General qualities

Quiet/Loud
Low/High
Short/Long
Close/Distant
Non Dynamic/Dynamic
Tonal/Noisy
Natural/Artificial

Timbre

Dull/Bright
Smooth/Rough
Dry/Resonnant
Non Nasal/Nasal
Non Rich/Rich
Non Round/Round
Warm
Strident
Metallic

Morphology

Fast/Slow Attack
Fast/Slow Release
Crescendo/Decrescendo
Ascending/Descending
Constant/Fluctuating
Continuous/Discontinuous

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Fast/Slow Attack

The attack of a sound refers to its beginning. It can be qualified as fast or slow. A sound rising quickly has a fast attack. A sound rising progressively has a slow attack.

Musical instruments Female/Male voices Environmental sounds Simple sounds Complex sounds

Musical instruments

Fast Attack

AttFrancheInstrRV.wav 00:00

Slow Attack

AttProgressiveInstrRV.wav 00:00

Female/Male voices

Fast Attack

AttFrancheFemmeRV.wav 00:00

AttFrancheHommeRV.wav 00:00

Slow Attack

AttProgressiveFemmeRV.wav 00:00

AttProgressiveHommeRV.wav 00:00

Environmental sounds

Fast Attack

AttFrancheEnvFH.wav 00:00

Slow Attack

AttProgressiveEnvFH.wav 00:00

Simple sounds

Fast Attack

AttFrancheSynth1RV.wav 00:00

Slow Attack

AttProgressiveSynth1RV.wav 00:00

Complex sounds

Fast Attack

AttFrancheSynth2RV.wav 00:00

Slow Attack

AttProgressiveSynth2RV.wav 00:00

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