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Master Volume: This refers to a feature sound on many modern tube amplifiers (and some solid-state and modeled amps, as well). Essentially, it allows guitarists to turn the volume control up to overdrive the preamps, producing a sweet compressed sustain, but without the high output normally required on stage. By setting the amp's volume high and its master volume low, guitar players protect their hearing, but without compromising overall tone.

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	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	Mic Amp	Mic Level
Microfarad	Microphone	Microphonic
Microtone	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
Mini Disk	Minimalism	Minimoog
Minimum Terminating Impedance	Mini Plug/jack	Minor Scale
Minor Second	Mix	Mixdown
Mixed-Mode Disc	Mixer	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 (µ)	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	Myrtlewood