Type: noun
Pronunciation: /rek-ord-play-err/
Plural: Record Players
What does Record Player mean? What is a Record Player?
A record player is a device with a turntable to play back vinyl records.
Record Player synonyms: Turntable
Example sentence: “Can you ask the DJ to bring his record player.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /turn-tab-ull/
Plural: Turntables
What does Turntable mean? What is a Turntable?
A turntable is a flat, circular, and revolving surface on a record player on which the record is played back. A popular turntable is the Technics SL-1200.
Turntable synonyms: Record player
Example sentence: “We have a turntable we can use to play the record and listen.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /buss/
Also spelled or known as: Bus
What does Buss mean? What is a Buss?
Buss is a an auxiliary track that is assigned audio from multiple tracks in a DAW for group audio processing. A bus may group vocals, piano, and synthesizers together after their individual processing. A drum buss can group a kick, snare, hats, rides, and other percussion recordings into one channel (after initial processing), this bus creates a group effect processing, like EQ, reverb, compression, etc.
Example sentence: “I put all the drums in a buss.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /kayb-ull/
Plural: Cables
What does Cable mean? What is a Cable?
A cable is a cord that can connect devices together by transmitting audio or some form of digital/analogue data.
Example sentence: “Can you pass me the cable on the right.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /brow-zer/
What does Browser mean? What is a Browser?
A browser is a feature on most DAWs for browsing files like samples, effects, plugins, presets, stock content, & more.
Example sentence: “Can you find a new 808 with the browser.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /brick-wall-fil-ter/
What does Brickwall Filter mean? What is a Brickwall Filter?
A Brickwall Filter is an advanced type of low-pass or high-pass filter with a very steep slope (dB/oct), resembling a brick wall becuase of the rolloff. A Brickwall Filter is used to remove frequencies above and below the human hearing spectrum.
Example sentence: “I cleaned it up with the brickwall filter.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /brahs/
What does Brass mean? What is a Brass?
Brass is an acoustic brass instrument or a type of sound that resembles a brass instrument.
Example sentence: “Let’s add a brass in between.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /boost/
What does Boost mean?
Boost is an EQ adjustment that increases the gain of a frequency spectrum.
Example sentence: “Let’s give it a boost.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /behl/
Plural: Bells
What does Bell mean? What is a Bell?
A bell is an idiophone percussion instrument that sounds like or resembles a real bell.
Example sentence: “Let’s try to add a bell there.”
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /tayp-re-kor-der/
Also spelled or known as: Tape-Recorder
Plural: Tape Recorders
What does Tape Recorder mean? What is a Tape Recorder?
A tape recorder is an analog audio recording device that records audio by encoding electrical audio signals onto magnetic tape and plays it back. The 2” Ampex tape recorder was used back in the day, most studios had a ¼” tape machine or a ½” machine.
Tape Recorder Synonyms: Tape Machine, Tape Deck, Tape Player, Audio Tape Recorder
Example sentence: “Let’s record it with the tape recorder.”