Equalizing
the use of filters for cutting or boosting selected frequencies Exciter/Enhancer
device or program for improving treble and bass intelligibility Expander
(see Noise Gate) Fader
linear potentiometer with logarithmic response Feedback (howlround)
unstable circuit (e.g. mic/speaker, input/output) where a signal is able to return to an input from an output, causing successive cycles of progressively higher gain (avoid it by e.g. not using a mic close to a speaker driven from the mic’s own signal)
Filter
device or program for adding or removing removing part of frequency bandwidth e.g. for dramatic effect Flanger/Chorus
device or program for adding short modulated echoes Gain
degree of amplification Headroom
signal range between nominal level and clipping Incoming (cue) track
music being auditioned prior to being played Kill Switches
switches for removing frequency bands Limiter
(see Compressor) Line level signals
signals from low impedance sources
cuts off low frequencies MCing
adding dialog to a sequence of music
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface - the language used by 99% of all electronic musical devices and programs Mixdown
process by which a multitrack recording is combined into e.g. one or two channels Mixing
seguing music to form continuous flow Mute
(to engage) button for signal muting Mute Switch
(see Cut Switch) Noise Gate
device or program for
connect an output to an input via breakable link Outgoing (mix) track
music currently playing Parametric EQ
EQ whose frequency can be swept e.g. for dramatic effect
PFL
+48 V DC voltage for powering condenser mics Phase coherence
degree to which L & R signal are synchronized Phase correlation
degree of mono compatibility of L & R signal Pot or potentiometer
a variable, usually rotary voltage driver used e.g. for gain, frequency, quality or bandwidth control
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