Preposition: of

• bell: Dominates the timbre of bells rung in rapid sequence.

• instrument: The mixture of tones determines the timbre of a musical instrument.

• voice: A quartet of clarinets, the instrument is often described as most similar to the timbre of the natural voice.

• sound: Dynamic variations in frequency spectrum are known to have an important effect on the timbre of sounds.

Converse of object

• create: Stockhausen used close analysis of sound to compose with sine waves to create timbres.

• change: The eviction of Labor from chunks of suburban England has changed the timbre of the PLP.

• have: She has a musical timbre far beyond her years.

• use: They play a variety of sounds on percussion instruments and learn how to use timbre and duration to add variety to their rhythmic ideas.

• produce: The mutation produces a good solo timbre, a kind of cornet substitute.

• contrast: Create a question and answer melody, with two parts using contrasting timbres.

Adjective modifier

• instrumental: Some have even commented on the difference in the sounds - i.e. the difference in the instrumental timbre.

• vocal: The vocal timbre is full of rich bass tones which can become almost hypnotic at times.

• musical: She has a musical timbre far beyond her years.

• rich: His voice, with its extremely distinctive dark, rich timbre at any rate rather defies categorisation.

• different: They were in different key, they had a different timbre.

• distinctive: Return to menu Exploring Timbre Mellow, tinny, blaring... each instrument has its own distinctive timbre, or tone color.

Modifies a noun

• change: The introduction of the silks with the timbre change was handled particularly well, including a strong accent.

• composition: The instruments we have inherited are not suitable to the new timbre composition.

Noun used with modifier

• instrument: Remember that real instruments timbre often change with volume.

• synth: The Electribe A is the classic analog " tweak " box, designed with powerful dual synth timbres.