COM 3270 Audio Production Basic Vocabulary Terms

NAME _________________________________________ TERM ____________

1. Producer

2. Engineer

3. Frequency

4. Pitch

5. Range of Hi Fi sound

6. Decibel

7. Sound pressure level (SPL)

8. Reverberation

9. Echo

10. Delay

11. Flanging

12. Compressor/limiter

13. Live room

14. Dead room

15. Microphone

16. Condenser microphone

17. Dynamic microphone

18. Cardioid (directional) pick-up pattern

19. Omni-directional pick-up pattern

20. Hyper-cardioid pick-up pattern

21. Proximity effect

22. Windscreen

23. Overload

24. Feedback

25. XLR connector

26. RCA connector

27. ¼” phone connector

28. 1/8” Mini connector

29. Plug

30. Jack

31. Phantom power

32. Graphic equalizer

33. VU meter

34. Audio mixer/console

35. Fader

36. Digital audio tape (DAT)

37. Multi-track recorder

38. Overdubbing

39. Track

40. Pan Pot

41. Send/Return

42. Mixing

43. Mastering