A glossary of common audio engineering terms used in audio engineering and sound design.
www.pinnaclecollege.edu
Pinnacle College offers an Associate's degree in Music Production Recording Arts. The degree prepares you for careers such as: Audio Engineering, Mixing Engineering, Studio Recording, Recording Engineer, Music Producer, Foley, Composer, Mastering Engineer, Music Producer, Live Sound Engineering to name a few.
Pinnacle College also offers a Music Production -Video Game Sound Design certificate track. Some career options include: Sound Assistant, sound editor, voice editor, dialog miser, dialog recorder, dialog coordinator, sound effects mixer, background editor as examples.
1. C resn s Pout n | R cri od g hoy Gosr o T r s
aer i Mui rdci
c o B s d cri T er - l ay f em
ei R g r
ao e At
c n s
n s
2. Caer iMus P o dci || Br igetri T er - l sr o T r s
Cresn si Pouin R c sn A od g hoy Go ay f em
ae r i Muc r d c t n e o d R c n
res n i ru t o
c o ai rs
c s
AC Bu en
lmli
(l raigc r n) ne cr a c r n wt p r dc l c a gn
a en t
t n ur ta l tc l ur t i ei i l h n ig
e e i e h o ay asee rc rigtc nq eiv ne b Aa Bu e .T ep i
tro e odn e h iu n e td y l lml n h a
n i r
p l i.
oa t
ry c n i so a aryo t omac e mi o h n so b-i cin l
os t fn r
s a fw th d c p o e f i r t a
r de o
(g r 8 pc u p t r, o io e 9 ° rm e c oh r
f ue ) i p at n p s in d 0 f
i k e t o a h te.
A o sis
c utc
tes i c o s u d T etr a orfr t tea o si l h rce
h c n e f o n . h em l ees o h c u t a c aa tr
e s c Bs
u
o aro o h l
f o m r a.l A e cr a c n e t nc mmo t treo moec c i .nmi r
n l tc l o n ci o
e i o n o he r r i ut I x
r s e
d s n ab su u l c re s n l f m an mb r fn ust a
e i , u s a y ar s i a r
g l i g s o u e o ip t o
A in e
mbe c
min a l e.
x g mpi r
i fi
tedsici a o si l h rcei i o a a o si s a e
h i n t e c u t a c aa tr t s f n c u t p c .
t v c sc c
A lir
mpie
f C mbFierng
o l i
t
a e crncd v eu e fr g i ig(n u u l c nrl g
n l t i e i s d o ma nf n a d s a y o t l )
e o c y l oi
n t os n l ar iga tes melc t na df rn t s B c u eo
w i a rv
g s in th a o ai t iee ti . e a s f
o f me
e cr a s n l
l tc l i a .
e i g s tedf rn e i tear a t s tes u dw v swl a ea dt n
h iee c s n h rv li ,h o n a e ih v d io s
f i me l i
w e te p r cl o el a drifree c oh ra da oh v
h n h y ef t v r p n e oc a h te, n l a e
e y a n s
A xS n
u. ed c n e ain o n l w eete c n e e c oh r u ( el trs
a c l t s r ul h r h y a c l a h te o tt a e i
lo s h t
Atr u e t d s r eas c n aymi a do tu o teip t
em s d o e cib e o d r x n up t fh n u c l dd srci itr rn e. h f q e c rs o s o ac mbf e
a e e t t e nef e c )T e r u n y e p n e f o
l u v e e ir
l
t
s n l tpc l u e frod a kmo i r, e d h n mo i r,
i a ,y i l s d o flb c
g s ay nt s h a p o e nt s
o o c n i so as r so rg l l s a e s i s gv gtea p aa c o
o s t f ei fe ua y p c d pk , in h p e rn e f
s e r e i
o efcsd v e .
r f t ei s
e c ac mb
o .
