Glossary 2.0 Flashcards

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ADAT

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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

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Anechoic Chamber

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A room designed to completely absorb reflections of sound, minimising reverb

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Attenuation

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A reduction in volume/gain

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DASH

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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

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DAT

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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

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Depth (LFO)

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On an LFO, the greater the depth, the wider the range of values for the modulated parameter

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Destructive editing

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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

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Diffusion

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Scatters sound waves over a large area

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