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Journal Article

Dependence of Timbre on the Tonal Loudness Produced by Musical Instruments

Authors: Clark, Jr., Melville; Milner, Paul

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 12 · Issue 1 · pp. 28–31 · January 1964

Abstract

To determine if the timbre of nonpercussive musical instruments are dependent upon the intensities with which they are played, musically competent subjects were asked to identify the various original dynamic markings with which the instruments were played from tones equalized in loudness by adjustment of the gain upon reproduction. Confusion matrices display the results. The timbre of nonpercussive musical instruments is, at most, a weak function of the intensity with which they are played, with a few exceptions.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
28–31
Publication date
January 6, 1964
Affiliation
Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article