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| Theme | Definition | n | Example Response |
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| 1. Distortion | Manipulation or processing of the original signal, altering it from its true state | 88 | “Some of the clips had a kind of "buzz" vibrating sound that other clips of the same piece didn’t.” (P4) |
| 1.1 Amplitude | General presence of distortion or clipping | 50 | “A lit bit of distortion made the sound a little fuzzy.” (P43) |
| 1.2 Spectrum | Enhancement or diminution of frequency bands in the music | 27 | “…cutoff on highs - some tracks specifically those with live instrument seemed washed out/underwater when distorted (Take That).” (P16) |
| 1.3 Vocal Clarity | Enhancement or diminution of the vocal in the music | 8 | “Sometimes the voice become clearer, purer.” (P54) |
| 1.4 Arrangement | Addition or removal of instruments or musical components in the music | 3 | “…choosing the wrong instruments in some clips, like horns. etc.” (P83) |
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| 2. Noise | Presence of additional sounds that are not desirable | 32 | “Very much 'white noise' - sometimes 'echoy'. Some sounded like a record rather than digital.” (P60) |
| 2.1 Unwanted | General hiss, popping, cracking, etc., being present | 29 | “Noise could be heard in the background of some clips.” (P05) |
| 2.2 Echoes | Delay or reverberation effects that are noticeable or not in the true state of the music | 3 | “Echoy sic noises” (p91) |
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| 3. Timing | Temporal anomalies in the audio, where sequences or timing is not correct | 29 | “Clip 6 of one of the tracks seemed to "jump" and repeat.” (P18) |
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