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.

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

Find some videos below the chart.