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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

On-Axis
In our business this generally refers to an audio source that is directly in front of a listener or a transducer such as a microphone. This is at the 0 degree axis in a polar pattern. A microphone will generally produce the "truest" results if the desired source is on-axis (oriented directly in front of the sound source), although some creative engineers have been known to get desirable sounds by using a microphone's off-axis response. For loudspeakers the meaning is similar - when the listener is directly on axis with a speaker he/she will be exactly in front of it. How a speaker's characteristics change as the listener moves more off axis is an important part of the overall response.

Oberheim OB-XOblique Room ModeOcclusion
OctaveOcto BassOdd-order Harmonic Distortion
OEMOFCOff-Axis
Off LineOffsetOgg Vorbis (.ogg)
OhmOhm's LawOkoume
OMF (OMFI)OmnidirectionalOmni Mode
OMSOn-AxisOne-off
One-shot SampleOp AmpOpcode
OpenOpen AirOpen Chord
Open C TuningOpen MicOpen Source
Open TLOpen TuningOpen Voicing (or Spread Voicing)
Opera BuffaOperating SystemOperator
Optical CompressorOptical MediaOpto-isolator
Orange BookOratorioOrbiter
OrchestrionOrchestrionsOrgan
ORTFOrville GibsonOS
OSCOscillatorOscillator Sync
OscilloscopeOssiclesOstinato
OS XOTPOut of Phase
OvangkolOverdriveOverdub
Over EasyOverheadsOver(s)
OversamplingOvershoot / UndershootOvertone
OvertureOverviewOXFW911
     
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