Whatness vs Phatness - What's the difference?
whatness | phatness |
(philosophy) Essence; quiddity.
Quality; quantity.
*1961 , Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on the Metaphysics of Aristotle: Volume 2 :
Fullness, richness, body.
* 2013 , Chris Buono, The Guitarist's Guide to Line 6 Studio Tools , Cenage (2013), ISBN 9781435460447,
* 2013 , Exquisite Corpse, or, How Not to Kill Your Neighbours , Blackfriars (2013), ISBN 9780349140124,
* 2015 , Ian Corbett, Mic It!: Microphones, Microphone Techniques, and Their Impact on the Final Mix , Focal Press (2015), ISBN 9780415823777,
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As nouns the difference between whatness and phatness
is that whatness is (philosophy) essence; quiddity while phatness is fullness, richness, body.whatness
English
Noun
(es)- For in one sense whatness signifies substance and this particular thing, and in another sense it signifies each of the other categories, such as quantity, quality and the like.
phatness
English
Noun
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- Once you experience the phatness a bass amp can inject into a signal,
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- He's always telling Beth about the enormity of his next gig and the extraordinary phatness of his latest beats, and to be fair he can drop a good tune.
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- But if a sound source is a little thin, and needs some warmth, body, or “phatness ,” a tube mic could provide useful “sonic makeup.”