Week 9 Flashcards
1
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Synthesiser
A
An electronic instrument used to imitate the sounds of real instruments or to create new timbres.
2
Q
Tape
A
A recording medium consisting of stripes (tracks) of magnetically sensitive material on a reel of plastic or metal tape. As an audio signal is applied from an electromagnetic tape head, the magnetic state of the track is altered. They are used in tape and cassette recorders. Until digital recording became possible, multi-track tape machines were the standard equipment in studios.
3
Q
Tracking
A
The process of recording individual instruments for a multi-track production.
4
Q
Transistor
A
An electronic component which amplieifes an audio signal
5
Q
Trough
A
The lowest level in a wave cycle
