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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9

Direct Drive
Turntables have two different kinds of motors: belt drive and direct drive. Direct-drive turntables are constructed in such a manner that the spindle and platter are connected directly to the motor, or rather integrated into the motor itself. Direct-drive turntables gained popularity with DJs as the lack of a belt to drive the platter allowed turntablists to manipulate the record either forward or backward repeatedly (called "scratching") without dislodging the belt, which would cause the platter to stop spinning. A slipmat is used in conjunction with a direct-drive turntable to aid in "scratching" since it reduces the amount of friction between the record and the slipmat.

D'Appolito

D-Sub

Distribution Amplifier

D/A Converter (DAC)

Da Capo

DAE

Daisy Chain

Dalbergia

Damp

Dampen

Dampening Ring

Damper

Damper Pedal

Damping

Damping Factor

DARS

DASH

Dashboard

Digital Audio Tape

Data

Data Bytes

Data Compressed

Data Compression

Data Spanning

DAW

dB

DB-25

DB-9

dBFS

dBm

dBu (a.k.a. dBv (lower case v))

dBV (upper case V)

dbx

dbx Type 1

dbx Type 2

Direct Current (DC)

DC-coupled

DCA

DCF

DCO

DC Offset

DDL

DDP

DDR

DDS

De-Esser

Dead Spot

Decay

Decay Time

Decca Tree

Decibel

Decimation

Deck

Decked

Decorrelation

Decouple

Decoupling

Decrescendo

Default

Defragment

Delamination

Delay

Delay Compensation

Delay Time

Delete

Delta Conversion On-Line UPS

Demagnetizer

Demodulation

Descant

Desktop

Desktop Computer

Destructive Editing

Destructive Recording

Detector

Detent

DFD

DI

Diads

Dial-up

Dialog

Diapason

Diaphragm

Diatonic Scales

Dielectric

Difference Tone

Differential

Diffraction

Diffusion/Diffuser

Digital

Digital Synthesizer

 Digital-to-Analog Converter

Digital Audio

Digital Black

Digital Delay

Digital Keyboards Synergy

Digital Mixer

Dilruba

Dim

Dimed

Diminished Interval

Diminuendo

DIMM

DIN

Din Stereo

DIN Sync

Diode

Dipole

DIP Switch

Direct

Direct Box

Direct Connect

Direct Drive

Direct Drive (drum pedal)

Direct Field

Direct I/O

Directional

Directory

Direct Out

Direct Radiator

Direct Recording

DirectSound

DirectX

Dirt Box

Dirt Pedal

Dirty

Disc

Disc-At-Once

Disc Image

Discrete

Discrete

Discrete Surround

Disk

Dispersion

Dispersion Pattern

Display

Dissolve

Dissonance

Distant-miking

Distortion

Dither

Divergence

Diversity Receiver

Divided Pickup

Divisi

DIY

DJ

Dynamically Linked Library

DLS

DLT

DMA

DME

Dobro

Dog ear

Dolby

Dolby A

Dolby B

Dolby C

Dolby Digital

Dolby E

Dolby HX Pro

Dolby Pro Logic

Dolby S

Dolby SR

Dolby Stereo

Dolby Surround

Dolby Virtual Speaker

Dominant

Dongle

Doppler

DOS

Dot Neck

Double-click

Double Bar

Double Bussing

Double Conversion On-Line UPS

Double Fast

Double Neck

Double Precision

Double Reed Harmonica

Double Stopping

 Double System Sound

Double Tracking

Double Wide

Doubling

Dovetail

Download

Downsample

Down Tune

Dr. Pepper Setting

Drag

Drag and Drop

Drain

DRAM

Drawbar

Draw Notes

Dreadnought

Drive

Driver

Driver

Driver (speaker)

Drop Clutch

Drop Down Menu

Drop D Tuning

Drop Frame Time Code

Dropout

Drum

Drum Felt

Drum Fill

Drumhead

Drum Key

Drum Kit

Drum n' Bass

Drum Replacement

Drum Set

Drum Shell

Drumstick

Drum Throne

Drum Throne

Drum Trigger

Dry

DSD™ (Direct Stream Digital™)

DSDIFF

DSF

Digi System Init

DSL

DSP

DSP Accelerator

DSP Coprocessor

Digital Tape Recording System

DTS

DTV

Dual-Layer DVD

Dual Concentric

Dual Core Processor

DualDisc

Dual Rectifier

Dual Wire

Dub

Dubbing Session/Dubbing Stage

Dub Plate (Dubplate)

Ducker/Ducking

Duct Tape

Duet

Dulciana

Dulcimer

Dummy Load

Duophonic

Duple Meter

Dust Cap

Duty Cycle

DV

DVD

DVD+R/RW

DVD-A

DVD-R

DVD-RAM

DVD-ROM

DVI

DXi

Dynamic Allocation

Dynamic Automation

Dynamic (Microphone)

Dynamic RAM

Dynamic Range

Dynamics

Dynamics Processing

Dynamics Processor

DynaSonic Pickup

     
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