Deep ambient is a subgenre of ambient music which is characterized by ambient adventures vibrating with life and intricate aural details. Deep ambient lies somewhere between light ambient and dark ambient. The genre aims to immerse the listener in a meditative state. Deep ambient emerged in the 1980s and 1990s with the introduction of new synthesizer and sampling technology.

The differences: Dark ambient is foreboding, terrorizing, and isolating. Light ambient which is uplifting, happy and peaceful. Deep ambient is meditative, transitive, and hypnotic.

Also see: genre: dark ambient and genre: light ambient.