Glossary
Since its launch in 1997, Sweetwater’s Word for the Day feature has presented nearly 4,900 music and audio technology terms. Our definitions can help you cut through industry jargon, so you can understand what’s going on.
- K&F
- Karaoke
- KARMA
- Katalox
- Katana
- Kawai Amp in Guitar
- Kazoo
- kb (lower case)
- KB (upper case)
- kbit
- kbps
- Kerfing
- Kernel
- Kerr Effect
- Key
- Key (Dynamics Processing)
- Key Click
- Key Command
- Key Equivalent
- Key Input
- Key Signature
- Key-holing
- Keybed
- Keyboard
- Keyboard Amp
- Keyboard Amplifier
- Keyboard Scaling
- Keyboard Shortcut
- Keyboardist
- Keygroup
- Keymap
- Keystroke
- kHz
- Kibi
- Kibibyte
- Kick
- Kick Drum
- Kick Drum Tunnel
- Kick Pedal
- Kill Switch
- kilo (lower-case) versus Kilo (upper-case)
- Kilobit
- Kilobyte
- Kilohertz (kHz)
- Kilowatt
- Kit
- Knee
- Knotty Pine
- Koa
- Kora
- Korina
- KT-66
- KT88