`` Moriarty '', my driver suddenly exclaimed with something so definite, so final in his tone I once more repeated the absurdity, mustering all my latent powers of hypocrisy to sound convinced.

And the tone she commands is always beautiful in sound.

* Atmosphere ( sound recording ), sound that matches the background of a dialogue recording ; also known as Room tone or Presence

As the primary songwriter for the band, Neil Finn has always set the tone for the band's sound.

The conical bore of the cornet is primarily responsible for its characteristic warm, mellow tone, which can be distinguished from the more penetrating sound of the trumpet.

In fact, does not merely sound wrong, it sounds like a different word — 桃 ( Pinyin táo, ) " peach ", or 套 " cover " ( distinguished by tone ).

Many musicians feel the slower attack and percussive, woody tone of the upright bass gives it a more " earthy " or " natural " sound than an electric bass, particularly when gut strings are used.

Often dialogue was changed, and the show became less " Serious " in tone compared to the Japanese version, instead featuring more jokes and added dialogue, along with a completely different musical score ( usually orchestral music ) and completely different sound effects, due to licensing issues.

Some of the energy was radiated as sound waves by the arc, producing a musical tone.

Rock guitarists derive their signature sound or " tone " from their choice of instrument and effects.

On the other hand, the desired sound varies geographically ; European players, especially British ones, generally use a faster, more constant vibrato and a more veiled tone, while Americans tend to prefer a more straightforward, open sound with slower and less frequent vibrato.

The steel strings produce a brighter tone, and according to many players, a louder sound.

The original purpose of the resonator was to produce a very loud sound ; this purpose has been largely superseded by electrical amplification, but the resonator guitar is still played because of its distinctive tone.

The sound board is typically made of tone woods such as spruce or cedar.

On guitars that have them, these components and the wires that connect them allow the player to control some aspects of the sound like volume or tone.

The semi tone is double locking for a full clear sound and does not wear the string.

This gave his harmonica tone a " punchy " mid-range sound that could be heard above an electric guitar.

Guitarists in the fusion realm fused the post-bop harmonic and melodic language of musicians such as John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Ornette Coleman, and Miles Davis with a hard-edged ( and usually very loud ) rock tone created by iconic guitarists such as Cream's Eric Clapton who'd redefined the sound of the guitar for those unfamiliar with the black blues players of Chicago and, before that, the Delta region of the Mississippi upon whom his style was based.

He uses the bridge pickup exclusively ( giving his bass sound more definition ) and turns all the tone and volume knobs on the bass up full.

Capable of glissando, the sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin.

Despite their slightly lower output, " Toasters " produce a brighter, cleaner sound, and are generally seen as key to obtaining the true British Invasion guitar tone, as they were original equipment of the era.

Medley and Hatfield both possessed exceptional vocal talent, with range, control and tone that helped them create a strong and distinctive duet sound and also to perform as soloists.

If, for example, a string sounds the note C when plucked, a string twice as long will sound the same note an octave lower.

The sound of the plucked string is amplified by the soundboard and resonant cavity of the guitar.

The body is hollow and when a taut string is plucked, the body resonates, projecting sound both inward towards the harp player through a series of usually oval openings ( whose principal purpose is to allow access to the strings and only secondarily to enhance resonance ) and, much more importantly and powerfully, outward through the flexible and taut-strung sounding board.

European harps in medieval and Renaissance times usually had a bray pin fitted to make a buzzing sound when a string was plucked.

The section of the string beyond the nut forms its vibrating length, which is plucked and creates sound.

This is done by having one set of strings plucked closer to the nut, which emphasizes the higher harmonics, and produces a " nasal " sound quality.

Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin.

We will attempt to imitate the sound of a plucked string.

# In this case, to better emulate the sound of a plucked string, we want the filter cutoff frequency to start in the mid-range and move low.

Early viols did not have sound posts, either ( again reflecting their plucked vihuela siblings ).

However, while notes produced on a harpsichord or piano sustain after the pick has plucked or hammer has struck, fingers must remain on a tapped note for the sound to continue.

Karplus-Strong string synthesis is a method of physical modelling synthesis that loops a short waveform through a filtered delay line to simulate the sound of a hammered or plucked string or some types of percussion.

Some of their famous sound effects included a rapid bongo drum take used for when a character's feet were scrambling before taking off, a " KaBONG " sound produced on a guitar for when Quick Draw McGraw, in his Zorro-style " El Kabong " crime fighting guise, would smash a guitar over a villain's head, the sound of a car's brake drum combined with a bulb horn for when Fred Flintstone would drop his bowling ball onto his foot, an automobile's tires squealing with a " skipping " effect added for when someone would slide to a sudden stop, a bass-drum-and-cymbal combination called the " Boom Crash " for when someone would fall down or smack into an object, a xylophone being struck rapidly on the same note for a tip-toeing effect, and a violin being plucked with the tuning pegs being raised to simulate something like pulling out a cat's whisker.

