Vocab (D , E & F)

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DAW
Digital Audio Workstation.

A piece of software for recording, editing and mixing audio and MIDI files.
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Decay
The amount of time it takes from the peak to drop down to the 'Sustain' level.
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Decibels (dB)
The unit used to measure sound pressure level.

This relates to what we perceive as 'loudness' or 'volume'. Decibels are measured on a logarithmic scale.
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DeEsser
The process of removing overly emphasised sibilant sounds (including 'S' and 'Sh' sounds) by applying a dynamics processor to certain frequencies.
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Delay
The process of delaying a sound electronically and then playing it back after a fixed period of time.

Normally blended with the original signal to create an echo effect.
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Diaphragm
A small flexible piece of material in a microphone that responds to physical vibrations of sounds which is then converted into an electrical signal.
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Direct Injection (DI)
A unit that converts high-impedance unbalanced signals (line/instrument level) into low impedance balanced signals (microphone level)
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Distortion
The unwanted sound created when an audio signal overloads and clips, aliasing from poor digital to analogue conversion, or it can be wanted distortion such as overdrive on an electric guitar.
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Drum Replacement Software
Software that analyses the audio information from a drum recording and creates a MIDI file at each transient point that can then be assigned to new samples.
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Dynamic Microphone
A microphone that has a moving coil attached to the diaphragm within a magnetic field that generates a small electric signal.
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Dynamics
Changes of volume.
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Dynamics Processing
The control of dynamics either manually, or with automated devices such as gates and compressors.
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Encoded
The conversion of information or data into a particular form.

For example, from an uncompressed WAV file to a compressed MP3 file.
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Envelope Generators
A synthesiser element that creates the way a sound changes over time by changing a sound's attack, delay, sustain and release.
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Equalisation (EQ)
The balancing of the amplitude of different frequencies within a sound to alter the treble, mid and bass.
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Expander
A process for controlling the dynamic range of a sound.

Expanders increase the dynamic range of a sound by making quiet sounds even quieter; they do this by reducing the volume of anything that is below a set threshold level.
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Figure of 8
A polar pattern found on ribbon microphones and some condenser microphones. Sound is captured in the shapes of a figure of 8 with capture occurring at the front and back of the microphone and rejection from the sides.
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Filters
A device that removes frequencies from a sound.

A filter's slope is often measured in decibels per octave (dB/Oct).
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Fine-tuning
The control on an electronic instrument that adjusts the smaller levels of tuning between fixed notes.

Usually measured in cents (100 cents in a semitone).
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Flanger
A modulation based effect that is created by altering the phase relationship between two signals by modulating a short delay.

Flanging creates a distinctive tone caused by comb-filtering.
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Found Sounds
Sounds that are sampled from previous recordings and used in a new context or can be non-musical sounds sampled for use in a piece of music.

For example, the money sounds in Pink Floyd's 'Money'.
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Frequency
The pitch of a sound or the number of times a waves repeats in a second.

Measured in hertz (Hz) or kilohertz (kHz).
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FM (Synthesis)
Frequency modulation (FM) is a type of synthesis where one waveform is used to modulate other (called the carrier and modulator).

FM synths can be used to create a variety of sounds that are sometimes described as 'bell-like' or 'clashing'.

They were co
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The amount of time it takes from the peak to drop down to the 'Sustain' level.

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Decay

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The unit used to measure sound pressure level.

This relates to what we perceive as 'loudness' or 'volume'. Decibels are measured on a logarithmic scale.

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The process of removing overly emphasised sibilant sounds (including 'S' and 'Sh' sounds) by applying a dynamics processor to certain frequencies.

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The process of delaying a sound electronically and then playing it back after a fixed period of time.

Normally blended with the original signal to create an echo effect.

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