Bl
el C S
P
ab o t r u o as t frq e c swt a E wt tec ne
o s o c t f e o f u n i i n Q i h e tr
e e h h c c sp r e o d n w c l dH r (z
y l e s c n , o a e et H )
e l z .
f q e c h v gtemo t rsi c a g .
r u n y ai h
e n s da t h n e
c
3. Caer iMus P o dci || Br igetri T er - l sr o T r s
Cresn si Pouin R c sn A od g hoy Go ay f em
ae r i Muc r d c t n e o d R c n
res n i ru t o
c o ai rs
c s
C mp e so
o rs in DC
apo e sta rd c sted n mi rn eo a a dos n lta i
rc s h te u e h y a c a g f n u i i a h ts
g , , (i c c r n) ne cr a c r n o c n tn a du i r p l i .
dr t ur ta l tc l ur t f o sa t n nf m oa t
e e e i e o ry
n r w tedf rn eb t e nhg a dlw a dol e o v lme .
ar s h iee c ew e ih n o u i e l r ou s
o f vs
D c aT e
e c re
C e t a tr
rs F co as a e o i atr mi o h n aryo 3mi o h n smo t
p c d mn p t n c p o e r
e r a f c poe
r s
tert o tep a v let teR
h ai fh e k a
o u o h MSv le Mu i l in l c nh v
a . s as a a ae
u c g s c mmo l u e fr rh srle odn .
o ny s d o oc e t rc rig
a
p a sma yt shg e ta teR
ek n ime ih rh n h MSv le T el g rh t n i t
a . h a e te r s n
u r a e
p a s tel g rh ce ta tr
e k ,h a e te rs fco.
r D cb l
e ie
(B 11 t o aB l teb s u io me s rme t f u i g i o
d ) /0h f e ,h a i nt f a ue n o a do a r
l c n
df
Bs
a o si l ou .
c u t a v lme
c
( l c l teme s rme t c l o a dog i fr ii l u i.
f l a )h
us e a ue n s a f u i a o dgt a do
e n a D tn
ee t
ap it f l h p y i le i a c ( c c -tp i tet v l f k o
on o sg t h s a rs tn e a l kso )n h r e o a n b
i c s i a
d sl
Bp
o sd c nrlu e i Ma k mi r t idc t u i g i.
r l e o t , s d n c i x s o n i e nt a
i o e e a y n
( u dpe s r l e tea o si l a ue n s a o lu n s .
s n rs ue e l h c u t a me s rme t c l fo d e s
o v) c e
D p lr f c
o pe Ef t
e
du
B n me atr u ta p y i s C r t nD p l w opo o e ii
a d f A sr n h s i hi i o pe h rp s d tn
e i ct sa r
(n e he )h me s rme t c l o a dog i fr rfs in l
u w i td te a ue n s a f u i a o poe s a
g e n o 1 4 ,stec a g i f q e c o aw v fr no s re mo ig
8 2 i h h n e n r u n y f a e o a b ev r v
e n
a a ga do
n l u i.
o rl i t tes uc o tew v .
e t e o h o re fh a e
av
dV
B Dy
r
(otg )h me s rme t c l o a dog i fr o s me a a g
V l e te a ue n s a f u i a o c n u r n l
a e n o wto t mbe c o s meoh r p l defc.
i ua i e ro
h n te a pi f t
e e
a do
u i.
4. Caer iMus P o dci || Br igetri T er - l sr o T r s
Cresn si Pouin R c sn A od g hoy Go ay f em
ae r i Muc r d c t n e o d R c n
res n i ru t o
c o ai rs
c s
D n mi R n e
ya c a g F mi o C re
a l f uv s
y
teu a l rgo b t e ntet oe t me o ten i f o a dte
h s be e in ew e h w xr s fh os l r n h
e e o ac mp s ega hs o igo o ec at e ea e a l o p s il
o o i rp h wn n n h rs v rl x mpe f o s e
t s b
dsot nc i g
i ro e i .
t i ln E c re fr gv ne u le o e u le s cin
Q uv s o a ie q az r r q az r e t .
i i o
Egieer
n n Fd ly
ieit
teh ma itr c t tee up n.
h u n nef e o h q ime t
a fi fle st a oiia
a hun s o n r n l
t g .
