| scratch vocals | Vocal performances that are typically done as the rhythm instruments are being recorded so that the musicians can get a feel for the song and keep track of where they are in the tune. if the scrat... |
| shelving equalizer | An equalizer that applies a constant boost or cut to a signal either above or below a chosen frequency. the resulting waveform shape resembles a shelf. |
| sibilance | In a vocal recording, excessive peaks in the frequency response in the 6-10khz range, due to an overemphasis of `s` and `sh` sounds. sibilance can usually be minimized in a recorded track through ... |
| single-d microphone | A type of directional mic having an identical distance between its front and rear sound entry points. |
| single-ended | A noise reduction system that only needs to be placed at the output end of the signal chain. single-ended noise reduction does not involve encoding of the signal, and therefore does not need to be... |
| sizzly | When describing vocals, a track with excessive or exaggerated `s` and `sh` sounds. also used to refer to a cymbal sound with too many high frequencies. |
| slapback | A repetition of a sound approximately 50 to 200 milliseconds after the original sound is heard. |
| smeared | A sound sample or track lacking detail and clarity. also a track exhibiting poor transient response or excessive leakage between mics. |
| smpte formats | Smpte time code can be written in several ways, called formats. the formats differ depending on whether the time code is for film, european video, american video or music. some common smpte format... |
| solfege | A method of singing music that employs syllables (do,re,mi,fa,so,la,ti) to represent pitches, with a single syllable corresponding to a single note. |
| song pointer message | The midi message that specifies, to a 16th note, how far into a piece you are. this permits a master device to send a song position pointer to a slave device, such as a drum machine, to begin play... |
| song position pointer | A message sent by a master device that allows slaves to begin at any point within a sequence or song. |
| sound generator | A sample-playback module or synthesizer without a keyboard. the sounds are triggered by midi signals from an external keyboard, a dedicated hardware sequencer, or a computer sequencing program. |
| spaced pair | A method of miking in which two microphones are spaced horizontally several feet apart. the mics are typically aimed straight ahead toward the sound source. |
| spdif | The consumer standard for digital audio transfers, using rca-type plugs. |
| spot microphone | A microphone placed close to the sound source. usually spot microphone signals are mixed with signals from more distant microphones to add presence. |
| squashed | Sound with a very limited dynamic range; highly compressed. |
| stacking tracks | The technique of recording several performances of a musical part on separate tracks. so that the best portions of each performance can be played in sequence during mixdown. |
| standard midi file | A universal midi file format, read by almost all midi software. two formats are available--type 0, which is a single track sequence, and type 1, which is a multi-track sequence. |
| standing wave | - A stationary waveform, created by multiple reflections between opposite room surfaces. at certain points along the standing wave, the direct and reflected waves cancel, and at other points the...
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| steely | Sounds with an emphasized upper midrange response around 3 to 6 khz. also used to describe sound with a peaky, non-flat high-frequency response, or with too many overall high frequencies. |
| step-time recording | Recording data into a sequencer one chord or note at a time, choosing the note durations for each chord or note. the sequence can then be played back at a normal tempo. |
| stereo imaging | - The ability of a stereo recording or monitor system to accurately position audio images at various locations between a stereo pair of speakers.
