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Another usage describes the fidelity of the signal, often referring to tone as though it is a quantified amount. For example, someone might call some device a tone-suck, which means the device increased the noise relative to the signal. Or he might say some device has a huge tone, meaning the output is high-fidelity - low noise and low unwanted distortion. It can also refer to the amount of distortion the device produces. While those are the typical usages of the term, it can even refer to more quirky features, like being swirly, or shimmering, or ambient.
==== Tonality ====
Refers to the establishment of a tonic note. A piece with a clear tonality uses keys and harmonic progressions that introduce tension strongly resolved by the tonic note or tonic chord. Some pieces may have ambiguous tonality (several notes/chords seem to resolve tension equally) or purposefully attempt to avoid tonality altogether (atonality).
==== Tonic ====