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The Audio Glossary

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

DC (Direct Current)

DC-Bias

DI Box

Daisy Chain

De-Oxidising Compound

De-esser

Decca Tree

Decoupler / isolator

Diaphragm

Digital

Digital Reverb

Direct Coupling

Dither

Dolby HX

Dolby Surround-Sound

Double-ended Noise Reduction

Drive Unit

Dropout

Dubbing

Dummy Head

Duophonic

Dynamic Range

E-PROM

Early Reflections

Effects Loop

Electret Microphone

Encode/Decode

Enharmonic

Envelope Generator

Equivalent Input Noise

Expander

Ferric

Figure of Eight — Figure-Eight

Filter

dB/Octave

DC Coupling

DC-Offset

DIN Connector

DOS - Disk Operating System

Damping

De-emphasis

Decibel

Defragment

Detent

Diffusion

Digital Delay

Diode Bridge Compressor

Distortion

Dolby Atmos

Dolby Noise Reduction

Double-lapped Screen

Driver

Ducking

Dynamic Microphone

Dynamics

Effects

Effects Return

Electrostatic Microphone

Enhancer

Envelope

Equaliser

Eurorack

Exciter

Faraday Cage

Fidelity

dB / deciBel

MIXED BY

M.A.

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