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The Audio Glossary

Terms on Audio production, Mixing, Mastering,  Acoustics and more.

A-Type Plug

A/D Converter

AC Coupling

AFL - After fader listen

Acoustic Envelope

Acoustic treatment

Active Loudspeaker or monitor

Additive Synthesis

Algorithm

All-Pass Filter

Amp (Ampere)

Amplitude

Analogue Synthesis

Anharmonic Distortion

AoIP (Audio over IP)

Arpeggiator

Attenuate

Audio Frequency

Audio Ramdom Access (ARA)

Auto-Tune

Aux Return

Azimuth

Backup

Balanced Wiring

Band-stop Filter

Bass Reflex

Bass Trap

Beta version

Binaural

Bit Rate

Blumlein Array

Boost/Cut Control

Boundary

Breath Controller

Buffer Memory

C-Weighting

CD-R Burner

Cabinet

Capacitor

Capsule

Cardioid

Channel

Chromatic

Click track

Clocking

Close-Miking

Colouration

Common Mode Rejection

Compander

Compressor

Conductor

Console

Contact microphone

Control Voltage

Convolution

Copy Protection

Crossover

Cut-off Frequency

D/A Converter

A-Weighting

AC - Alternating Current

AM (Amplitude modulation)

Acoustic Foam

Active

Active Sensing

Aftertoutch

Aliasing

Ambiance

Amp (Amplifier)

Analogue

Anharmonic

Anti-alias Filter

Arming (arm)

Attack

Audio Data Reduction

Audio Interface

Audio Video Bridging

Autolocator

Aux Sends

B-Type Plug

Back Electret

Balance

Band-pass Filter

Bandwith

Bantam Plug

Bass Response

Baxandall

Bi-Timbral

Binary

Blumlein

Bouncing

Boundary Layer Microphone

Buffer

Cabinet Ressonance

Capacitor Microphone

Carbon Microphone

Chamber Reverb

Characteristic impedance

Chorus

Class A / AB / D / G / H

Clipping

Coincident

Comb Filter

Compact Cassette

Compression Driver

Computer

Contact Cleaner

Continuous Controller (CC)

Converter

Convolution Reverb

Cramping

Crest Factor

Crossover Frequency

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