4-Track
4-Track Type: noun Pronunciation: /4-track/ Also spelled or known as: 4-Track Recorder, Four-Track Recorder Plural: 4-Tracks, Four-Tracks What does 4-Track mean? 4-Track is a recording device with 4 channels. An old form of recording audio. A 4-Track (also known as a 4-Track recorder) is a recording device with 4 channels. An old form of recording […]
4-Track Recorder
4-Track Recorder Type: noun Pronunciation: /4-track-ree-kor-dur/ Also spelled or known as: 4-Track, Four-Track Recorder Plural: 4-Track Recorders, Four-Track Recorders What does 4-Track Recorder mean? 4-Track Recorder is a recording device with 4 channels. An old form of recording audio. A 4-Track Recorder (also known as a 4-Track) is a recording device with 4 channels. An […]
Console
Console Type: noun, equipment Pronunciation: /kon-sole/ Plural: Consoles Related: Mixing desk, Mixer, Sound board What does Console mean? A device for recording, mixing, or live events and sound purposes to amplify, balance, process, and combine sounds. A console is the in person studio version of a DAW. Console synonyms: Mixing desk, Mixer, Sound board Example […]
Controller
Controller Type: noun, equipment, device Pronunciation: /kon-troll-err/ Plural: Controllers What does Controller mean? A MIDI hardware device that controls the parameters of a piece of software or another device. The controller is a MIDI hardware device that controls the parameters of a piece of software or another device. An example of a controller is a MIDI […]
Interface
Interface Type: noun, device Pronunciation: /in-ter-face/ Related: Audio Interface What does Interface mean? A hardware that can receive and output audio. An Interface (also known as “Audio interface”) is a piece of hardware that can receive audio as an input and also output audio. An interface helps a human interact with a computer or other […]
LinnDrum
LinnDrum Type: noun, equipment Pronunciation: /lin-drum/ Also spelled or known as: LM-2 What does LinnDrum mean? A vintage drum machine from/in the 80s. LinnDrum (also called and known as LM-2) is a vintage drum machine manufactured by Linn Electronics between 1982 and 1985. This Machine is responsible for the timbre of disco and related genres […]
Looper
Looper Type: noun, device Pronunciation: /loop-err/ Related: Loop, Looping, Loop Petal, Looper Petal What does Looper mean? A device for looping audio at a specific time interval. Looper is a device for looping audio at a specific time interval and playing it back in real time. A looper can be used in a live performance. […]
Metronome
Metronome Type: noun Pronunciation: /meh-tro-nin/ What does Metronome mean? A device (usually found in DAWs) that audibly reproduces a set tempo, by playing a set of timed clicks. A metronome is a device (usually found in DAWs) that audibly reproduces a set tempo, by playing a set of timed clicks. Metronome synonyms: Tempo Example sentence: […]
Mixer
Mixer Type: noun, device, equipment Pronunciation: /mix-err/ Plural: Mixers Related: Console, Mixing Desk, Sound Board, Mix, Mixing, Mixdown What does Mixer mean? A device for recording, mixing, or live events and sound purposes to amplify, balance, process, and combine sounds. A mixer is the in person studio version of a DAW. Mixer synonyms: Console, Mixing […]
Mixing Desk
Mixing Desk Type: noun, equipment, device Pronunciation: /mix-in-desk/ Also spelled or known as: Mixing-desk, Mixin’ desk Plural: Mixing Desks Related: Console, Mixer, Sound Board What does Mixing desk mean? A device for recording, mixing, or live events and sound purposes to amplify, balance, process, and combine sounds. A mixing desk is the in person studio […]
Module
Module Type: noun, device, equipment Pronunciation: /mod-ull/ What does Module mean? A device (typically hardware but can be software) that creates or processes sound. Module is a device (typically hardware but can be software) that creates or processes sound. Modules have a self-contained group of circuits and controls. Most people refer to modules as part […]
Monitor
Monitor Type: noun, equipment, device Pronunciation: /mon-e-tor/ Plural: Monitors What does Monitor mean? 1. A loudspeaker used for mixing. 2. The screen of a computer. 3. To quality check music and avoid peaks. A monitor is a type of loudspeaker used in recording studios because of their ‘flat’ frequency response for audio to be recreated […]
Monitors
