Texture and timbre: density, voicing, layering, instrumentation and sound manipulation

What this note covers

1. Texture: how many layers and how they relate
2. Linear and vertical arrangement, and voicing
3. Sequencing and track layering in technology-based music
4. Timbre: tone colour and instrumentation
5. Techniques and manipulation of sound quality
6. Texture and timbre working together
7. A checklist for texture and timbre in a key moment

7 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes