Klarinet Archive - Posting 000314.txt from 1994/11

From: Cary Karp <ck@-----.SE>
Subj: Re: national schools
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 10:19:40 -0500

On Wed, 23 Nov 1994, Steve Prescott wrote:

> I thought "transient", in Physics, refered to the sound decay. More
> specifically, decay over time. I don't think the attack has much to do with
> it other than initiating the tone...am I not thinking clearly? Please
> explain.

The term transient when applied to vibrating systems normally refers to
the initial transient, which provides many of the cues used to identify
the source of a sound.

Cary <Karp@-----.se>