rise time

12.19  rise time. The amount of time taken for the amplitude of a sound to rise from one specified value to another. Annotation              The term is generally used to refer to the initial...

decay

12.18  decay. Term used to designate the final portion of a sound.

attack

12.17  attack. Term used to designate the initial portion of a...

tremolo

12.16  tremolo.  (a) Rapid reiteration of a single note, especially on bowed string instruments. (b) Vibrato effect, especially on organs. (c) Roll on a percussion instrument. (d) Pitch vibrato resulting from use of a “tremolo arm” on an...

vibrato

12.15  vibrato. Tonal effect in music resulting from periodic variation of amplitude, frequency, and/or...