Monitors Type: noun, equipment, device Pronunciation: /mon-e-tors/ Singular: Monitor Related: Studio Monitors, Loudspeakers What does Monitors mean? 1. Loudspeakers used for mixing. 2. The screens of computers. Monitors are a type of loudspeaker used in recording studios because of their ‘flat’ frequency response for audio to be recreated as accurately as possible. Monitors synonyms: Speakers, […]
Multi-Sample
Multi-Sample Type: noun, device, equipment Pronunciation: /mul-ti-samp-ull/ Also spelled or known as: Multi Sample, MultiSample What does Multi-Sample mean? An ampler that maps each keyboard note to a different sample. Multi-sample is an ampler that maps each keyboard note to a different sample. This allows an instrument like a piano or guitar to be recorded […]
Noise Reduction
Noise Reduction Type: noun, effects, filter, process Pronunciation: /noyz-re-duk-tion/ Also spelled or known as: Noise-Reduction Related: Noise What does Noise Reduction mean? 1. The process of removing noise from a signal. 2. A processor that removes noise from a signal. Noise Reduction is the process of removing noise from a signal. There is also a […]
Preamp
Preamp Type: noun, device, equipment Pronunciation: /pre-amp/ Also spelled or known as: Preamplifier, Pre-amp, Pre amp Related: Pre, Preamplifier What does Preamp mean? An amplifier that boosts the incoming signal from a microphone. A preamp is a low-noise amplifier device that boosts the gain of a signal before being recorded, processed, or amplified. A preamp […]
Preamplifier
Preamplifier Type: noun, equipment, device Pronunciation: /pre-amp-lee-fy-err/ Also spelled or known as: Preamp, Pre-amp, Pre amp, Pre amplifier, Pre-amplifier Related: Preamp What does Preamplifier mean? An amplifier that boosts the incoming signal from a microphone. A Preamplifier is a low-noise amplifier device that boosts the gain of a signal before being recorded, processed, or amplified. A […]
Record Player
Record Player Type: noun, equipment, device Pronunciation: /rek-ord-play-err/ Plural: Record Players What does Record Player mean?A device with a turntable to play back vinyl records. A record player is a device with a turntable to play back vinyl records. Record Player synonyms: Turntable Example sentence: “I just got this record player from my grandma.”
Sampler
Sampler Type: noun, instrument, device, equipment Pronunciation: /samp-ler/ Related: Sample, Samples, Sampling, Sampled What does Sampler mean? A sampler is an analogue/virtual electronic instrument that can record or load different samples for their processing and playback. A sampler is an analogue/virtual electronic instrument that can record or load lots of different samples for their processing […]
Tape Deck
Tape Deck Type: noun, device Pronunciation: /tayp-dek/ Also spelled or known as: Tape-Deck Plural: Tape Decks What does Tape Deck mean? An analog audio recording device that records audio by encoding electrical audio signals onto magnetic tape and plays it back. A tape deck is an analog audio recording device that records audio by encoding […]
Tone Generator
Tone Generator Type: noun, device Pronunciation: /tone-gen-e-rate-err/ Also spelled or known as: Tone-Generator Related: Tone What does Tone Generator mean? A device that generates a tone. A Tone Generator is a device that generates a tone at various frequencies, used to align a tape machine, pitch correction purposes or for other testing purposes. Example sentence: […]
Tuning Fork
Tuning Fork Type: noun, device, equipment Pronunciation: /tune-in-fork/ Also spelled or known as: Tuning-Fork What does Tuning fork mean? A two-pronged metal tool used to make sure an instrument is in tune and has the right pitch. A tuning fork is a two-pronged metal tool used to make sure an instrument is in tune and […]
Turntable
Turntable Type: noun, equipment, device Pronunciation: /turn-tab-ull/ Plural: Turntables What does Turntable mean? A flat, circular, and revolving surface on a record player on which the record is played back. A turntable is a flat, circular, and revolving surface on a record player on which the record is played back. A popular turntable is the […]
VCA
VCA Type: noun, acronym, device, equipment Pronunciation: /v-c-a/ Also spelled or known as: V-C-A What does VCA mean? Voltage Controlled Amplifier. VCA stands for Voltage Controlled Amplifier. The section on an analogue synth that controls the ADSR envelope and the volume, the gain is affected by an external voltage fed to it.
VCO
VCO Type: noun, acronym, device Pronunciation: /v-c-o/ Also spelled or known as: V-C-O What does VCO mean? Voltage Controlled Oscillator. VCO stands for Voltage Controlled Oscillator. An oscillator on an analogue synth.