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RTAS

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Real-Time AudioSuite, a plugin format developed by Avid Technology for Pro Tools software, predecessor to AAX

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SSL

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Solid State Logic, a company known for manufacturing mixing consoles and professional audio equipment

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PFL

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Pre-Fade Listen, a function on mixing consoles that allows the operator to listen to a selected signal without regard to the fader level

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MIDI

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Musical Instrument Digital Interface, a protocol for recording and playing back music on digital synthesizers

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ADSR

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Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release, an acronym describing the four stages of an envelope applied to a sound

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FX

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Effects, electronic or digital devices that alter the sound of musical instruments or other audio sources

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DI

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Direct Injection, a device used to connect instruments directly to a mixing console or recording device

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EQ

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Equalization, the process of adjusting the balance between frequency components of an audio signal

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HPF

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High Pass Filter, a filter that allows frequencies above a certain cutoff point to pass and attenuates frequencies below the cutoff

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LFO

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Low Frequency Oscillator, an electronic frequency which is usually below 20 Hz and creates rhythmical changes to a sound parameter

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DAW

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Digital Audio Workstation, a software platform for recording, editing, mixing, and producing audio files

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LPF

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Low Pass Filter, a filter that allows frequencies below a certain cutoff point to pass and attenuates frequencies above the cutoff

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DSD

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Direct Stream Digital, a trademark used by Sony and Philips for their system of digitally recreating audible signals for the Super Audio CD (SACD)

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AU

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Audio Units, a system-level plug-in architecture for sharing audio filters and effects between compatible applications on macOS

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RIAA

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Recording Industry Association of America, an organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States

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DRC

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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

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AAX

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Avid Audio eXtension, a plugin format developed by Avid Technology for Pro Tools software

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VST

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Virtual Studio Technology, a standard for creating and integrating software audio synthesizer and effect plugins

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BPM

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Beats Per Minute, a unit of measure indicating the number of beats in one minute

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SPL

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Sound Pressure Level, a measure of the pressure of a sound wave in relation to a reference value

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