Examining the Wording of Digital Synthesizer Presets to Help Novice Music Producers

My research looks into the use of "presets" in digital synthesizers, which alter the timbre (quality) of the
synthesizer’s sound by loading in pre-selected configurations of settings. My study compares
imagery-based and feelings-based preset names – for example, Cloud City Keys and Mellow lead,
respectively – in an attempt to see which better predicts the sound it represents. Through my results, I will
then explain how the wording of these preset names affected my subjects’ perception of certain sounds.
The results I found lead me to believe that imagery-based preset names could be representative of their
respective presets’sounds.