E u l ain
q ai t
z o Fl r
ie
t
(Q rfr t p ro eul c a gn tef q e c rs o s o ac c i
E )ees o up s fl h n ig h r u n y e p n e f i ut
y e r , as l e u le d s n dt rmo ec r i rn e o f q e c s
i e q a z r e i e o e v et n a g s fr u n i .
mp i g a e e
s mei st c r c fr rv u u e u le p n e(e c tetr
o t me o or to pe i s n q a rs o s h n e h em,
e o
e u lain, n moeotnt a do s brc l e a c r i
q a z t )a d r f o d r u t te l t et n
i o e a v a F lb c
od a k
f q e c sfr o n e h n e n,ormo ee t n o ss u d , r
r u n i o s u d n a c me tt e v xr e u o n s o
e e a teu eo h a p o e a do s e k r a iesta otnaea
h s f e d h n s n /r p a e c bn t h t f e r n
t ce t c mpee n w a ddf rn s u d .
o rae o l l e n iee t o n s
ty f id p n e t u mi frh p r r r b igrc re w i i
n e e d n c e x o te ef mes e
o n e od d hc s
h
s p rt f m w a tec nrlo m i mo i r g
e aae ro h th o t ro s nt i .
o on
E iu t
t et
q e
tec n u t r rc d r ta i rq i dt b o s re i s c l r
h o d c o po e ue h ts e ur o e b ev d n o i o
e a Fe u n y
rq e c
of i l .
fc lf
ia ie
ten mb r f o i v rt n p r e o do a yp r tn , rh
h u e o s nc i ai s e s c n f n ue o e o te
b o
Fder
a
n mb r fmp l sp r e o do a e cr a s n l
u e o i us e e s c n f n l tc l i a
e i g .
a oh r a fr na doe e c nrlT d y tetr rfr t a
n te n me o a u il l o t . o a ,h em ees o
v o Fe u n yR s o s
rq e c e p n e
srih-n sd c nrlah rh nartr c nrl
t g tie l e o t rte ta
a l i o oay o t .
o
tern eo f q e c sta c nb po u e b a a dos se
h a g fr u n i h t a e rd c d y n u i y tm.
e e
5. Caer iMus P o dci || Br igetri T er - l sr o T r s
Cresn si Pouin R c sn A od g hoy Go ay f em
ae r i Muc r d c t n e o d R c n
res n i ru t o
c o ai rs
c s
F n a na
u d me tl Ier
n t
s
teb s ptho amu i l oe
h ai i
c c f s a n t.
c a a c s p it ulit temin c n oe a o igteu e t a d
n c e s on b i no h
t x g o s l l wn h s ro d
i ,l
e tra l el e d v e it tes n llw b t e ntemi o h n
xen ln e l e i s no h i a f
i v c g o ew e h c poe
r
Gi
an
pe mpi riepea dtefd r up t f c n oec a n l
ra l e/n r n h a e o tu o a o s l h n e
f l
i .
teice s i p w re e o as n l rd c db a a l e.
h n ra e n o e l l f i a po u e y n mpi r
v g fi Iv reS u r L w
n es q ae a
(sa pi t mi o h n sa ds e k r) o bigtedsa c ce ts
a p l d o c p o e n p a es d u l h i n e rae
e r n t
G i S rcue
an t tr
u a6 Bls i s u dpe s r l e H ln tedsa c ce tsa6 B
d o s n o n rs ue e l a ig h i n e rae
v. v t d
teg i o e c sa eo a do
h a f a h tg f u i.
n ice s i g i.
n ra e n an
H r nc
amo is kz
H
itga mut l o tefn a na f q e c .
ne rl lpe fh u d me tlr u n y
i s e (i h r ) ,0 H r .
ko et 10 0 et
l z z
Hr
et
z L tng
i i
mi
(z au io f q e c , q a t o ec c p r e o d
H ) nt fr u n y e u lo n y l e s c n .
e e tece t no ama i m lu n s o tes u db pe e t gte
h rai fo xmu o d e s fh o n y rv ni hn
s u dg iga o eas the h l.
o n on b v e trs od
H F
P G t g l t h w q i as u dc nb b f eiga ys u db lw a
ai :i s o ue
n mi t on a e yi r l n n on e
t o
Hg P s Fl r u e t f e o to f q e c ssat ga te
ih a s ie- s d o i r u lw r u n i trn th
t l
t e e i s the h l.
e trs od
c re f q e c .
on rr u n y
e LF
P
tern eo L w P s Fl r u e t f e o t ihf q e c ssat g
h a g f o a s ie- s d o i r u hg r u n i trn
t l
t e e i
a tec re f q e c .e u n i ta c nb po u e b a a do
th on rr u n yf q e c s h t a e rd c d y n u i
e r e
s se
y tm.
