Terminology
As a lot of observations are difficult to describe in well-defined technological quantities, I introduce some of the terminology I most commonly use. The following table gives an indication of the terminology used to describe frequency ranges.
Excess or deficiency of a certain frequency range can be checked by the following extensive list (from the SALT manual):
The frequency range of instruments, and the relation of pitch and frequency is given by the following figure (click to enlarge):
[John Pierce, Klank en Muziek, Natuur en Techniek 1986]
The character of the sound (especially of the voice), can be described in terms of formants.
Some links:
- Frequency range of instruments.
- Frequency range of instruments (2).
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