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Timbre Space

The Timbre Space is an application of [multi-dimensional scaling] developed by John M. Grey from CCRMA in 1975 that describes the concept of a three-dimensional space in which the [timbre] of different sounds can be categorized based on:

1. spectral energy distribution, from broad to narrow
2. timing (or [envelope]) of the attack and decay, from synchronous to asynchronous
3. amount of [inharmonic] sound in the attack, from high to none

Sources

• https://at.or.at/hans/misc/timbre-space/timbre-space.html