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What do AFL and PFL stand for?
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After-Fade Listen and Pre-Fade Listen.
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What does DOS stand for?
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Disk Operating System
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What does DSP stand for?
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Digital Signal Processor
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What does MDM stand for?
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Modular Digital Multitrack
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What does RF stand for?
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Radio Frequency
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What does SPL stand for?
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Sound Pressure Level
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What does THD stand for?
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Total Harmonic Distortion
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What does an ACTIVE circuit contain, that a PASSIVE circuit doesn't?
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Transistors, ICs, tubes, and other devices that require power to operate, and are capable of amplification
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What does an auto-locator do?
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Stores specific locations on tape, which can be re-called later
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What is 'bouncing'?
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Mixing two or more tracks together, and recording them onto another track
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What is 'balance'?
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The relative (volume) levels of left/right or different instruments within a mix
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What is 'foldback'?
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Feeding one or more separate mixes to performers when recording and overdubbing; also known as 'cue mix'
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What does the 'aux' control do?
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Routes signal out to an external module, eg. FX
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How does a bandpass filter work?
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It removes/attentuates frequencies above or below set levels, and emphasizes the frequencies between.
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What is 'CV', and what does it do?
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Control Voltage; used to control pitch of oscillator or filter frequency
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What is analogue synthesis?
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Waveforms/sounds created by analogue circuitry, usually filtering simple, repeating waveforms
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What is additive synthesis?
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Waveforms/sounds created by combining basic waveforms with filters and envelope shapers
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What is subtractive synthesis?
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Waveforms/sounds created by filtering and shaping a raw, harmonically complex waveform
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What is a patch?
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A single pre-programmed sound that can be recalled
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What does the 'Local On/Off' do on a synthesizer?
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Allos the keyboard and oscillators to be used separately of each other
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What is the name for a synthesizer without a keyboard?
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Expander Module
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Korg M3M
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What is 'active sensing'?
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Where a sending MIDI device sends frequent short messages to the receiver device, to ensure the connection is working
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How does an arpeggiator work?
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Allows a MIDI instrument to sequence around any notes currently being played, usually over several octaves
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What does a MIDI Analyser do?
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Gives a visual readout of MIDI activity when connected between two MIDI devices
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What is MTC?
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MIDI Time-Code; a MIDI Sync Implementation
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What does MIDI Controller Data do?
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Sends information about the position of wheels, pedals, switches, etc.
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How does quanitising work?
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Moves notes recorded into a MIDI sequencer into set parameters, eg; crotchets, quavers, etc.
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What is an algorithm?
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A computer program designed to perform a specific task
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What is ambience?
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Sound reflections in a confined sense added to the origianl source sound, which gives a sense of space
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What does an amplifier do?
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Increases the level of an electrical signal
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If something is 'analogue', how does it work?
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Uses a continually changing voltage or current to represent a signal
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What is ASCII, and what does it do?
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American Standard Code for Information Interchange; code for representing keyboard characters in binary data
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How does a capacitor microphone work?
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By measuring the change in electrical charge across a thin conductive membrane inside the microphone
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How is the chorus effect created?
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By doubling the signal, and adding delay and slight pitch modulation
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When does 'clipping' occur?
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When a signal attempts to exceed the maximum level that a piece of equipment can handle
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What is damping?
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The rate at which reverberant energy is absorbed by surfaces in the environment
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What does DCO stand for?
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Digitally Controlled Oscillator
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What does DI stand for, and what is it?
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Direct Injection; when a signal is plugged directly into an audio chain, without a microphone
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How does a dynamic microphone work?
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On the electric-generator principle, where a diaphragm moves a coil of wire within a magnetic field
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What does the term 'envelope' describe?
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The way in which the level of a sound or signal varies over time
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What is a 'glitch'?
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An unwanted short-term corruption of a signal, or malfunction of a piece of equipment
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What is a 'ground loop' or 'earth loop'?
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Wiring fault, where multiple ground conenctions cause audible mains hums to be picked up
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If you initialise a piece of equipment, what do you do to it?
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Restore it to its factory settings
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What is an interface?
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A device that acts as an intermediary between two or more other pieces of equipment, eg-a MIDI interface allows a computer to communicate with MIDI instruments
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What does a limiter do?
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Controls the gain of a signal to prevent it ever exceeding a set level
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How does noise shaping work?
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Moves and added noise to part of the audio spectrum where human hearing is less sensitive
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What is the 'sample rate' a measurement of?
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The number of times an A/D converter samples a waveform per second
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What is sibilance, and how is it usually caused?
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A whistling or lisping sound, caused by poor mic technique or excessive equalisation
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What does a transducer do?
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Convertes one form of energy to another, eg. a microphone, which converts mechanical energy to electrical energy
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What does a VU Meter do?
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Interprets signal levels in roughly the same way as the human ear, which responds more closely to the average levels, than peak levels
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