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Old 4th November 2007, 04:27 PM   #31
D Pinder
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Originally Posted by Zack View Post
So we're talking the first few split seconds of a quick sharp sound? Does this mean that you would really only use the term "transients" when talking about drums and percussion as you noted, and not vocals/bass/guitar (rhythm) etc.?

Awesome! Thanks for that.
Not exactly. Most instruments can have a transient. The sharp beginning of a picked bass note, for example, is its "transient".
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