Prefix (acoustics)

{{short description|Auditory perception in acoustics}}

In [[acoustics]], the '''prefix''' of a [[sound]] is an initial phase, the onset of a sound quite dissimilar to the ensuing lasting [[vibration]].

The term was coined by J. F. Schouten (1968, 42), who called it one of ''at least five major acoustic parameters'' that determine the ''elusive attributes of [[timbre]]''.

==See also==

* [[Onset (audio)]] * [[Roland D-50]] * [[Timbre#Attributes]] * [[Synthesizer#ADSR envelope]] * [[Transient (acoustics)]]

==References== * Schouten, J. F. (1968). "The Perception of Timbre". In ''Reports of the 6th International Congress on Acoustics, Tokyo, GP-6-2'', 6 vols., edited by Y. Kohasi, 6:35–44, 90. Tokyo: Maruzen; Amsterdam: Elsevier.

[[Category:Acoustics]]

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