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 Release

The release of a sound refers to its end. It can be qualified as fast or slow. A sound fading out quickly has a fast release. A sound fading out progressively has a slow release.

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

Musical instruments

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Female/Male voices

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Environmental sounds

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ChuteProgressiveEnvFH.wav 00:00

Simple sounds

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ChuteProgressiveSynth1RV.wav 00:00

Complex sounds

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ChuteProgressiveSynth2RV.wav 00:00

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