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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

Parabolic Reflector
A dish-shaped structure used to focus energy into a receiving device (or to focus energy from a transmitting device). For instance, in microphones, the reflector faces the sound source and the microphone is mounted backward, pointing toward the center of the parabola. Parabolic reflectors are used to capture sound in outdoor locations, such as at sports events and in wildlife recording. The relatively large dish is able to capture much more sound (and quieter sounds, from farther away) than the small microphone element would be able to pick up. A satellite receiving dish for television uses a similar principle to focus incoming electromagnetic waves.

P-94

p-n Junction

P-Pop

P90

PA

PACE

Pad

PAF

Page

PAIA

PAL

Palm Muting

Palo Escrito

Pan (Panning)

Pancake

Panic Button

Panther

Parabolic Reflector

Paragraphic Equalizer

Parallel/Parallel Port

Parallel Compression

Parameter

Parametric Equalizer

Parasitic Oscillation

Parity

Parlor Guitar

Partial

Partition

Pascal

Pass

Passband

Passive

Passive Monitor

Passive Pickup

Passive Radiator

Password

Paste

PA System

Patch

Patch Bay

Patch Cord

Patchlist

Patch List

Patch Mapping

Path

Paua

PC3200

PC4200

PCB

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)

PCI-X

PCI Express (PCIe)

Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)

PCMCIA

PCM Deck

PD Drive

PDF

Peak

Peak Hold

Peak Power Handling

Pearloid

Pedal

Pedalboard

Pedal Point

Pedal Steel

Peer-to-Peer

Peghead

Pencil Mic

Penny Whistle

Pentachord

Pentatonic Scales

Pentium

Pentode

Perceptual Coding

Percussion Switch

Perfect Fifth

Perfect Pitch

Period

Perkins EQ

Permeability

Perpetual Looper

petaFLOPS

PeterGabrielizing

Pre-Fade Listen (PFL)

Phantom Channel

Phantom Image

 Phantom Power

Phase

Phase Cancellation

Phase Invert

Phase Lock

Phase Locked Loop

Phase Modulation

Phase Quadrature

Phase Shifter

Phon

Phon

Phone Plug

Phono Plug

Phono preamp

Phosphor Bronze

Photona

Phrase Sampler

Physical Modeling Synthesis

Pianissimo

Piano

Pick

Pick Guard

Pickup

Picofarad

Piezo

Piggyback Amp

Pigtail

Pinch Roller

Pink Noise

Pinna Effect

Pin Out

Pipe Organ

Pitch

Pitch-to-voltage Converter

Pitch Bend

Pitch Correction

Pitch Shifter

Pixel

Pizzicato

Plainsong

Planar Loudspeaker

Plate

Plate Reverb

Platter

Playhead

Play List

Plectrum

Plenum

Plesiochronous

Plesiochronous

Plexi

Abbreviation for Phase Locked Loop.

Plosive

Plug

Plug-in

Plug and Play

PMPO

Pocket

Pocketing

Podcast

Point-to-Point Wiring

Point Source Monitor

Polarity

Polarize

Polar Pattern

Pole

Pole Piece

Polka

Polyester

Polyphonic

Polyphony

Polyrhythm

Polytonality

Polyurethane

Ponticello

Pop

Pop Filter

Popsicle Brace

Port

Portamento

Portative Organ

Position

Positional Sensing

Post Production

Potential Acoustic Gain

Potentiometer

 Potting

POW-r

Power

Power Amp Input

Power Amplifier

Power Attenuator/Power Attenuation

Power Calibration Area

Power Chord

Power Compression

Power Conditioner

Power Cycle

Powered Monitor

Powered Speaker

Power Factor

Power Spike

Power Supply

Power Surge

Power Tube

PPG Wave

Peak Program Meter (PPM)

PPQN (Pulses Per Quarter Note, sometimes Parts Per Quarter Note)

PQ Subcode

P-Ram - (a.k.a. PRAM)

Pre-bend

Pre-delay

Preamp

Preamplifier

Preamplifier

Preamp Output

Preamp Tube

PrecedenceEffect

Pre Fade/Post Fade

Preference File

Premiere

Prepolarization

Presence

Preset

Pressure-gradient Microphone

Pressure Microphone

Pressure Wave

Presto

Primary Tones

Princess Ensemble

Print

Printed Circuit Board

Print-Through

Producer

Program

Program-dependent Compression

Program-dependent Release

Program Change

Program Material

Progression (Chord)

Progressive Hammer Action

Progressive Scan

Project-O-Sonic

Propagation

Proprietary

Prosumer

Protocol

Proximity Effect

Proxy Icon

PS/2

Psychoacoustics

PTP

Public Address System

Public Performance Right

Pull-off

Pull Down

Pulldown Menu

Pulse

Pulse Wave

Puma

Pumping

Punch

Punch Block

Punch In

Pure Tone

Pure Tone

Purfling

Purple Heart

Push-Pull

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)

PZM

     
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