Native Instruments Absynth 5 Reference Manual page 197

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Pulsating: A sound with periodic changes in volume and/or timbre over time, e.g., a step
modulator controlling volume/filter. A loop is not necessarily Pulsating - only if it is pro-
cessed in a similar manner.
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Echoing: A sound with significant reverb or delay.
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Pad: A sound texture suitable for as a homophonic background. As opposed to a
Soundscape, a Pad has a more uniform characteristic and is often played as a chord.
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Lead: A sound suitable for the main instrumental melody part.
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Monophonic: A sound which can play only one (MIDI) note at a time, with or without key-
up action.
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Chord: A sound with more than one pitch played simultaneously per key, like fifth leads.
This does not include sounds that simply double the octave. A Chord can also be
Monophonic, as long as only one (MIDI) note is sounding at a time.
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Glide/Pitch Mod: A sound that uses pitch slides between note transitions. It also indicates
sounds with pitch modulation, like a dropping kick drum.
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Sweep/Filter Mod: A sound with some kind of filter modulation, i.e., an LFO or envelope
modulates filter parameters. A simple velocity to filter modulation is not sufficient (see
Expressive).
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Arpeggiated: A sound that arpeggiates or repeats held notes. A sound that triggers a
sequence is not Arpeggiated, but Sequenced/Loop.
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Tempo-synced: A sound which clearly changes when the host tempo changes, i.e., where
certain parameters like LFO or delay times are synced to tempo.
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Expressive: A sound with a large and noticeable dynamic and/or tonal range, controlled
by either velocity or mod wheel (a subtle velocity to amplitude routing is not sufficient).
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Multiple: Used to denote instruments that feature more than one articulation. Usually
applies to keyswitched instruments.Randomized: A sound with random elements in it, for
example a random or free-running LFO modulating filter. Also indicate sequences and/or
loops that give the impression of randomness.
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