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Pyrate Glossary
OJneg:
I did a lot of editing. Feel free to contest and add definitions in this thread. I will add accordingly. Let's keep this going guys.
Anaxilus:
Might have some sub categories.
How about blackness, blackground or black background? Almost like TV contrast ratio and absolute black levels but for audio. I think you can have a great sense of clarity and lack of veil or haze but have a less than black or greyish sounding background. Sort of like painting a very precise and immaculate painting on a slightly dirty canvas. Whereas clarity and veil would be haze over the paint as well if that makes sense.
Tone color as part of or expanded upon in tonality? How accurate and distinct each instrument sounds itself apart from other instruments in tone. I like color as it sort of references gamma or color gamut which people can get a grasp on.
How about micro transients, micro dynamics or low level articulation. Not just plankton as resolution of details but the ease, speed and clarity in articulation of low level signals. Effortlessness on the micro level.
Some people also use laid back wrt sound stage placement being pushed back. Mistakenly imho, but it happens nonetheless.
Forms of Compression as in dynamic (Dead) or tone color. Can include data and loudness wars in addition to the sub categories. A recent audio article linked here confused the latter two with each other.
I would also include plasticky as having an overly and unnaturally smooth texture and tone. Liquid is similar but different. I'd need to think about how to delineate those. Maybe one is more broadband and the other narrow.
Marvey:
I have some changes... making edits
drfindley:
While alphabetical is great, it seems that some of these terms might make more sense organized by tone. And even there, it might help to group opposites: like tight vs. boomy bass. The more context one can see around these terms, the more expressive their meaning will be.
OJneg:
--- Quote from: drfindley on July 25, 2015, 06:44:05 AM ---While alphabetical is great, it seems that some of these terms might make more sense organized by tone. And even there, it might help to group opposites: like tight vs. boomy bass. The more context one can see around these terms, the more expressive their meaning will be.
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Feel free to edit all of that :D
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