Glossary 2.0 Flashcards
ADAT
Alesis Digital Audio Tape: A standard that enables the recording of multitrack digital audio onto a VHS tape. Later ADAT (HD) recorders featured a hard disk
Anechoic Chamber
A room designed to completely absorb reflections of sound, minimising reverb
Attenuation
A reduction in volume/gain
DASH
Digital Audio Stationary Head: An Open reel tape system introduced in 1982 as an early method of recording multitrack digital audio for mixing and mastering
DAT
Digital Audio Tape: Introduced in 1987 as a method of recording digital audio to a cassette tape. It supported two channel stereo recording, so was commonly used as a medium for mastering
Depth (LFO)
On an LFO, the greater the depth, the wider the range of values for the modulated parameter
Destructive editing
Changes to the audio file associated with the sample; processing is not normally reversible. Normally, editing in a DAW sample editor is destructive. Physically making changes to a tape is another example of destructive editing
Diffusion
Scatters sound waves over a large area