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Monophonic: Literally, “one voiced.” A monophonic sound contains one voice.
Any musical instrument that can produce only one note at a time
is classed as monophonic.
Multi-sample:A technique used in sample-playback where two or more
samples are used to simulate the way the timbre of a sound
changes with respect to its amplitude. For example, a piano
could be sampled at two different volume levels (“soft” and
“loud”). When the instrument is triggered by a low amplitude
input signal the “soft” sample is played. When the instrument is
triggered by a high amplitude input signal the “loud” sample is
played.
Polyphonic: Literally, “many voiced.” A polyphonic sound contains two or
more voices. Any musical instrument that can produce two or
more notes at a time is classed as polyphonic.
Reverb: “Reverb” (Reverberation) arises from the way that sound is
reflected by the surfaces found within a room, and causes the
sound to be heard after all sources have ceased. Different
acoustic spaces have different reverberant characteristics, many
of which can be simulated digitally.
Sample: A recording of a short portion of an audio signal.
Timbre: Timbre is notoriously difficult to define. Having said that, timbre
is usually defined as the characteristic tone colour of a sound.
Timbre is what distinguishes two notes played at the same pitch
and amplitude on different musical instruments.
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