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Music Production Abbreviations
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RTAS
Real-Time AudioSuite, a plugin format developed by Avid Technology for Pro Tools software, predecessor to AAX
SSL
Solid State Logic, a company known for manufacturing mixing consoles and professional audio equipment
PFL
Pre-Fade Listen, a function on mixing consoles that allows the operator to listen to a selected signal without regard to the fader level
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface, a protocol for recording and playing back music on digital synthesizers
ADSR
Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release, an acronym describing the four stages of an envelope applied to a sound
FX
Effects, electronic or digital devices that alter the sound of musical instruments or other audio sources
DI
Direct Injection, a device used to connect instruments directly to a mixing console or recording device
EQ
Equalization, the process of adjusting the balance between frequency components of an audio signal
HPF
High Pass Filter, a filter that allows frequencies above a certain cutoff point to pass and attenuates frequencies below the cutoff
LFO
Low Frequency Oscillator, an electronic frequency which is usually below 20 Hz and creates rhythmical changes to a sound parameter
DAW
Digital Audio Workstation, a software platform for recording, editing, mixing, and producing audio files
LPF
Low Pass Filter, a filter that allows frequencies below a certain cutoff point to pass and attenuates frequencies above the cutoff
DSD
Direct Stream Digital, a trademark used by Sony and Philips for their system of digitally recreating audible signals for the Super Audio CD (SACD)
AU
Audio Units, a system-level plug-in architecture for sharing audio filters and effects between compatible applications on macOS
RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America, an organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States
DRC
Dynamic Range Compression, a process that reduces the volume of loud sounds or amplifies quiet sounds to reduce or compress an audio signal's dynamic range
AAX
Avid Audio eXtension, a plugin format developed by Avid Technology for Pro Tools software
VST
Virtual Studio Technology, a standard for creating and integrating software audio synthesizer and effect plugins
BPM
Beats Per Minute, a unit of measure indicating the number of beats in one minute
SPL
Sound Pressure Level, a measure of the pressure of a sound wave in relation to a reference value
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