The most famous of the Workshop's creations using ' radiophonic ' techniques include the Doctor Who theme music, which Delia Derbyshire created using a plucked string, 12 oscillators and a lot of tape manipulation ; and the sound of the TARDIS ( the Doctor's time machine ) materialising and dematerialising, which was created by Brian Hodgson running his keys along the rusty bass strings of a broken piano, with the recording slowed down to make an even lower sound.

Both Segovia and Miguel Llobet ( who taught Segovia several of his transcriptions of Granados ' piano works ) plucked the strings with a combination of his fingernails and fingertips, producing a sharper sound than many of his contemporaries.

Minangkabau musicians ( of West Sumatra ) use the following taxonomy for bunyi-bunyian (" objects that sound "): dipukua (" beaten "), dipupuik (" blown ), dipatiek (" plucked "), ditariek (" pulled "), digesek (" bowed "), dipusiang (" swung ").

On double bass it refers to the technique that is a more vigorous version of pizzicato, where the string is plucked so hard that when released it bounces off the finger board, making a distinctive sound.

The slap sound comes from the combination of two elements: striking the string with the side of the bony joint in the middle of the thumb, a harder surface than the pads of the fingers ( used in plucked fingering ); and intentionally allowing the vibrating string to come into contact with the metal frets, producing a " toney " or buzzing sound that is normally avoided in plucked / fingered bass.

Because an unamplified upright bass is generally the quietest instrument in a jazz band, many players of the 1920s and 1930s used the slap style, slapping and pulling the strings so that they make a rhythmic " slap " sound against the fingerboard.

The upright bass produces a different sound than the bass guitar, because its strings are not stopped by metal frets, instead having a continuous tonal range on the uninterrupted fingerboard.

As well, bass guitars usually have a solid wood body, which means that their sound is produced by electronic amplification of the vibration of the strings, instead of the upright bass's acoustic reverberation.

Some popular bands decided to anchor their sound with an upright bass instead of an electric bass.

The mechanical action structure of the upright piano was invented in London, England in 1826 by Robert Wornum, and upright models became the most popular model, also amplifying the sound.

Sousa wanted a tuba that would send sound upward and over the band with a full warm tone, much like a concert ( upright ) tuba, an effect which could not be achieved with the more directional hélicon bell position.

Hold in this position approximately 8 seconds ( you may hear a clicking sound during this time ), then return the clock to its normal upright position.

The popular Rickenbacker 4001 and 4003 model electric bass guitars also have adjustable string mutes integrated into their bridge / tailpiece assemblies, which can be used to give the instrument a more percussive sound or to simulate the shorter sustain of an upright bass.

At that juncture, Morrison decided to try an acoustic sound, and he and Kielbania began performing shows in coffee houses in the Boston area as an acoustic duo with Morrison playing guitar and Kielbania on upright bass.

A portion of the sound board of a Vose & Sons upright piano

In an upright piano, the sound board is a large vertical plate at the back of the instrument.

The eye is open on hatching and the chick can sit upright and make a weak sound.

The igil is held nearly upright when played, with the sound box of the instrument in the performer's lap, or braced against the top of the performer's boot.

Microphones used for sound reinforcement are positioned and mounted in many ways, including base-weighted upright stands, podium mounts, tie-clips, instrument mounts, and headset mounts.

Organists who play the bassline on the lower manual may do short taps on the bass pedals – often on the tonic of a tune's key and in the lowest register of the pedalboard – to simulate the low, resonant sound of a plucked upright bass string.

The upright bass, normally in the solid " stick " variation ( enabling much higher volume without feedback ), is still widely favored by bass players in salsa and timba bands, because its sound is so well suited to those musical styles.

Besides using his grand piano as usual, Mercury overdubbed the song with an upright ( credited as " jangle piano "), to give the track a vaudeville sound.

Don Peris took up percussional duties on " Birdless " and the closing moments of his self-penned " Green Grass, Red Tree ," but otherwise the group adapted to its new trio status by replacing Mike Bitt's electric bass with an upright bass and taking on a more acoustic, folk-based sound.

* Tim Smolens – upright bass, hollowbody and electric bass, bowed bass sections, keyboard ( synth bass, handclaps, organs, timpani, gong, strings, sound fx, samples, choir, new age sounds, etc.