Adapting to a sonic world

A planet much like Earth orbits a star much like the Sun, but with one difference: the energy from the star is magically transformed into sound within the planet's atmosphere. There is no longer starlight, only starsound. Every point on the planet is still bathed with an equivalent amount of energy, but now it's in the form of sound, not light. The spectrum is mapped such that visible light roughly corresponds to audible sound on a logarithmic scale (so green light roughly corresponds to middle C), with frequencies and intensities scaled as necessary. No other sources of light or sound are affected.

Clearly, life on this planet would be subject to different evolutionary pressures. In another question, someone asked about the equivalent of photosynthesis in this ecosystem. What adaptations would animal-like life need to evolve in order to take advantage of this sound?

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