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Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Sample 4
Sample 5
Sample 6

Figure 1: Example interface for the similarity judgment trials.

All 20 sounds
Sound comparison 1
Sound comparison 2
Sound comparison 3

SINGLE PITCH SOUNDS

Sustained pitch

Cello
Trombone

Punctuated pitch

Cello
Trombone

Sustained muted pitch

Cello
Trombone

Sustained granular pitch

Cello
Trombone

Sustained distorted pitch

Cello
Trombone

MULTIPLE PITCHES

Sustained overtone variation

Cello
Trombone

Sustained multiphonic

Cello
Trombone

UNPITCHED SOUNDS

Sustained unpitched

Cello
Trombone

Punctuated unpitched

Cello
Trombone

Granular unpitched

Cello
Trombone

Figure 2: A plot showing one view of the Multidimensional Similarity Space (MSS) model.

Figure 3: A network graph showing connections between Closest Timbral Neighbors (CTN)

Figure 4: A network graph showing connections for Greatest Timbral Diversity

F#6 sul ponticello & whistle tone
Bb6 artificial harmonics & whistle tone
Cello (overtone)
Trombone (whistle tone)

Figure 5: The CTN network graph, with the highlighted area where new airy, noisy, flute-like sounds are conjectured to belong.

Cello  (clothespin bridge crush)
Trombone (split-tone)
C string behind bridge crush & buzz mute with over-pressured lips and/or flutter
Overpressure bowing & unstable over-pressured lip buzz

Figure 6: The CTN network graph, with the highlighted area where new distorted pitched sounds are conjectured to belong.

Bow bounce & flutter tongue rams and slaps
Bow bounce & airy flutter tongue
Cello
Trombone
Sul tasto with practice mute & pixie mute with plunger
Bowed endpin & Harmon mute
Cello (muted)
Trombone (muted)

Figure 7: The CTN network graph, with the highlighted area where new pitched sounds with variable mutes applied are conjectured to belong.

Sustain bowing & normal tone with vibrato and half valve
Glissandi & bending pitch with embouchure
Sul pont with vibrato & m2 sung multiphonic
Ko and Schneider improv session
Adler Sketch
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