A distortion in the character of a sound, such as the emphasis of certain frequencies (low high or mid tones), that reduce accuracy. Since some people like high tones while others like low tones, the coloration of some speakers will falsely lead some people to choose speakers based on the speakers coloration, rather than choosing a speaker with a flat response.
Musical impurities that change the sound from the original recording. This is usually as a result of incorrect hardware settings that gives, for example, slow, boomy bass or squeaky treble. Ideally, music should pass through hardware using the shortest path and no tone controls. Cinema sound DSP modes adjust the sound signal to create the required effects, so colouration is less of a problem with surround sound.
Any move away from the natural rendition of the musical piece. Coloration is an unwanted – ‘booming' bass, ‘nasal' midrange or ‘screeching' treble, for instance.
the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"
An alteration of the character of music due to imperfect frequency response. Can make music sound shrill, dull, boomy, etc.
Any change in the character of sound, such as the overemphasis on certain tones, that reduces naturalism.
In listening evaluations, a perceived characteristic of a sound that was not in the original recording. Coloration modifies the timbre of voices and musical instruments, and is therefore not a good thing.
A change in sound introduced by a component in an audio system. A loudspeaker that is "colored" doesn't accurately reproduce the signal fed to it. For example, a speaker with coloration may have too much bass and not enough treble.
Any change in the character of sound (such as an overemphasis on certain tones) that reduces naturalness.
A shift away from the natural rendition of music. Coloration is undesirable - 'boomy' bass, a 'nasal' midband or a splashy treble, for instance. All colorations get in the way of the music.
This is the name given to notes that are differentiated from the usual notes by being filled in or done in red. The name comes from the Ars Nova notation, where normal notes were filled in black, and the differentiated notes were filled in and done in red ink. notes in coloration always lose a third of their un-blackened value. Colored notes also are immune from alteration or imperfection, and are thus always binary. Coloration is quite a different matter when applied to perfect mensurations than to imperfect mensurations, and the reader should refer to the greater discussion of Coloration.
Listening term. A visual analog. A "colored" sound characteristic adds something not in the original sound. The coloration may be euphonically pleasant, but it is not as accurate as the original signal.
A term used to describe the added color or artificial character superimposed on the pure, true sound of an audio signal as it is reproduced by hi-fi components. Loudspeaker colorations are perhaps more pronounced and easily identified than other types.
The distortion or imperfect reproduction of an audio signal when played back over an audio system.
A frequency-response anomaly that alters the perceived timbre of sound, making a voice sound unnatural, for example.
A disturbance of sound reproduction that makes music sound unnatural, or inaccurate.