Glossary

ADAT A tape-based modular eight-track digital recorder made by Alesis.

AIFF (audio interchange file format) An uncompressed digital audio file format.

Ambient miking A recording technique where microphones are positioned away from a sound source so they capture the natural acoustics and reverberation of a recording environment.

Amplitude Refers to the level or strength of a signal; when displayed visually the louder the sound the higher the waveform.

Analogue Refers to a continuous unbroken signal as opposed to a digital signal that is broken up and represented by a stream of numbers.

Arrange window The main window you will see on MIDI sequencer or DAW whilst making music.

Attenuate To reduce the level of a signal.

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