hey duders!
Here's a list of just a few terms that some of us use to describe our systems....
I'd like others to contribute more....and give your 2 cents on the matter...and hey if you want to describe your system with this jargon......go right ahead!
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How accurately or well does your audio product reproduces music in
the following categories? Choose a recording that will help you
evaluate the following elements of Live Music
DYNAMICS -- The dynamic range, impact and weight of the musical event
DYNAMIC RANGE -- the required range of audible frequencies with the same loudness or output: Perhaps a symphonic selection with wide dynamic and frequency range
WEIGHT -- The authority and feel of a solid and correct bass foundation to the music: Perhaps an Upright Bass, Kettle Drums, or Organ selection
IMPACT -- The strong concussive forces of live music, mainly in the bass region: Definitely a Percussion Selection, more drums the better
PRESENCE -- The quality of the realism and vitality of the music
ATTACK -- The initiation and buildup of sound when an instrument is bowed, struck or plucked: Violin, Piano, Plucked Guitar, Xylophone, Solo Clarinet
PACE -- The apparent tempo of the music, tempo is the rate of speed of a musical passage: Select "Tight" bands and Music with varying Tempo, Jazz, Classic Rock
RHYTHM -- The synchronization of the ensemble playing the music Go Latin, Cuban or Brazilian, Demo Disc Time
COHERENCE -- The imaging, layering, height and ambiance of the musical event
HEIGHT -- A stable and properly sized location of the instruments up and down the sound stage: Classical or Choral, Don't forget Gospel
IMAGING -- A stable and properly sized location of instruments across the width of the sound stage: Ideally a selection that was recorded with a single microphone
LAYERING -- A stable and properly sized location of the instruments through the sound stage's depth: A good recording with a vocalist centered in front of a symphonic orchestra
AMBIANCE -- The spatial and reverberent cues of the "hall" where the musical event was recorded: Symphonic, String Quartet, Jazz "Live"
RESOLUTION -- The low level detail resolution of instrumental sounds and reverberation decay.
AIR -- The treble sounds delicate, open and unrestricted without any grain or edgeStrings, Triangle, Bells, Flute
FOCUS -- The musical instruments are clearly defined and you can hear the silence between the musical impulses: Accappella, Scat, String Quartets, Jazz
ARTICULATION -- How well an audio component resolves the inner harmonic structure of an instrument:Solo Violin, Piano, Female Voice, Eva Cassidy
VOICING -- The accuracy of the sound and range of the instruments in your perception
TIMBRE -- The full complex harmonic structure of an instrument's voice: Violin, Woodwind, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Brass
TONAL BALANCE -- proper loudness of the instruments upper and lower frequencies: Solo Piano, Organ
ACCURACY -- The reproduction of the music without adding any coloration or distortion: Acoustic Instruments
Here's a list of just a few terms that some of us use to describe our systems....
I'd like others to contribute more....and give your 2 cents on the matter...and hey if you want to describe your system with this jargon......go right ahead!
----------------
How accurately or well does your audio product reproduces music in
the following categories? Choose a recording that will help you
evaluate the following elements of Live Music
DYNAMICS -- The dynamic range, impact and weight of the musical event
DYNAMIC RANGE -- the required range of audible frequencies with the same loudness or output: Perhaps a symphonic selection with wide dynamic and frequency range
WEIGHT -- The authority and feel of a solid and correct bass foundation to the music: Perhaps an Upright Bass, Kettle Drums, or Organ selection
IMPACT -- The strong concussive forces of live music, mainly in the bass region: Definitely a Percussion Selection, more drums the better
PRESENCE -- The quality of the realism and vitality of the music
ATTACK -- The initiation and buildup of sound when an instrument is bowed, struck or plucked: Violin, Piano, Plucked Guitar, Xylophone, Solo Clarinet
PACE -- The apparent tempo of the music, tempo is the rate of speed of a musical passage: Select "Tight" bands and Music with varying Tempo, Jazz, Classic Rock
RHYTHM -- The synchronization of the ensemble playing the music Go Latin, Cuban or Brazilian, Demo Disc Time
COHERENCE -- The imaging, layering, height and ambiance of the musical event
HEIGHT -- A stable and properly sized location of the instruments up and down the sound stage: Classical or Choral, Don't forget Gospel
IMAGING -- A stable and properly sized location of instruments across the width of the sound stage: Ideally a selection that was recorded with a single microphone
LAYERING -- A stable and properly sized location of the instruments through the sound stage's depth: A good recording with a vocalist centered in front of a symphonic orchestra
AMBIANCE -- The spatial and reverberent cues of the "hall" where the musical event was recorded: Symphonic, String Quartet, Jazz "Live"
RESOLUTION -- The low level detail resolution of instrumental sounds and reverberation decay.
AIR -- The treble sounds delicate, open and unrestricted without any grain or edgeStrings, Triangle, Bells, Flute
FOCUS -- The musical instruments are clearly defined and you can hear the silence between the musical impulses: Accappella, Scat, String Quartets, Jazz
ARTICULATION -- How well an audio component resolves the inner harmonic structure of an instrument:Solo Violin, Piano, Female Voice, Eva Cassidy
VOICING -- The accuracy of the sound and range of the instruments in your perception
TIMBRE -- The full complex harmonic structure of an instrument's voice: Violin, Woodwind, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Brass
TONAL BALANCE -- proper loudness of the instruments upper and lower frequencies: Solo Piano, Organ
ACCURACY -- The reproduction of the music without adding any coloration or distortion: Acoustic Instruments
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