Audio Glossary – Terms from Recording, Mixing & Mastering simply explained
Welcome to our Audio Glossar!
Here you will find easy-to-understand explanations of important terms from the areas Music production, Recording, mixing, Mastering and AcousticsOur goal is to regularly expand this lexicon section to include musiciansinside, producerto provide sound knowledge and practical tips to audio enthusiasts – for better music production!
Whether you're recording your first music project or are an experienced engineer, our audio lexicon supports you with practical information and tips for better productions.
🔍 What awaits you in our audio lexicon?
Technical terms related to recording, mixing & mastering
Simple, understandable explanations
Practical examples
Tips for use in a home studio or professional recording studio
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📚 Glossary entries
- AD/DA converter
- Aliasing
- Amplitude
- Analog mastering
- ATMO
- audio mastering
- audio restoration
- bass trap
- bit depth
- Broadcast Wave
- crest factor
- Clipping
- DC OFFSET
- decibel
- Dithering
- dynamic Range
- Equalizer
- e-mastering
- Fletcher-Munson curves
- Foley
- Free beats
- goniometer
- Haas effect
- Jitter
- LUFS
- mastering engineer
- master tape
- mono-compatibility
- Multiband compressor
- Nyquist frequency
- Mastering
- Music Mixing
- Music production
- oversampling
- PGM film sound
- phantom power
- phase shift
- phono preamp
- Pre-ringing
- Q factor
- quantization noise
- Remastered and remastered
- Reverb
- RIAA equalization standard
- RMS
- sample rate
- SPL
- cutting graver
- Soft clippers
- stems
- Depth gradation
- sound engineer
- true peak
- VoiceOver
Praise, criticism, suggestion
In the long term, a music lexicon is to be created here, which enables the reader to understand terms relating to the music industry, mixing and mastering. We try to provide a detailed description, but we are also not perfect and look forward to any constructive criticism.