percussive sound

collocation in English

meaningsofpercussiveandsound

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percussive
adjective
uk
/pəˈkʌs.ɪv/us
/pɚˈkʌs.ɪv/
relating to ...
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sound
noun
uk
/saʊnd/us
/saʊnd/
something that you can hear or that can ...
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(Definition ofpercussiveandsoundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The tape has apercussivesoundat 13915.50, and the pianist is to come in a half second later.
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Point refers to any shortpercussivesoundwith a short resonance, or a loudspeaker that occupies a geographical location in the listening space.
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By the eighteenth century birdsong imitations andpercussivesoundeffects were occasionally incorporated.
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For example, when the real-time physical models first appear in the composition, they emerge from noise (the cellophanepercussivesound).
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This can be shown by artificially modifying the attack of apercussivesoundin order to make it 'woolly', or by playing the sound backwards.
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In the earlier recording, this initialpercussivesoundis performed using a drum machine, followed by the introduction of electronic keyboard, glockenspiel, shakers and use of glissandi.
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At times, this style of playing causes the vibrating string to gently touch the frets along its length, causing a morepercussivesound.
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Another version claims the name stemmed from the way that songwriters modified their pianos so that they had a morepercussivesound.
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The band's sound changed somewhat in this incarnation, with the heavilypercussivesoundof the trio line-up replaced by a mellower, folky feel.
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This yields apercussivesoundalong with the pitch of the note.
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It creates a verypercussivesoundand adds a lot of drive that is particularly good for dance music.
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Thepercussivesoundcan range from quiet to very loud.
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It is struck with a stick, making a characteristicallypercussivesound.
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Many dancers prefer a shoe that is capable ofpercussivesound.
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In the latter instrument, nails are placed on the points where the hammers hit the strings, producing a morepercussivesound.
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Half way up the pole is a sleeved-on metal tube for greater volume and a crisperpercussivesound.
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The asteroid belt is represented visually by clouds of space debris - percussive sounds in the music.
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Although it was designed for percussive sounds, it produced many interesting results from long, non-percussive soundfiles.
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This stimulated his latent mutant powers, the ability to usepercussivesoundto create a bioauditory cancer, a living sound that feeds on the flesh of those who hear it.
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