MT - Recording & Mixing Glossary

Question 1

Acoustic Recording

Answer 1

Not using electrical equipment to record audio.

Question 2

Acoustic Screens

Answer 2

Used to help block/absorb sound-waves.

Question 3

Analogue Tape

Answer 3

A recording medium that uses magnetic tape.

Question 4

BUS Send

Answer 4

A way of sending/routing audio to other sources/places.

Question 5

Condenser

Answer 5

A microphone that uses phantom power to help move the diaphragm.

Question 6

Close Micing

Answer 6

Recording a sound source closely.

Question 7

Compression

Answer 7

Equipment used to compress a wave form for corrective and creative purposes.

Question 8

Delay/Echo

Answer 8

An audio signal is split in to two, one is delayed slightly and then the audio signals are put back together again resulting in a delayed signal.

Question 9

Direct-to-Disc

Answer 9

Recording directly to a recording medium.

Question 10

Dynamic

Answer 10

A microphone that only uses SPL to move a diaphragm.

Question 11

Electrical Recording

Answer 11

Using microphones that produce electrical signals to record.

Question 12

EQ

Answer 12

Equalisation – an audio tool that changes different frequencies.

Question 13

Live Recording

Answer 13

Recording a musical act live all together.

Question 14

Microphone

Answer 14

A device to pick up the sound of audio sources.

Question 15

Mono

Answer 15

A single signal.

Question 16

Overdub

Answer 16

Recording a source over already recorded parts.

Question 17

Overspill/Bleed

Answer 17

When sound is heard from other sources (eg: drum kit).

Question 18

Phantom Power

Answer 18

48v of power to drive condenser microphones.

Question 19

Proximity Effect

Answer 19

The closer you are to a sound source more low end will be heard.

Question 20

Reverb

Answer 20

An effect that creates ambience/spaces.

Question 21

Reverb/Echo Chamber

Answer 21

A reflective room that is used to capture the ambient sound of a sound source within that room.

Question 22

Ride the Fader

Answer 22

Old mixing engineer/producers trick to help control dynamics before compression was available/used.

Question 23

Room Sound.

Answer 23

The ambient sound of a room.

Question 24

Stereo

Answer 24

Two output signals.

Question 25

Tape Hiss

Answer 25

An unwanted artifact which occurs from using analogue tape.

Question 26

Tracks

Answer 26

Different layers of audio.