3c723cfd_Sound_Transformations_Synopsis_TOPIC
[CONCISE SUMMARY] Four very musical ways to categorise sound transformations (parametric) plus one extra way (contextual) comparable ... incomparable sounds: similar sounds lend themselves to gradual changes based on shared attributes, whereas dissimilar sounds suggest an emphasis on dramatic differences discrete ... continuous: (short) discrete sounds lend themselves to sequential repetition and development, whereas continuous sounds suggest a transformation within their own continuity short ... long: it seems to require at least 4 seconds to perceive a sound transformation, but this can be achieved within a multi-event granular texture of sounds as well as with long sounds representational ... abstract: there are tremendous aesthetic differences in working with sounds when the source is perceptible, and when the source cannot be determined (the sound has become abstract), with ambiguous middle ground to play with same sound ... different context: coming back to the concept of 'landscape', the perception of a given sound can be altered by its moving into a different landscape (context) [TOPIC] 
Categories of sound transformation
Sound Transformations
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