Emphasis denotes the special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important; the special attention or prominence given to something; the prominence given to a syllable or words.
Emphasis or emphatic may refer to:
Emphasis! (On Parenthesis) is an album by the Stanton Moore Trio, released on April 22, 2008. Organist Robert Walter and guitarist Will Bernard, both of whom played with Moore on his previous solo album, III, are featured on the album.
Notably, each track on the album features a title containing a parenthetical statement, as does the title of the album. This is Moore's response to the gentle ribbing of his Galactic bandmates that he includes brackets in almost every song he writes.
In telecommunications emphasis is the intentional alteration of the amplitude-vs.-frequency characteristics of the signal to reduce adverse effects of noise in a communication system.
The whole system of pre-emphasis and de-emphasis is called emphasis.
The high-frequency signal components are emphasized to produce a more equal modulation index for the transmitted frequency spectrum, and therefore a better signal-to-noise ratio for the entire frequency range.
Emphasis is commonly used in LP records and FM broadcasting.
In processing electronic audio signals, pre-emphasis refers to a system process designed to increase (within a frequency band) the magnitude of some (usually higher) frequencies with respect to the magnitude of other (usually lower) frequencies in order to improve the overall signal-to-noise ratio by minimizing the adverse effects of such phenomena as attenuation distortion or saturation of recording media in subsequent parts of the system. The mirror operation is called de-emphasis, and the system as a whole is called emphasis.
I know a place, you've never seen
But it knows you right from the start
It's just beyond the ebb and flow
Of a dark and restless heart
You are standing all alone in the rain when it touches
With a power that your world cannot contain
And the sun breaks through the clouds when you're least
expecting it
And it moves you, it moves you
A child is born, within your heart
To live this dream that you lost
You'll sing again a song of joy
And your emptiness is the cost
There's a light in the window and somebody's there to
welcome you
To the place that you will always call your home
And the sun breaks through the clouds when you're least
expecting it
And it moves you, it moves you
It's an ominous sign, when you step 'cross the line
you can never look back at the past
And you rest in the glow, as the oracle starts to shine
So don't give up, don't be afraid
Though shadows move in the night
This warm embrace of mercy's love
Will become the soul's delight
And the sun breaks through the clouds when you're least
expecting it
With a symphony that melts away your pain
And you turn your face to the master who's conducting