Music Glossary: clarity

Agree on staccato/legato and accents across rhythm section for punch and clarity. more

Relative loudness among parts so primary lines project while accompaniment supports. more

Tight chord spacing within an octave; cohesive color but can muddy in low register. more

Distance where direct and reverberant sound fields are equal in level; beyond it, clarity drops. more

First discrete bounces arriving after the direct sound; dominate apparent source width and clarity. more

Apply HPF broadly to non-bass sources to clear low-end mud and improve headroom. more

Common staff configurations for unpitched/multi-percussion setups (1-line/2-line). more

Stack only essential doubles; vary register and articulation for separation. more

Design bass + kick (or tuba/bassoon) interactions; avoid frequency masking. more

When a strong sound makes nearby frequencies less audible; temporal masking affects sounds before/after a masker. more

Chord spacing with wider intervals between adjacent voices; enhances clarity and breadth. more

Conventions for staff placement, clefs, instrument labels, and beater indications. more

Clear pedaling with 𝆮/𝆯 or text; align changes to harmonic rhythm. more

Orchestrate with EQ in mind—assign parts to avoid overlap before mixing. more

Conventions for notating long rests, multimeasure rests, and clear re-entries. more

Control signal from one track affecting a processor on another (e.g., kick ducks bass). more

Closer spacing in the top, wider in the low end to avoid mud. more

Number and bracket tuplets where needed; do not break tuplets across beams without clear context. more