Measured instrument spectra reveal both the source and the sound modifiers at once

Evidence

For the purposes of our simple model, the sound source is known as the “input” and the sound modifiers are known as the “system.” The result of the input passing through the system is known as the “output.” — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 1081 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Instrument bodies act as coupled resonators that shape and radiate sound; Monitoring through a colored loudspeaker embeds its signature into the recording; Measured instrument spectra always mix source with resonating-body contributions (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Musical instruments are analyzed as input through a modifying system to output #expands (0.85) — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 1081