6. Caer iMus P o dci || Br igetri T er - l sr o T r s
Cresn si Pouin R c sn A od g hoy Go ay f em
ae r i Muc r d c t n e o d R c n
res n i ru t o
c o ai rs
c s
Mier
x P ae
hs
a e crncd v eu e t c mbn v r u a dos n l it a
n l t i e i s d o o ie ai s u i i a no
e o c o g s tet rl in hpb t e nt os n l
h i e t s i ew e w i a .
me a o g s
c mmo o tu.
o n up t
P lr y
oait
M-
S terl i p s ino tehg () n telw ( s n l a si a
h e t e o io fh ih + a d h o - i a l d n n
av t )g e
( dSd ) see tc nq ee ly g2mi o h n s O eo te
Mi- ie a tro e h iu mpo i n c p o e . n fh
r a dos se
u i y tm.
mi o h n c p ue i d s n tdt b te“ d p s in(adod
c p o e a s l d e i ae o e h mi” o io c rii)
r s g t
w i teoh rsd s n tdt b te“ie p s in(g r 8.
hl h te i e i ae o e h s ” o io f ue )
e g d t i P tnimee
oe to tr
(o)ne crnc , v r bers trh t ai tep tni , r
p ti l t i a ai l e i o ta v r s h oe t lo
e o s a s e a
O tv
ca e v l g .na do a yrtr o sd c nrl
ot e I u i, n oay r l e o t .
a i o
a21rt b t e na yt of q e c s
: ai ew e n w r u n i .
o e e
P e mpie
ra lir
f
a yo tew y i w i w v fr t v l
n fh a s n hc a eoms r e
h a .
O R TF
. ...
( fc d R do iu inT l io Fa ç i -rn hB o d a t g
O f e e a idf s -é v in rn a eFe c ra c si
i f o és s n P o i t Efc
r xmi f t
y e
O g nz t n c mbn sb t tev lmedf rn epo ie a
ra i i ) o ie oh h ou
ao iee c rv d s
f d
T epo et o ma ydrcin l co h n st a c nu t te b s
h rp r f n i t a mi p o e o c e tae h i a s
y e o r r
s u dar e o - n of x a t oc rii mi o h n ss ra
o n rv s n a d f a i tw adod c p o e pe d
i - s r
rs o s w e tes uc - - cdsa c i s l
e p n e h n h o ret mi i n e s ma .
o t l
t a1 0 a ge a w l stet n df rn ea s u dar e a
o 1 º n l s e a h i g iee c s o n rv s t
, l mi f i
tet omi o h n ss a e 1 c a at
h w c p o e p cd 7 m p r
r .
Po u e
rd c r
Pantm power
h o tep ro w oo es e a di i c ag o tepo u t n
h es n h v re s n s n h re fh rd ci . o
+ 8V l D ta t v l d w ami c befrh p ro eo
4 ot C h tr e o n
s a s c a l o te up s f
s p ln p w roc n e s r c a da t eDIb x s
u py g o e t o d n e mi n ci . o e .
i s v .
7. Caer iMus P o dci || Br igetri T er - l sr o T r s
Cresn si Pouin R c sn A od g hoy Go ay f em
ae r i Muc r d c t n e o d R c n
res n i ru t o
c o ai rs
c s
Q Sg a t N ieR t
in lo os ai o
q a t fco o a e u le ta d tr n steb n wdh
u ly a tr f n q a z rh t eemie h a d it.
i i tedf rn eb t e nten mia o ma i m o eaigl e a d
h iee c ew e h o n l r x
f mu p rt e l n
n v
ten i f o i d c e ,SN.
h os l rn e i l (/ )
e o b s
Rv rerton
e eb ai Sl
oo
terf cino s u df m id o s r c s
h el t
e o f o n r n o r uf e .
o a ac c ita a o stee gn e t ltnt idv u l h n e , u e
i uth t l w h n ie ro i e o n id a c a n l b s s
r l s i s
o oh r i ut s gyo i c mbn t nwt oh r oo ds n l
r te c c i i l rn o iai i te s le i a .
r s n o h g s
R tr
eun
ami rieip t e i tdt tets o rtrigpo e s do
x l n u d dc e o h a k feunn rc s e r
e n a S a dn Wa e
tn ig v
a d ds u df m rv r, e ya doh r f csd v e .
