Following is a glossary of electronic musical terms to help the novice and the. It has a value between 0 and 1 and varies with the frequency and angle of incidence of the sound. Aes acronym for audio engineering society, one of the industrys professional audio associations. Audio engineering 101 is a real world guide for starting out in the recording industry. An emphasis or punch at the beginning of a musical sound. This site contains an extensive glossary of terms electronics dictionary for the sound engineer.
In audio recording, this refers to converting recorded sound from electrical voltages to computerized data. Glossary of musical terms western michigan university. In sound work, cardioid refers to the shape of the sensitivity vs. A weber is a unit of magnetic strength, but it is too large a unit to apply to the magnetism in tape recorders, so nanowebers is used instead. The name of a digital audio transfer standard developed by the aes audio engineering society and the ebu european broadcast union. The fraction of sound energy that is absorbed at any surface. A bit of background definitions and equations are given in the first section, but these really gloss over alot of the details, so see the references for more on this. Dictionary of acoustic terms pacific coast of mexico. A abbreviation for ampere a unit of electrical current absorption loss or. The usable room between those boundaries is the dynamic range or signaltonoise ratio. Ive also made a handy pdf version you can get for free. A great example of this is the music and recording arts academy.
Aesebu is the most common alternative to the spdif standard. Divisions made of steel or equivalent material, suitably stiffened and capable of preventing the passage of smoke and flame up. Audio systems are bounded between the noise floor and the clipping level. As specified in section 508 of the 1998 rehabilitation act, the. Jr limiter a circuit that allows signals below a specified input power to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals that exceed this input power. Home electronic tutorials glossary dictionary of electronics terms a. Get clear answers to your every question on every aspect of audio engineering in the updated reference of choice of. Information and translations of audio engineer in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions. However, such searching requires effort and the quality of the results is unpredictable. If you have the dream, the ideas, the music and the creativity but dont know where to start, then this book is for you.
The continuum music studio has complied a glossary of. Choose from 500 different sets of vocabulary audio engineering flashcards on quizlet. This dictionary glossary of engineering terms has been compiled to compliment the work developed as part of the multidisciplinary design project mdp, which is a programme to develop teaching material. Dictionary of electronic and engineering terms, dictionary. As you study this material, referring back to the glossary may provide that missing link that will make your understanding complete. Certified professional for requirements engineering glossary 12 z preface when looking for definitions of terms in requirements engineering, one can find definitions for almost any term by searching the web. If we think in terms of a recording studio, the audio engineer is responsible for preparing an ideal studio environment, meeting clients and being able to successfully deliver what the client is.
Sometimes it is the name of a work like mozarts adagio for violin and orchestra. A device that allows wirelessequipped computers and other devices to communicate with a wired network. An academy of sound engineering is any music education based website, which specialize in teaching audio engineering, music production, mixing, and mastering. Audio engineering society aes a professional organization established in 1948 for engineers, scientists, other individuals with an interest or involvement in audio technology and the professional audio industry. Glossary of audio, recording recording connection audio.
Glossary all terms and definitions listed alphabetically. The computer is programmed to seek answers to inquiries made on a timeshared online system and. Loudspeaker an electroacoustic transducer that produces sound in. A glossary of audio engineering terms and definitions. In terms of the four stages of a sound attack, decay, sustain. Australian vessel survey class, unlimited offshore. To start using the glossary, click the button of the subject youd like to learn about. Below is a basic list of most common words related to audio specifications and terminology. Recording audio production music technology music software. All audio circuits, mixers included, produce a low level of electronic noise or hiss, and while this can be made very low by careful design, it can never be completely eliminated. Flexsound describes a set of digital audio signal processing blocks used in maxims products to provide or enhance audio functions such as compression, limiting, or equalization. Flexsound processor is a fully programmable digital audio signal processing system that includes a programmable dsp core, hardwired digital macros, and an associated memory architecture. Ampere a a unit of measure for the intensity of an electric current flowing in a circuit.
Input gain is designed to take an audio signal, and adjust it to the level which the mixer understands. It terms glossary information technology definitions. Common mechanical engineering terms ball and detent n a simple mechanical arrangement used to hold a moving part in a temporarily fixed position relative to another part. A cardioid mic rejects sound arriving from the rear. Audio engineering in a nutshell audio engineering in a nutshell or. Reprinted by permission of galaxy audio, wichita, ks. It can also refer to the effect a given environment has on sound. This glossary which includes many updated and revised terms, along with nearly 50. Click to download a free sample magazine in full issue pdf format. Glossary dictionary of electronics terms hobby projects. Testing1212, the glossary of terms for sound and audio. Physics of sound to provide the necessary background for the understanding of the topics covered in this document, basic definitions and other aspects related to the physics of sound and noise are presented.
Audio terminology can be very confusing and ambiguous. Section ii general information presents basic definitions. Learn vocabulary audio engineering with free interactive flashcards. Acoustic suspension a sealed or closed box speaker. Audio engineering courses at university or college fall into two rough categories. A limiter is a compressor with a high ratio and, generally, a fast attack time. Audio engineers working in research and development may come from backgrounds such as acoustics, computer science, broadcast engineering, physics, acoustical engineering, electrical engineering and electronics. This glossary contains brief definitions of many of the audio and electronic terms and acronyms used in discussions of sound mixing and recording. For instance, running a recording session at 24bits means the audio will be more accurate than if it.
A form of output that uses verbal replies to inquiries. Learn all the terms and concepts about music production, mixing, mastering, and recording music. Nanowebers per meter nwm the standard unit in measuring the amount of magnetic strength on analog tape. Dictionary of mechanical engineering oxford reference. Glossary of music production terms continuum music studio.
Aesebu professional interface a standard for sending and receiving digital audio adopted by the audio engineering society and the european broadcast. This is a scalar value of stress that can be computed. Section i common terms and definitions is a compilation of terms which are commonly used in the acoustic design discipline, and a brief definition of each. All audio circuits, mixers included, produce a low level of electronic noise or hiss, and. Over 7,400 entriesthis new dictionary provides definitions and explanations for mechanical engineering terms in the core areas of design, stress analysis, dynamics and vibrations, thermodynamics, and fluid. Definitions from absorption to axis, from from baffles to byte, from cable to cyclic redundancy, from. One ampere is equal to a current flow of one coulomb per second. In terms of the four stages of a sound attack, decay, sustain and release, or adsr, a sounds attack is the point where the sound begins and increases in volume to its peak. The adjustment of tape recorder heads in relationship to the tape path for best recording and play back. Every quality professional needs a handy reference of quality terms, acronyms and key people in the history of quality.
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