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Audio Engineering Vocab
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Audio Engineering Vocab
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1. Synthesizer

2. A Device Where Some Electrical Parameter Changes In Response To A Variation In Light Intensity. Variable Photoreceptors Are Sometimes Used As Gain Control Elements In Compressors Where The Side-chain Signal Modulates The Light Intensity.

3. The Most Common Midi Mode That Allows An Instrument To Respond To Multiple Simultaneous Notes Transmitted On A Single Midi Channel.

4. Fsk

5. Amplifier

6. Unbalanced

7. -or-

8. The Creation Of Several Samples - Each Covering A Limited Musical Range - The Idea Being To Produce A More Natural Range Of Sounds Across The Range Of The Instrument Being Sampled. For Example - A Piano May Need To Be Sampled Every Two Or Three Semitones In Order To Sound Convincing.

9. Single Ended Noise Reduction

10. Sample Rate

11. Musical Interpretation Of An Audio Frequency.

12. Transients

13. Short Cables Used With Patch Bays.

14. A Means Of Connecting Two Or More Circuits Together So That Their Inputs Are Connected Together - And Their Outputs Are All Connected Together.

15. Low Frequency Oscillator

16. Erase

17. Gate

18. Format

19. Capacitor

20. Truss Rod

21. Stems

22. Capacitance

23. 48v Dc Supply For Capacitor/Condenser Microphones - Transmitted Along The Signal Cores Of A Balanced Mic Cable.

24. Dynamics

25. Logic