TranceCrafter's definitions

audacity

an audio editor for linux, windows, and mac. freeware.

john used audacity to bleep out everything tina said in her bitch rant.

by TranceCrafter July 19, 2018

audialization

the process of imagining a sound. to audialize the sound and be able to "picture" it.

also known as audiation according to a 1970s theory by Edwin Gordon.

many of the world's greatest composers had an innate ability to picture a sound in their "mind's ear." To audiate that sound. "audialization."

by TranceCrafter June 15, 2019

grande

italian for the word "large." used in musical context to talk about the grandeur of a song, or the deepness of a note.

"Grande melodies."

by TranceCrafter July 20, 2018

fuzzy

the quality of a certain type of audible distortion on certain kick drum samples. can have an indication that the distortion affects bitdepth. but can also be a type of overdrive.

the kick drum had a distinct fuzzy distortion on the low end.

by TranceCrafter August 24, 2019

bassline

a pattern of notes in a musical composition which support the main melodies and harmonies. often a sawtooth in electronica.

fucking epic bassline.

by TranceCrafter July 22, 2018

Rich

a word that can be used to describe the "richness" or "fullness" of the middle notes on a piano.

the cellos and violas created a rich, dark texture.

by TranceCrafter July 20, 2018

rhythm

when two or more beats are organized into a pattern across a length of time, they form a rhythm. "rhythm" is the structural basis for music across time, and relies on events that happen in sequence.

one of the basic elements of music is rhythm. rhythm can be fast, slow, complex, or simple.

"I noticed how good the rhythm was in the club track"

by TranceCrafter July 4, 2018