Category
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microphone
thumb|upright|Shure Brothers microphone, model 55S, multi-impedance "Small Unidyne" dynamic from 1951
magnetic tape
medium used to store data in the form of magnetic fields
tape recorder
analog or digital electronic device for recording sound on magnetic tape
stereo sound
method of sound reproduction using two audio channels
high fidelity
high-quality reproduction of sound
mastering
form of audio post-production
sound recording and reproduction
recording of sound and playing it back
Pro Tools
digital audio workstation
lip sync
matching a speaking or singing person's lip movements to an audio recording
laugh track
separate soundtrack for a recorded comedy show containing the sound of audience laughter
Logic Pro
digital audio workstation
audio tour
tour presented through recorded spoken commentary to a visitor attraction such as a museum
audio effects unit
electronic or digital device that alters how a musical instrument or other audio source sounds
multitrack recording
separate recording of multiple sound sources to create a cohesive whole
Talk box
effects unit that allows musicians to modify the sound of a musical instrument
flanging
Flanging is an audio effect produced by mixing two identical signals together, one signal delayed by a small and (usually) gradually changing period, usually smaller than 20 milliseconds. This produces a swept comb filter effect: peaks and notches are produced in the resulting frequency spectrum, related to each other in a linear harmonic series. Varying the time delay causes these to sweep up and down the frequency spectrum. A flanger is an effects unit that creates this effect.
noise reduction
process of removing noise from a signal
delay
audio effect reminiscent of an echo
digital recording
audio or video represented as a stream of discrete numbers
field recording
term used for an audio recording produced outside a recording studio for the purpose of capturing the audible illustration of an environment
fade
gradual change in level of audio signal
Dolby noise-reduction system
A line of noise reduction systems for reel-to-reel and cassette tape recorders
Rick Hall
American record producer, songwriter, music publisher and musician (1932–2018)
pitch shift
audio processing technique that changes the original pitch of a sound
Holophonics
Holophonics is a binaural recording system created by Hugo Zuccarelli that is based on the claim that the human auditory system acts as an interferometer. It relies on phase variance, just like stereophonic sound. The sound characteristics of holophonics are most clearly heard through headphones, though they can be effectively demonstrated with two-channel stereo speakers, provided that they are phase-coherent. The word "holophonics" is related to "acoustic hologram".
music technology
technology related to music
dbx
family of noise reduction systems
tape head cleaner
optical disc packaging
case or other packaging used to protect optical discs
audio mixing
audio mixing to yield recorded sound
production sound mixer
member of a film crew or television crew responsible for recording all sound recording on set during the filmmaking or television production
Headroom
Amount by which a signal can exceed a designated nominal level
equalization
changing the balance of frequency components in an audio signal
sound-on-film (optical)
storing sound recordings on film
home recording
recording sound using a home studio
backing track
piece of music usually partly instrumental with additional backing vocals or similar
Dummy head recording
Recording method
double tracking
audio recording technique in which a performer sings or plays along with their own prerecorded performance, usually to produce a stronger or "bigger" sound than can be obtained with a single voice or instrument
balanced audio
method of interconnecting audio equipment
headphone amplifier
audio amplifier used with headphones
noise in music
unpitched, indeterminate, uncontrolled, loud, unmusical, or unwanted sound in music
mixing engineer
person responsible for mixing the different sonic elements of a piece of recorded music into a final version of a song
Pitch control
control on an audio device
Volta Laboratory and Bureau
U.S. National Historic Landmark research laboratory
audio forensics
peak programme meter
quasi-peak meter originally developed by the BBC