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Topic: Dale Pond Collected Articles
Section: SVP Terminology
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chord = more than oneÊsingle-frequencyÊsound sounded simultaneously.
envelope = the "shape" of a complex waveform or trace, (usually) considered as having four steps or stages, sometimes called sawtooth, square, sine, etc.
fundamental = base tone or Êkeynote of a key.
gamut = range (set) of related frequencies.
keynote = fundamental of a key, can also be lead tone in a chord.
overtone = harmonics of a fundamental sound usually in simple multiples of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.. of theÊfundamental.
overtone series = series of overtones, harmonics.
note = aÊsingle-frequencyÊsound.
pitch = a relative frequency.
scale = arithmetically related set or series of musical tones.
signature = sometimes "vibration signature", is a trace of a waveform usually complex, sometimes calledÊsawtooth, square, sine, etc.
spectra = frequency emissions or signature of some vibration source such as an element (atomic spectra).
spectrum = a range of frequencies, usually related in some fashion, but not always.
tone = same as a note but may also be a complex sound; i.e., composed of more than oneÊsingle-frequencyÊsound.
trace = delineation of peak and/or trough amplitude of a waveform over time, usually done with an oscilloscope or spectrum analyzer.
triad = three single-frequencyÊsounds sounded sequentially.
triplet = three single-frequency sounds sounded simultaneously.

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A review of sound and vibration literature will reveal the definitions and uses of these terms is all over the map.
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