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Fig. 7.2: Headphones connector
8. GLOSSARY
Ambient Music
atmospheric/lacking in a strong beat (e.g. can be played with a drum track, can be rhythmically gated etc.) Balance
relative levels of left/right in a stereo pair, usually controlled by a panoramic potentiometer (panpot)
BPM
Beats Per Minute Channel
input strip on a mixing desk Clip, Clipping overload, severe distortion Compressor
device or program for limiting dynamic range (increasing energy) Cross fader
fades in one music track while simultaneously fading out another Cue
headphone feed Cueing
getting music ready to come in at
silences audio dB (decibel)
a unit of measurement, ratio of two voltages (dB = 20 log (V1/V2)), (dBu = voltage ratio relative to 0.775 V RMS) DI (Direct Injection)
connecting an electric instrument directly to the console via a
DJing
sequencing music tracks e.g. for dancing audience Drum machine
electronic drum instrument Echo
device or program for adding repeats Effects (abbr. FX or EFX)
devices that alter the original (‘dry’) sound or add something to it, e.g. delay
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