In his book "Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science" by Bob Katz, one of the legends in the recording industry, there is a frequency chart that lists terms such as nasal, boomy, boxy, fat, harsh, roomy, extended, etc. and matches them to specific frequency ranges.
http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Audi...9658242&sr=8-1
The terms go back to the late 1940's if I remember correctly. I have the book and find it very useful for understanding not just how to describe sound, but how a true audio engineer goes through the process of creating a recording.
Here is the link to the chart page, which may or may not work since it's
copyrighted material:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/sitbv3/read...slHFkg7Aht2eE=
Anyhow it's on page 43.
Highly recommended.
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