auditory modality vs audition

auditory modality and audition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
auditory modality	Yes	No	No	No
audition	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, auditory modality and audition are synonyms defined as:

auditory modality and audition: the ability to hear; the auditory faculty

Other synonyms of auditory modality include auditory sense, hearing, sense of hearing.

auditory modality (noun)	audition (noun)
the ability to hear; the auditory faculty	a test of the suitability of a performer
	the ability to hear; the auditory faculty

auditory modality (verb)	audition (verb)
	perform in order to get a role