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)

Non Dynamic/Dynamic

The dynamic of a sound refers to the span between its quietest and loudest parts. For a non-dynamic sound, the span is null or very small. For a dynamic sound, the span is important.

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

Musical instruments

Non Dynamic

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Dynamic

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Female/Male voices

Non Dynamic

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Dynamic

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Environmental sounds

Non Dynamic

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Dynamic

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Simple sounds

Non Dynamic

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Dynamic

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Complex sounds

Non Dynamic

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Dynamic

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