plural chiffs
: the initial sound made by air leaving the mouth of a wind instrument (such as an organ flue pipe or a flute) at the attack (see attack entry 2 sense 5) of a note
The chiff is a sudden, short-lived burst of upper harmonics that occurs whenever an organ key is depressed and a note is sounded.—
Joel Naumann and James D. Wagoner, Analog Electronic Music Techniques, 1985
Joel Naumann and James D. Wagoner, Analog Electronic Music Techniques, 1985called also articulation
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“Chiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chiff. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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