Multiple dichotomies in timbre research

In this paper an overview of aspects, terminology and literature on contemporary research regarding timbre is presented. Timbre is a multidimensional entity, and research traces its multifaceted nature. The paper handles this structural complexity using a domain-task-results paradigm....

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Main Authors: George PAPANIKOLAOU, Constantinos PASTIADIS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences 2009-01-01
Series:Archives of Acoustics
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Online Access:https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/571
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description In this paper an overview of aspects, terminology and literature on contemporary research regarding timbre is presented. Timbre is a multidimensional entity, and research traces its multifaceted nature. The paper handles this structural complexity using a domain-task-results paradigm. Several domains of application are examined and various aspects of timbre questioning are outlined, although consideration of aspects in music and its contextual applications are postponed for a following detailed report for reasons of presentation compactness and extent. A self-evident differentiation of research categorization stems from the type of consideration of timbre as a perceptual attribute or as a manifestation of physical (either generative or modified after transmission) phenomena and processes. As more "axes" of differentiation also emerge, this work attempts to highlight issues that rise and propose possible research directions.
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spelling doaj-art-f44ef1e4e8ef473eb69ac3563d2c42fb2025-08-20T03:50:48ZengInstitute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of SciencesArchives of Acoustics0137-50752300-262X2009-01-01342Multiple dichotomies in timbre researchGeorge PAPANIKOLAOU0Constantinos PASTIADIS1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Laboratory of Electroacoustics and TV SystemsDepartment of Musical StudiesIn this paper an overview of aspects, terminology and literature on contemporary research regarding timbre is presented. Timbre is a multidimensional entity, and research traces its multifaceted nature. The paper handles this structural complexity using a domain-task-results paradigm. Several domains of application are examined and various aspects of timbre questioning are outlined, although consideration of aspects in music and its contextual applications are postponed for a following detailed report for reasons of presentation compactness and extent. A self-evident differentiation of research categorization stems from the type of consideration of timbre as a perceptual attribute or as a manifestation of physical (either generative or modified after transmission) phenomena and processes. As more "axes" of differentiation also emerge, this work attempts to highlight issues that rise and propose possible research directions. https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/571timbresound qualitysubjective judgementsobjective measuresdissimilarityMDS
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Multiple dichotomies in timbre research
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sound quality
subjective judgements
objective measures
dissimilarity
MDS
title Multiple dichotomies in timbre research
title_full Multiple dichotomies in timbre research
title_fullStr Multiple dichotomies in timbre research
title_full_unstemmed Multiple dichotomies in timbre research
title_short Multiple dichotomies in timbre research
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topic timbre
sound quality
subjective judgements
objective measures
dissimilarity
MDS
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