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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Dry/Resonnant

The dry or resonant character of a sound refers to the absence or presence of a prolongation of its energy over time. A dry sound stops abruptly without any resonance. In a resonant sound, the energy dissipates progressively by resonance of the source.

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