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

words4sounds.speak (en)

Short/Long

Attributes short and long refer to the duration of a sound. A short sound is perceived as brief, such as a door slam. A long sound is perceived as lengthy, such as a train passing by.

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

Musical instruments

Short

CourtInstrRV.wav 00:00

Long

LongInstrRV.wav 00:00

Female/Male voices

Short

CourtFemmeRV.wav 00:00

CourtHommeRV.wav 00:00

Long

LongFemmeRV.wav 00:00

LongHommeRV.wav 00:00

Environmental sounds

Short

CourtEnvFH.wav 00:00

Long

LongEnvFH.wav 00:00

Simple sounds

Short

CourtSynth1RV.wav 00:00

Long

LongSynth1RV.wav 00:00

Complex sounds

Short

CourtSynth2RV.wav 00:00

Long

LongSynth2RV.wav 00:00

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