Measure (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /mesh-err/

What does Measure mean?

A specific length of time of a specific number of beats played at a particular tempo. 

Measure is a specific length of time of a specific number of beats played at a particular tempo. 

Measure Synonyms: Bar

Example sentence: “I’ll give you a measure in a bit.”

Sound waves (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /sound-waves/

Also spelled or known as: Sound-Waves, Soundwaves

Singular: Sound wave

Related: Waveform

What does Sound waves mean?

Audio signals shown visually as waves.

Sound waves are audio signals shown visually as waves

Sound waves Synonyms: Waveforms

Example sentence: “I like the sound waves going on.”

Room (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /room/

What does Room mean?

1. A studio room.

2. A type of reverb sounding like a smaller space.

Room has two meanings in music, Room can mean a studio room or a type of reverb sounding like a smaller space.

Example sentence: “What room are you in tonight?”

Patch (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /patch/

What does Patch mean?

A saved combination of settings that can be loaded into a device.

Patch is a saved combination of settings that can be loaded into a device (synths, effects, etc).

Patch synonyms: Preset

Example sentence: “I have a patch for that effect.”

Vibrato (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /vi-bra-toe/

What does Vibrato mean?

An effect created by modulating the pitch of a sound with an LFO at a small amplitude.

Vibrato is an effect created by modulating the pitch of a sound with an LFO at a small amplitude. This creates a wavy sound.

Example sentence: “Did you take the vibrato off?”

Reso (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /rae-so/

Related: Reso

What does Reso mean?

1. Loud, clear, & deep sound.

2. A control on a filter determining the level of accentuation on the current cutoff filter.

Reso is 1. Loud, clear, & deep sound. 2. A control on a filter determining the level of accentuation on the current cutoff filter.

Reso Synonyms: Resonance

Example sentence: “I don’t like the reso.”

Pink Noise (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /pink-noise/

Also spelled or known as: Pink-Noise, Pinknoise

Other Noises: White Noise, Brown Noise, Quantization Noise

What does Pink Noise mean?

A type of noise similar to white noise, except the high frequencies are slightly wet.

Pink Noise is a type of noise similar to white noise, except the high frequencies are slightly wet.

Other Noises: White Noise, Brown Noise, Quantization Noise

Example sentence: “We need some pink noise on set.”

Quantization Noise (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /quan-ti-za-tion-noise/

Also spelled or known as: Quantization-Noise, Quantizationnoise

Other Noises: White Noise, Brown Noise, Pink Noise

What does Quantization Noise mean?

A noise created by quantization error.

Quantization Noise is a type of noise created by quantization error in the ADC.

Other Noises: White Noise, Brown Noise, Pink Noise

Atmosphere (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /at-mos-fair/

Related: Atmospheric

What does Atmosphere mean?

A sonic effect created by adding reverb.

Atmosphere is a sonic effect created by adding reverb. Atmosphere is typically known as the background of a record and creates a feeling.

Example sentence: “I like the atmosphere of this song.”

Beat Repeat (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /beat-re-peat/

Also spelled or known as: Beat-Repeat

Related: Beat

What does Beat Repeat mean?

An effect that takes audio as an input and repeats the audio back at timed intervals to create a glitch effect.

Beat Repeat is an effect that takes audio as an input and repeats the audio back at timed intervals to create a glitch effect.

Example sentence: “I used the Beat Repeat on it.”