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Sly · 02-05-2014, 06:50 PM

I'm taking a class on music/audio. Doing a presentation on the properties of sound and am having troubles with "timbre."

I'm looking for a very clear definition as to what timbre is. I have a general idea, but when I find myself explaining it, it's very sloppy and I'm not entirely sure if it's correct. From what I understand, timbre is basically a collection of frequencies that represent a given sound. For example, you pluck a string on a guitar and it does not omit one frequency, it omits a full timbre of sound.

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2MuchMark · 02-06-2014, 12:14 AM

I looked around and I'm guessing you checked this out already, but this is probably the best explanation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbre

ohjulien · 02-06-2014, 12:49 AM

Man those are pretty bad,
what I was taught;

Think of two people singing the same note, it is the same note but the do not sound exactly the same

a cello and a piano can play the same note as well,
but you know one is a cello and one is a piano.

so think of two different instruments playing the same note,
the unique sound of each, or the difference between the two is timbre

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ohjulien Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 126	Man those are pretty bad, what I was taught; Think of two people singing the same note, it is the same note but the do not sound exactly the same a cello and a piano can play the same note as well, but you know one is a cello and one is a piano. so think of two different instruments playing the same note, the unique sound of each, or the difference between the two is timbre Many choose, but few are chosen