Mixing terminology 1 Flashcards

1
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Signal flow

A

The path that a signal travels from the input of a system to the output

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2
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DAW

A

Digital Audio Workstation

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3
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Bus

A

A ‘pipeline’ in a DAW, direct the flow of one or more tracks to a new channel

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4
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Aux track

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A channel that has no audio file on it, but instead has audio flowing through it from another place on the DAW

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5
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3 Types of output bus

A
  1. Instrument bus
  2. Mix bus
  3. Submix bus
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6
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Instrument bus

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When you set the output of multiple audio files to one single bus

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7
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Stereo output, mix bus, or master output

A

The final channel that all of your audio flows into, which directs them out into your speakers

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8
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Submix bus

A

Aux tracks that have multiple instruments flowing into them

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9
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Send

A

Allows you to send a copy of an audio file to an aux track without affecting the original

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10
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Dry

A

Your original, unaffected signal

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11
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Wet

A

Your new, affected signal

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12
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Volume

A

Audio level after processing (plug-ins)

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13
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Gain

A

Audio level before processing

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14
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Gain staging

A
  1. Making all of the recording have a similar level of gain
  2. Making sure recordings are the same level after the plugin as they were before
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15
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Bounce

A

Exporting a session into a listenabable format (MP3, WAV)

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16
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Acoustics

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17
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Frequency spectrum

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20Hz - 20kHz

18
Q

Fundamental

A

The most important frequency made by and instrument

19
Q

Overtones

A

Thousands of resonating frequencies that happen when an instrument is played

20
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Harmonics

A

Created by the vibration of the fundamental frequency (octave/s above)

21
Q

To find the harmonic

A

Double the frequency

22
Q

Frequency masking

A

When someone’s perception of one sound is affected by the presence of another

23
Q

Room resonance

A

An overtone that gets caught in-between two parallel walls of your room

24
Q

Acoustic treatment

A

Fibreglass panels that are hung from walls in order to balance the frequency response of a room

25
Q

3 Types of microphones

A
  1. Condenser microphones
  2. Dynamic microphones
  3. Ribbon microphones
26
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Condenser microphone

A

Has a large frequency range and high sensitivity (vocals, acoustic guitar)

27
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Dynamic microphones

A

Has a limited frequency range and low sensitivity
(loud aggressive sounds, drums, reduces dynamic range)

28
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Ribbon microphone

A

Large frequency range and high sensitivity
(older, lots of colour, less common)

29
Q

Polar pattern

A

What direction a microphone picks up sound from

30
Q

Unidirectional / cardioid

A

Picks up sound in front of it, but not behind it (null point)

31
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Bidirectional

A

Picks up sound from front and back (some condenser mics, all ribbon mics)

32
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Omnidirectional

A

Picks up sound from all directions (rare, only some condenser mics)

33
Q

Pad

A

A switch that turns down the sensitivity level of the microphone

34
Q

Pre-amp

A

Volume knob for microphone

35
Q

Phantom power

A

Power that is necessary to get a condenser microphone to work

36
Q

The proximity effect

A

The closer you get to a microphone, the more low frequencies are recorded

37
Q

Plosives

A

Sounds made from the mouth that blow a quick burst of air (p, b, t, k, d)

38
Q

Pop filters

A

Stop plosives from reaching the microphone

39
Q

Sibilance

A

The sound of an “s” in a word

40
Q

Fixing sibilance

A
  1. Move further from the mic
  2. Point the mic away from your mouth
  3. Use a de-esser during the mix