Snare or cymbals can be extremely loud up close but their spectrum is more like ...

		jacquesm on Jan 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Effects on the lips of horn players seated too clo... Snare or cymbals can be extremely loud up close but their spectrum is more like white noise, in comparison a Timpani is more like an 'audio laser' for want of a better term, relatively few harmonics and all of the energy concentrated in a very narrow band.