Describing Sound - A Glossary

[mikeg]

I've been hoping for something like this. Thank you, thank you.

[smeggy]

Yep, nice list.
Comprehensive enough to give most a better understanding of the terminology without overwhelming them. I'd restrict new entries to only the most common terms or it'll get a bit much for the uninitiated.

Sticky candidate.

[DJShadow]

I remember a PDF document that had all these terms in posted some time ago by jaZZ and another member.

[nrwilk]

Thanks so much for this. It really does help. :600smile:

I was actually going to suggest that someone do this. The amount of terms here really can be daunting for newcomers.

[redshifter]

thanks, but i prefer my own adjectives.

"the creamy sound willowmied* about my cranial theater, in an oleginious fog of rapture."

*term invented by douglas adams to describe the motions of a walking mattress.

[platinum]

wao, this is so detailed which may takes me a day to finish reading it!
thanks man.

[fordgtlover]

Added the term Shrill to the list.

I agree that the list should be kept as concise as practical.

[goldenratiophi]

Nice list, but it lacked the one thing I was looking for: what exactly is rolloff?

[Televator]

as far as I know from recording, roll-off is the gradual diminishing presence of frequencies from a certain point up or down... as in bass roll-off it means that the bass is still present, but from a certain frequency down it is less and less present until it finally dies out completely. It is somewhere inbetween bass extension (= full presence) and bass cut-off (= no presence beyond a certain frequency)

correct me if I'm wrong though

[CSIR]

Vote to add rolloff and sticky this!