The 概念 of 变形 is integral to 电子声学 音乐 The 术语 is commonly used with three nuanced meanings

- The 处理 of 声音 to 突出 some attribute 意图 to become part of the 音乐 discourse within a 作曲 策略
- The 使用 of 技术 to make a 声音 appear to seamlessly morph into another as part of the 音乐 discourse
- The 使用 of 技术 to make a 声音 with strong 参考 attributes appear to morph into another 参考 声音 This imagistic 使用 of 声音 变形 has constituted the discursive 基础 of 整体 作品 Trevor Wishart's Red Bird providing a notable 例如 In a 类似 fashion 声音 may be 知觉 transformed along a 连续统一 between recognisability and 抽象 forming the 基础 of a 音乐 argument