The first survey was to invetigate which words / parametres people would choose to expres an ambient feeling? By checking words / parameters they would think as significant or adequate for an adaptable interface to the background music automat. Musical continuity 100% Atmosphere continuity 71% Tonal scattering 64% Sounds-nature/synth 50% Atmosphere-happy/sad 71% Atmosphere-light/dark 57% The A-Synth and Automat uses 3 parametres: ovetones, diffusion, regularity. People is asked to check words / parameters they think fits the actual change of sounds. Ovetones 100% Diffusion 100% Regularity 60%