His virtuosity, taut sense of rhythm and flair for instrumental timbre marked him out as the heir of his teacher Wanda Landowska, the prime mover in the revival of the harpsichord at the start of the 20th century.
The technology has evolved since to support speech marks, a timbre effect, and dynamic range compression, among other things.
The technology's capabilities have also evolved, with added support for things like whispering, speech marks, a timbre effect, and dynamic range compression.
Even if our initial conversation had been marked by frustration or anger, the timbre of our interaction would have softened.
Now in his late 40s, Andreas Scholl retains the gentle but luminous quality of tone that has always marked his singing, and his voice blended perfectly with the slightly warmer and rounder timbre offered by the 12 years younger Iestyn Davies.
Despite his quasi-revolutionary nature, his works remained rooted in certain distinctive qualities of French music of the 20th century: his precision and perfectionism, phenomenally imaginative use of instrumental timbres and an elusive variety of remote yet sensual sonic beauty marked him as heir to Debussy and Ravel.
In the opening "Vocalise (...for the beginning of time)," marked "wildly fantastic, grotesque," Ms. Shanley sang into her flute to produce surreal, eerie timbres.
There is an old choristers' adage that goes, "When the music is marked forte, sing so you can hear yourself; when it's marked piano, sing so you can hear the others". After enough practice, you can learn to feel the vibration in your skull and tell by the sensation whether your pitch is right, your timbre true.
She has been living in Paris since 1982, and from the start her music has been marked by ideas that have been circulating in French music for several decades: the derivation of melody and harmony from overtones, and the blending of instrumental and electronic timbres.
Most of the pop culture tropes about pirates (parrots; wooden legs; a colorful, idiomatic vernacular, e.g., 'Shiver me timbres!'; the letter 'X' marking spots) come to us from movies and TV.
The text-to-speech service today is capable of things like whispering, speech marks, using a timbre effect, and dynamic range compression – all which make the voices sound more natural.
