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Acoustic guitar

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One that needs no electronic amplification

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Acoustic

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The sound of a room or space

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Acoustic screen

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To separate musicians and prevent leakage between musicians and mics

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Amplifier

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Takes a small level signal and increases it to an audible level

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Arrangement

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Instruments used, the parts they play and the structure of a song or piece

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Audio

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Electronically produced or reproduce sound

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Backing vocals

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Secondary to the lead vocal, support and enhance

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Bass

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Lower range of audible frequencies 20hz and 320hz

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Bass guitar

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Bass parts in pop rock and sometimes jazz. Active because they need battery power for the circuit that controls the tone of the instrument

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Cardioid

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Heart shaped pattern, picks up only one side. Fewer problems for feedback

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CD

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Compact disk

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Channel

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Series of electronic circuits designed to input a source

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Chorus (song structure)

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Part of the song that is repeated

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Circuit breaker

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Electrical safety device that automatically switches off the power supply as soon as it detects a problem or fault

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Connector

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Plug or termination at each end of a lead or cable. Most common is Jack for general connections, XLR for mica

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Control room

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Where equipment and engineer are situated

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Count in

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Beats before a piece starts to give tempo. Should be eliminated from final mix

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Distortion

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Grating sound when an incorrect setting is used. Standard for electric guitar and organ

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Drum kit

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Groups of drums and cymbals

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Dry

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A signal that has no effect added to it

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Echo

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Physical reflection of sound wave from a reflective surface which gradually diminishes in energy

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Electric guitar

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With jack sockets, output like a mic. 3 techniques:
Positioning mic in front of amp
Plugging into a DI box
Using a guitar pod/processor which fulfils roles of both mic and DI box

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Fade in

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Track increases gradually from silence

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Fade out

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Decreases gradually to silence

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Gain
Amplification. Determined by the amount an electric circuit amplified the input signal. Slidery bit on the mix screen. "Play your loud bit"
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Headphones
Stereo speaker system for isolated monitoring of signals
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Hiss/white noise
Electronically generated high frequency noise
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Hum
Electronically generated low frequency noise. From incorrectly wired cables
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Input
Connection of a signal into a device
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Introduction
Opening part of a song
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Jack plug
Guitars, keyboard and mixers. Easily unplugged. BALANCED SIGNAL