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definition:

If we remove the quietest of components from a frequency analysis, leaving only a percentage of the loudest or softest components, then we are left with a delicate interplay of sine tones. This does rather beautiful things to water and voice sounds. Here is an example:

Original Spectrum

The same sound, Spectrally Traced with 16 partials

parameters:

 

Percentage of partials remaining: Indicates how many of the loudest or softest components are to remain to form the new sound-file.

Loudest / Softest popup: Indicates whether the loudest partials are to remain (the most common option), or whether the softest partials are to remain (unpredictable).