minutes. Placing fingers in your ears or stepping into an anechoic chamber are two ways to come close to this sensation.

Resonant Silence is on the opposite side of this, which is not necessarily the absence of sound, but the absence of sound that disconnects us from our environment, thereby contributing