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.
- Wave Sequencing
- Wah
- Wah Pedal
- Wah-wah
- Wah-wah Pedal
- Waist
- Walking Bass
- Wall Wart
- Walla
- Walnut
- WAP
- Warble
- Warez (slang)
- Warmth
- Warp
- Wash (Stage Lighting)
- Waterfall Key
- Watermark
- Watt
- Wattage
- WAV
- Wave File
- Wave Scanning
- Waveform
- Waveform Modulation
- Wavefront
- Waveguide
- Wavelength
- Waves Shell
- Waveshell
- Wavetable Synthesis
- Wax Cylinder
- Wax Potting
- WDM
- Weather Checking
- Weber (Wb)
- Wedge
- Wedge
- Weight Relieved
- Weighted Action
- Weighting
- Weighting Filter
- Wenge
- Western Red Cedar
- Wet
- Wet Signal
- Wet/Dry Amp System
- Wet/Dry Mix
- Wet/Dry/Wet Amp System
- Whammy Bar
- White Book
- White Falcon
- White Limba
- White Noise
- White Spaces
- Whizzer Cone
- Whole Note
- Whole Rest
- Whole Step
- Whoodly
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi Router
- Wide Cardioid
- Wild Dog
- Wild Sound
- Wild Time Code
- Wild track/wild sound
- Wildwood Effect
- WIMP
- Wind Instrument
- Windows
- Windows NT
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
- Windscreen
- Wing Nut
- Wire
- Wire Recorder
- Wireless
- Wireless Access Point
- Wireless Receiver
- Wireless Router
- Wireless Speaker
- Wireless Transmitter
- WIST
- WMA
- Wolf Tone
- Wood Filler
- Wood Tip
- Woodshedding
- Woodwind
- Woodwind Instrument
- Woofer
- Word
- Word Clock
- Word Length
- Workaround
- Workflow
- Workstation
- World Wide Web
- WORM
- Wound String
- Wow
- WPA/WPA2
- Wrap
- Wrapover Bridge
- Wrapped Plug-in
- Wrapper
- Write
- Write Head
- WriteProtect
- WSD
- Wurlitzer Electric Piano