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A common nomenclature for describing sound can be beneficial when communicating. It ensures we're all talking about the same thing. When you say "honk" and I say "honk" if we're not both talking about the frequencies that occur between 400 and 1000 Hz on the audio spectrum we're going to have a hard time communicating.
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A common nomenclature for describing sound can be beneficial when communicating. It ensures we're all talking about the same thing. When you say "honk" and I say "honk": if we're not both talking about the frequencies that occur between 400 and 1000 Hz on the audio spectrum, we're going to have a hard time communicating.
 
 
Videos:
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnG4hBFVp3Q Wampler Pedals: 31 more ways to describe guitar tone]
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtdCLYft_Z8 JHS Pedals: Guitar Tone Buzzwords Explained]
 
  
 
Here is an excellent reference for standard audio terms to help us all communicate more clearly.
 
Here is an excellent reference for standard audio terms to help us all communicate more clearly.
  
 
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[[video:Wampler-DescribeGuitartone]]
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[[video:JHS-GuitarToneBuzzWords]]
  
 
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Revision as of 08:44, 17 August 2023

A common nomenclature for describing sound can be beneficial when communicating. It ensures we're all talking about the same thing. When you say "honk" and I say "honk": if we're not both talking about the frequencies that occur between 400 and 1000 Hz on the audio spectrum, we're going to have a hard time communicating.

Here is an excellent reference for standard audio terms to help us all communicate more clearly.

EQChart.jpg