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MP3 Surround: MP3 Surround files are essentially ordinary MP3s with an additional layer of information that tells compatible players where to place sounds. New devices designed to support the format deliver accurate surround sound, whether through a 5.1-channel system or simulated through a pair of stereo headphones. The format adds minimal overhead, consuming just 15 additional bits per second. And it is backward-compatible, so MP3 Surround files will play on any device that supports your plain vanilla MP3, only sans surround. In order for you to hear MP3 Surround today, you'll need a computer with the playback software installed (available at all4mp3.com).

M-RAM (Magneto RAM)	M-S Stereo	M4P
Macassar Ebony	Machine Control	Machine Head
Machine Room	Macro	MADI
Mag	Magneto-Optical	Mahogany
Mains	Major Scale	Makeup Gain
Mandocello	Mandolin	Mandolin Rail
Mannheim School	Manual	Maple
Mapping	Map Shape Nationals	MARCAD
Marcato	Marker	Marquetry
MAS (Motu Audio System)	Masking	Master
Master Fader	Mastering	Master Volume
Matrix Mixer	Matrix Surround	Max/MSP
Maximize (Maximizer)	Maximum SPL (Sound Pressure Level)	MDF
MDL	MDM	Mean-free Path
Measure	Mebibyte	Mechanical Right
Median Plane	Media Transfer Protocol (MTP)	Medium Diaphragm
Mega	Megabyte	Melisma
Melisma	Melita Bridge	Mellotron
Melodeon	Melody	Membranophone
Menu	Merge Files	Meridian Lossless Packing (MLP)
Metadata	Metal Particle Tape	Meter
Meter Bridge	Metronome	Mho
MHz, Megahertz	MI	MiB
Mic	Mic Amp	Mic Level
Microfarad	Microphone	Microphonic
Microtone	Microvolt	MID
Middle C	MIDI	MIDI Channel
MIDI Clock	MIDI Control Change	MIDI Controller
MIDI Delay	MIDI Echo	MIDI Implementation Chart
MIDI Interface	MIDI Log Jam	MIDI Manager
MIDI Merger	MIDI Mode	MIDI Part
MIDI Port	MIDI Thru	Midrange
Miller Effect	Milliamp	millisecond
Millivolt	Mini Disk	Minimalism
Minimoog	Minimum Terminating Impedance	Mini Plug/jack
Minor Scale	Minor Second	Mirroring
Mix	Mixdown	Mixed-Mode Disc
Mixer	Mixing	Mixing Console
Mix-Minus	Mix to Disk	mLAN
MMA	MIDI Machine Control (MMC)	MME
Mnemonics	MOD	Modality
Mode	Mode	Modeling
Moderato	Moderato	Modified Sine Wave
Modifier Keys	Modular Synthesizer	Modulation
Modulation Noise	Mod Wheel	Maximum Output Level (MOL)
Momentary Switch	Monitor	Mono
Mono Bridge	Monophonic	Monotone
Morado	Mordent	Mortise-and-tenon
Motherboard	Mother of Pearl	Motif
Motion Graphic	MOTO	Motorized Fader
Mount	Mounting Ring	MOV
Moving Coil	Moving Fader Automation	MP3
MP3 Surround	MPC	MPEG
MPEG-2	MPEG-4	MPU-401
MRB	Mrs. Mills	ms
ms	MSB	MTBF
MIDI Time Code (MTC)	MTS (Multi-channel Television Sound)	MTS (MIDI Time Stamping)
Mu	Mudrange (slang)	Muffler
Mult	Multi-mode Filter	Multi-Pattern
Multi-Sample	Multi-threading	Multiband Compressor
Multimedia Card	Multimode Filter	Multipath
Multipattern	Multiplex	Multisession
Multitasking	Multitimbral	Multitrack
Musette	Musical Telegraph	Musique Concrete
Mustache Bridge	Mutation Stops	Mute
Mute (musical instrument)	Mute Group	mV

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