Describing sound

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