Time Variation in Sounds

Amplitude envelopes: rapid rise and slow falls give a struck or plucked sound.

Vibrato:

The wah-wah effect:

Yodeling:


``Music 175: Timbre'' by Tamara Smyth, Department of Music, University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
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