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Let’s talk about some great moments in timbre. Timbre is the different ways you can express the same sound. For example, a G played by a trumpet sounds totally different from a G played by an acoustic guitar which sounds different from a G played by a banjo.
Even within instruments there’s a huge range of timbre. A muted trumpet sounds different from a trumpet with no mute. Electric guitars have an endless combination of effects. So, what are some of your favorite unique moments in timbre? I’ll give you some of mine:
The strange sound of an acoustic guitar recorded into a tape recorder and then re-recorded into a studio feed. It sounds like some weird, loosely strung electric guitar. https://youtu.be/BUt0dZXPFoU ">https://youtu.be/BUt0dZXPF...
The backwards guitar solo around 1:32 here feels like some sleepy, weird trance. https://youtu.be/BT5j9OQ7Sh0 ">https://youtu.be/BT5j9OQ7S...
The way Jimi Hendrix made his guitar sound like sirens and dropping bombs. https://youtu.be/jWGOTM46lg8 ">https://youtu.be/jWGOTM46l...
Tom Morello’s otherworldly tones are always fascinating. 3:54 in: https://youtu.be/bWXazVhlyxQ ">https://youtu.be/bWXazVhly...
Speaking of otherworldly, the theremin is an alien invention. https://youtu.be/lY7sXKGZl2w ">https://youtu.be/lY7sXKGZl...
Hard to imagine the soundtrack of the west without the slide guitar. https://youtu.be/MvgOJFlPz4w ">https://youtu.be/MvgOJFlPz...
One more, a list about timbre wouldn’t be complete without the weirdness of the talk box. https://youtu.be/hUioud7Qtsw ">https://youtu.be/hUioud7Qt...
