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May 1, 2001, 12:00 AM

NAMM

The International Music Products Association. Yes, we know that’s not what the letters spell. Originally it was the National Association of... Read more »
Apr 30, 2001, 12:00 AM

ESD (Electrostatic Discharge)

“Static electricity”; not actually ‘static’, it really is high voltage electricity. When you drag your shoes walking across a carpet on a dry... Read more »
Apr 25, 2001, 12:00 AM

Active

Opposite of passive. In the world of music technology, passive devices are those things that only subtract elements from a signal. An active... Read more »
Apr 20, 2001, 12:00 AM

ANSI A-Weighting

The A-weighting curve for sound measurement specified by ANSI. It employs a wide bandpass filter centered at 2.5 kHz, with ~20 dB attenuation at... Read more »
Apr 17, 2001, 12:00 AM

Weighting Filter

A special filter used in measuring loudness levels, and consequently carried over into audio noise measurements of equipment. The filter design... Read more »
Apr 11, 2001, 12:00 AM

Tails Out

A method of winding tape onto a reel. The tails out method involves winding the tape backwards (or forwards, depending upon how you look at it)... Read more »
Apr 9, 2001, 12:00 AM

Floating Unbalanced Line

A quasi-balanced output stage consisting of an unbalanced output connected to the tip of a 1U4″ TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) jack through an output... Read more »
Apr 5, 2001, 12:00 AM

Over(s)

A term associated with A/D converters. It is used to describe input signals exceeding the full scale range (0 dBFS). Over indicators vary from a... Read more »
Apr 2, 2001, 12:00 AM

THD+N

Abbreviation for Total Harmonic Distortion plus Noise. A measurement of both noise and distortion added to a signal by a given circuit or piece... Read more »
Mar 29, 2001, 12:00 AM

Phon

A subjective unit of apparent loudness. A phon is defined as the sound pressure level of a pure sine wave tone that sounds equal in loudness to... Read more »

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