In music, timbre (/ˈtæmbər/ TAM-bər, also known as tone<span> color or </span>tone quality<span> from psychoacoustics) is the </span>quality<span> of a musical note, sound, or </span>tone<span> that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices and musical instruments, string instruments, wind instruments, and percussion instruments.</span>
1. The character of musical tones with reference to their richness or perfection 2. The character of the effect produced by a harmonic combination of musical tones
