Music Glossary: design

Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release shapes for amp, filter, and pitch. Short A/D = percussive; long R = pads. more

LP/HP/BP/Notch with 12/24 dB slopes; ladder, OTA, state-variable each impart different character. more

Frequency-modulating one oscillator with another to generate complex spectra; carrier/modulator ratios shape timbre. more

Template micro-shifts per role (drums ahead, bass centered, guitars back). more

Live End–Dead End / Reflection-Free Zone design: absorb front early reflections, diffuse rear for stable imaging. more

Add white/pink noise for air, transients, or snares; filter and envelope shape to taste. more

Hard-resetting a slave oscillator to the master’s phase for aggressive, harmonically rich sweeps. more

Three evenly spaced hits over two beats; layer against straight parts for tension and release. more

Primitive Root Diffuser variant with different sequence properties for scattering. more

Quadratic Residue Diffuser using number-theory well depths to scatter sound evenly. more

Porous absorbers become effective near frequencies where thickness ≈ λ/4 (with air-gap considered). more

Record and re-import processed audio for further mangling (pitch, time, granular) to create unique timbres. more

Multiplies two signals to produce sum/difference frequencies; metallic, bell-like textures. more

Combine complementary layers (attack, body, tail). Manage phase, EQ overlaps, and envelope timing. more