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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

Gain Stage
Any stage or point in an audio/video signal path where the gain or level of the signal can be adjusted or amplified. Basically this means any piece of equipment the signal passes through can be considered at least one gain stage (if not many stages). Any place your signal encounters a level control is a gain stage. That means the "input" AND "output" level controls of something are both gain stages. It is desirable to have gain stages matched throughout the path of a signal. Boosting a signal way up at one point while turning it way back down at the next point is generally not preferred as it can reduce the overall dynamic range and signal to noise level available.

G-Cadillac Tailpiece

Gaffer Tape

Gain

Gain/Fader Riding

Gain Before Feedback

Gain Reduction

Gain Stage

Gain Structure

Gap

GAS

Gate

Gauge

Gauss

GB

G Brand

Gear Acquisition Syndrome

GearFest

GearFestive

General MIDI Lite

General Pause

Generational Loss

Genlock

German Carve

Germanium

Gesture

GFI

GHz, Gigahertz

GiB

Gibibyte

Gibson L5 Archtop

Gibson Style O

Gig

Gigabit

Gigabyte

Gigaflop

GigaFLOPS

Gig Bag

Glass Armonica

Glass Master

Glide

Glissando

Global

General MIDI (GM)

GM2

GM Reset

GNU

GoBo

Gold-lip Pearl

Golden Ratio

Gold Master/Golden Master

Golpeador

Gooseneck

GOP

GPI

Grab It and Go

Grace Note

Grain

Grand Central Dispatch

Grand Rights

Grand Staff

Granular Synthesis

Graphic Equalizer

Graphics Controller

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

Graphic User Interface

Graphite

Graticule

Green Book

Gretsch Ronnie Lee Model

Grid

Grid Mode

Grille

Grille Cloth

Ground

Ground Bass

Ground Lift

Ground Loop

Ground Wound

Group

Group Delay

GSIF

Guard Band

GUI

Guide Track

Guild Thunderbird S200

Guitar

Guitar Organ

Guitarron

Guitorgan

     
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