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Monophonic: In music this is the opposite of polyphonic and means playing only one note at a time. Many old (and some new) synthesizers are monophonic in that they can only play one note at a time. There are also a number of acoustic instruments that are monophonic.
In electronics or audio monophonic indicates only one channel of audio, as opposed to two (stereo) or quad (four).

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	Minimum Terminating Impedance
Mini Plug/jack	Minor Scale	Minor Second
Mix	Mixdown	Mixed-Mode Disc
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	Motorized Fader
Mount	Mounting Ring	MOV
Moving Coil	Moving Fader Automation	MP3
MP3 Surround	MPC	MPEG
MPEG-2	MPEG-4	MPU-401
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)