3Q MIT 9 - W1 DEFINITIONS Flashcards
To familiarize yourself with the terms.
I is the process of manipulating audio to alter length, speed, and volume or to create additional versions such as loops.
Audio Editing
The reproduction of sounds
Audio
The frequencies detectable by the human ear (specifically 2oHZ and 20 KHZ)
Sound
first device to record sound waves
Phonautograph
used as a visual study only; did not have the capabilities to playback what was recorded
Phonautograph
a cylinder covered with material that could be etched upon with a stylus
Phonograph
It was perfected by Thomas Edison
Phonograph
similar to a phonograph but uses a flat disc instead of a round cylinder
Gramophone
It increased the flexibility of the process and the sound quality of recordings
Electric Microphone Recording Process
The ability to record and re-record audio with minimal loss in the quality, to easily edit and rearrange recordings
Magnetic Tape
The tape is divided into multiple tracks parallel with each other
Multitrack Recordings
It was popular in the 1950s through mid-1960s
3-track Recorders
It became the studio standard in the late 1960s (Beatles/Rolling Stone)
4-track Recorders
It is like a cassette tape but recorded digital audio at 16-bits instead of analog audio
Digital Audio Tape (DAT)
A machine that uses VHS video tape to record 8-tracks of digit audio
Alesis Digital Audio Tape recorders (ADAT)
