TranceCrafter's definitions

Audialize

I coined this word myself. Means the same thing as the word "visualize" except instead of visuals, it's auditory information.

"now if I audialize that sound, I can hear it in my mind and make sense of what is happening."

by TranceCrafter November 11, 2017

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

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

Hissy

used to describe a "noiselike" or almost "hisslike" sound or quality.

that hihat sounds a bit hissy, maybe cut back on the high frequencies a bit.

by TranceCrafter February 8, 2019

breathy

full of a light tone, used to describe the higher instruments of the orchestra for their light atmosphere and brilliance.

the upper frequencies of the cello are quite breathy.

by TranceCrafter July 20, 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

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