d e o n r e eb d l n te ef t e i s
o a e c
tefr t no asain r w v b tec n t ci itr rn eo
h omai f tt ay a e y h o sr t e nef e c f
o o u v e
RMS t oh r ncw v so tes mea lu ea df q e c (n
w amo i a e fh a mpi d n r u n y a d
t e
teeoes mew v l gh, u t v l gi o p s edrcin
h rfr a a e n t)b tr e n n p o i i t .
e a i t e o
(o t a S u r)7 7t step a v leo tew v fr s
R o Me n q ae .0 i
me h e k au fh a eom’
a lu eta gv sa efci a ea eo tew v fr
mpi d h t i
t e n f t e v rg fh a eom.
e v
T r
i e
mb
Selig
h vn teq a t o s u drl e t i h r ncsrcue
h u ly f o n e td o t amo i t tr.
i a s u
u e t d s r etes a eo a e u le' f q e c rs o s .
s d o e ci h h p f n q a z r r u n y e p n e A
b i s e
s e ige u le' rs o s b gn t r e(ra ) t o f q e c
h ln q a z r e p n e e is o i o fl a s me r u n y
v i s s l e Ta s u e
rn d c r
a dc niu st fl o r e u t ira h stes e f q e c , t
n o t e o a (ri ) nite c e h h l r u n y a
n l s l fe ad v eta c a g se eg f m o efr t a oh r
e i h t h n e n ry r
c o n om o n te.
w i p ith rs o s c ref t n o t n rma sf tote
hc on te e p n e uv l t s u a d e i l t h
h ae n a Mi o h n : na o si t-l tct n d c r r e s rh t o v r
c p o e a c u t - e cr r s u e o s n o ta c n et
r co e i a s
l t o a dbly
i s f u ii .
mi it s u dit a e cr a s n l
o n no n l tc l i a
e i g .
8. Caer iMus P o dci || Br igetri T er - l sr o T r s
Cresn si Pouin R c sn A od g hoy Go ay f em
ae r i Muc r d c t n e o d R c n
res n i ru t o
c o ai rs
c s
T a se t
rn in
a a rp c a g i s n l mpi d .
n bu t h n e n i a a lu e
g t
U iyGai
nt n
teg i sa ei n i e b o t gn r t n aigtes n l
h a tg s e h r o si o at u t h i a
n t n e n g .
V Metr
U e
(ou U imee) s dt me s r a dos n l v l ( d )
V lme nt tru e o a ue u i i a l e i B
g e sn
rl i t af e l e
e te o i d e l
av x v.
Wet
wt a d da i c o oh r f c.
i d e mbe e r te ef t
h n e
XY
-
ce tsasee i g b u igt oc rii o h p r adod
rae tro ma e y s n w adod r y e c rii
mi o h n spa e a n a a p s il t e c oh r t 01 5
c p o e l d s e r s o s e o a h te a 9 -3
r c b
d ge ss ra a dwt tec ne o tes ra p itda te
e re pe d n i h e tr fh pe d one th
h
s u ds uc .
o n o re
9. Caer iMus P o dci || Br igetri T er - l sr o T r s
Cresn si Pouin R c sn A od g hoy Go ay f em
ae r i Muc r d c t n e o d R c n
res n i ru t o
c o ai rs
c s
C MP SL C TO S
A U O A IN
Ah mbaC mp s
la r a u R n h C ro aC mp s
a c o od v a u
1 0 S Fe n A e u , NT1
0 0 . rmo t v n e U I 4 1 0 0Wht R c R a , ut 1 0
15 i ok od S i 5
e e
Ah mba C 9 8 3
la r, A 1 0 R n h C ro a C
a c o od v , A
T L 6 62 40 5
E : 2 .8 .0 0 T L 9 63 63 3
E : 1 .6 .4 1
A mi in Drco: no C o s
d s o s i trA tn ro
s e A mi in Drco: ui Mu s
d s o s i trJ l
s e e no
A tnC o s in c c l g .d
no . ro @pn a l ol ee u
e e jl . n o in c c l g .d
ui mu s @pn a l ol ee u
e e e
w w pn a l ol ee u
w .in c c l g .d
e e
R gsrrLs T r i
e i a: i oi a
t a gn
latr i @pn a l ol ee u
i . ia
s o g n in c c l g .d
e e R gsrrJ n yG o e
e i a: a e rv r
t
j e .rv r in c c l g .d
a ygo e@pn a l ol ee u
n e e
w w pn a l ol ee u
w .in c c l g .d
e e