Studio and recording engineering terms (EQ, compression, mixing, mastering) for hobbyist musicians and producers.
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- What is EQ in audio production?
- Equalization; adjusting the balance of frequency ranges in a signal.
- What does a high-pass filter do?
- Removes low frequencies below a set cutoff point.
- What does a low-pass filter do?
- Removes high frequencies above a set cutoff point.
- What is compression ratio?
- The factor by which a compressor reduces output level for every dB of input above the threshold.
- What is attack time in a compressor?
- The time it takes for the compressor to reach full reduction after the signal crosses the threshold.
- What is release time in a compressor?
- The time it takes for the compressor to stop reducing volume after the signal falls below the threshold.
- What is threshold in compression?
- The volume level at which a compressor begins to reduce the signal.
- What is makeup gain?
- Volume added after compression to restore the overall level to the original.
- What is reverb?
- An audio effect that simulates the reflections of sound in a physical space.
- What is delay in audio production?
- An effect that repeats the input signal after a specified time interval.
- What is panning in mixing?
- Positioning a sound in the stereo field between the left and right speakers.
- What is gain staging?
- Setting the input and output levels at each stage of the signal chain to maintain optimal levels.
- What is clipping?
- Distortion that occurs when an audio signal exceeds the maximum level a device can handle.
- What is headroom in mixing?
- The amount of space between the loudest peak and the maximum level before clipping.
- What is the purpose of mixing?
- Combining and balancing multiple individual tracks into a stereo master.