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Old 02-04-2007, 06:16 PM   #21 (permalink)
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I've been hoping for something like this. Thank you, thank you.
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Old 02-04-2007, 06:40 PM   #22 (permalink)
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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.

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I remember a PDF document that had all these terms in posted some time ago by jaZZ and another member.
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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.
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Old 02-04-2007, 09:32 PM   #25 (permalink)
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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.
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wao, this is so detailed which may takes me a day to finish reading it!
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Old 02-04-2007, 10:22 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Added the term Shrill to the list.

I agree that the list should be kept as concise as practical.
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Nice list, but it lacked the one thing I was looking for: what exactly is rolloff?
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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
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Vote to add rolloff and sticky this!
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