Category: Music Glossary
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German vs English Notes
C = C DES = C# / Db D = D ES = D# / Eb E = E F = F GES = F# / Gb G = G AS = G# H = B
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Glissando
General – the Musical Effect of Sliding from Pitch to Pitch (similar to Portamento Glides) – but Glissando stays for the “Pure Musical Effect” of the Glide itself when Sliding from Pitch to Pitch – mostly in Higher Keyboard Register – can be Used as a Psycho-Acoustical “String Effect”, when the Pitch Slides between Notes…
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Gonio Meter (Lissajous)
General – when Left vs Right is Out of Phase which Each Other, i.e. are Identical but have Opposite Polarity, then the Dot Moves Left and Right, this Corresponds to the Side Signal in MS Processing Main Usages 2) Detect Heavy Limiting when the Gonio Shows a Characteristic “Diamond” Shape – Clipping can BTW also…
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Granular Synthesis
– a Basic Sound Synthesis Method that Operates on the Micro Sound Time Scale – Splits up Samples in Tiny Little Grains – then allows for Editing their Lengths, Envelopes, Vary Waveform, Duration, Spatial Position, Density or Re-Order to Completely New – Same Principles as Sampling – but the Samples are Buffered Grains that are…
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Guitar (Basics)
General – E (6th String) – A – D – G – B – E (1st String) – on a Chord Diagram, Tip Finger is 1, Middle Finger is Position 2, Ring Finger is Position 3 Acoustic Guitar Soundbody –> Performs the Soundchamber that Creates the Guitars Tone Soundhole –> Sound Projects from the Body…
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Harmonics (Guitar String)
– Harmonics are Achieved by Applying Light Pressure at Some Point Along the Length of the Guitar String when it is Played – thus Make the Guitar String Sound at a Multiple of its Fundamental Frequency
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Harmonics (Overtone Series)
General – Harmonics Represent the Harmonic Overtone Series and the Fact that Every Key Correlates to another Key on the Piano (in Real Life via Air / Vibration / Waves) – If the Overtones are Whole Multiples of the Fundamental then they are called “Even Harmonics” (as Horn or Cello) – If the Overtones are…