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| stereo microphone | A microphone containing two coincident microphone capsules in a single housing for stereo recording. |
| sub dominant | A music theory term literally meaning the scale degree of four. may refer to a note or the chord based on a note. |
| sub mediant | A music theory term literally meaning the scale degree of six. may refer to a note or the chord based on a note. |
| submaster | A master volume control for an output buss. |
| submix | A smaller mix within a larger mix. submixes are typically made for drums, keyboards, and/or effects. |
| submixer | A small mixer, which can be a separate mixer or contained within a larger mixer, that is used to feed submixed drums, keyboards, effects, etc. to an overall mix. |
| supercardioid microphone | A unidirectional microphone that attenuates sounds arriving from the sides and rear, with maximum sound rejection occurring at 125 degrees either side off-axis. |
| supply reel | Also known as the `feed reel`, the reel on the left side of a tape recorder that unwinds during recording or playback. |
| sync box | 1. a box that synchronizes a midi sequencer (either computer- or hardware- based) to a tape recorder, so the sequencer becomes a natural extension of the tape deck and does not waste audio tracks.... |
| sync stripe | A special audio signal recorded to one track on a tape that contains specially encoded digital information. this information can be decoded by a sync box and converted into meaningful midi sync in... |
| synchronous recording | The technique of using a record head as a playback head during an overdub session to keep the overdubbed parts in sync with the previously recorded music. |
| synthesizer programming | Creating new sounds, or changing existing sounds in a synthesizer. |
| tabulature | A notation system for stringed instruments based on fingering numbers rather than standard musical symbols. |
| take sheet | A paper or computer notepad listing each take by number for each song, along with any notes on effects, performance, etc. |
| take up reel | The reel on the right side of a reel-to-reel tape recorder that winds up the tape as is playing or recording. |
| talkback | An intercom in the mixer for the producer and/or engineer and producer to talk from the control room and give feedback to the musicians in the studio room. |
| tape editing | The splicing and rejoining of magnetic tape (not digital tape) to insert leader tape, to reorder recorded takes into a new sequence, or to delete entire musical passages. |
| tape loop | An endless loop of tape made by splicing a length of tape end to end, used for continuous repetition of several seconds of audio. |
| tearsheet | - A tearsheet is an entire page from an actual print publication that has carried an advertisement, not just a clip of the ad. tearsheets clearly show how the ad was produced in the publication,...
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| tessitura | A musical term meaning the range, from high to low, of a specific voice or instrument. |
| three-pin connector | Also known as an xlr-connector, a professional audio connector for balanced audio signals. pin 1 is connected to the cable shield, pin 2 connects to the signal hot lead and the third pin is connec... |
| thumpy | A track or sound sample with audible low-pitched thumps, which can be caused by miking an acoustic guitar too closely, or by a guitar with excessive lows around 50 to 80 hz. |
| thunderous | A sound with an extremely deep bass, almost rumbling quality, with extended low-frequency response below 60 hz. |
| timbral | The property of having tone color, or the distinctness of the sound of an instrument from any other. |
| tinny | A sound with a telephone-like tone having weak lows and a boosted mid-range, with a very narrow frequency range. the sound seems almost as if it is coming from the inside of a tin can. |
| tonal balance | The balance or volume relationships between different regions of the frequency spectrum, including bass, lower midrange, midrange, upper midrange and highs. |
| tone color | The sound or property of an instrument, as distinct from any other. |
| tranparent | A track or mix which is clear, detailed, not muddy, and which has a wide, flat frequency response. also a mix exhibiting very low noise and distortion. |
| trashy | A sound with weak lows and boosted mid-range, with a very narrow frequency range, as if it was heard on a telephone or from the inside of a metal trash can. |
| tubby | A sound having low-frequency resonances, almost as if the sound were coming from inside a bathtub. |
| vamp | - A continuously repeated musical phrase.
- Что-либо починенное на скорую руку
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| veiled | A track or sound sample with a slight amount of noise or and/or distortion, as if the speakers were covered with a silk veil. veiled also describes a sound with slightly weak high frequencies. opp... |
| virtual tracking | When a midi sequencer is locked via a sync box to a tape deck, the sequencer tracks become virtual additions or extensions to those on tape, since it is not necessary to record the sequencer track... |
| voicing | The careful equalization of a speaker/amplifier system (as in a recording studio monitor or sound reinforcement system) to achieve a particular sound or effect. |
| vu meter | A voltmeter with a specific transient response, calibrated in vus (volume units). a vu meter is used to display the relative volume of various audio signals, and to set the optimum recording level... |
| windscreen | Also known as a pop filter, a screen placed between a microphone and a vocalist that attenuates or filters out pop or wind disturbances before they strike the microphone diaphragm. usually windscr... |
| woodshedding | Practicing an instrument for the purpose of significant improvements in technique, style, or speed. |
| wooly | A sound with weak high frequencies, almost sounding like a speaker with wool blanket over it. for drum tracks, an emphasis around 225 to 600 hz contributes to a wooly sound. |
| xlr-type connector | The part number of an itt cannon device which has become the popular definition for a three-pin professional audio connector. |
| x-y pair | Also known as coincident pair, a method of stereo recording using a stereo microphone, or two separate microphones, placed so that the microphone diaphragms occupy approximately the same point in ... |
| y-adaptor | A cable that connects two cables in parallel in order to feed one signal to two separate inputs. |
