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- | | AB | Audiobus | An IOS software that allows to connect audio and midi application. Currently using the IAA protocoll for inter process communication. The AB app supports AU plugins and offers application switching and application state saving and remote control (see [[https:// | + | | AB | Audiobus | IOS software that allows to connect audio and midi application. Currently using the IAA protocoll for inter process communication. The AB app supports AU plugins and offers application switching and application state saving and remote control (see [[https:// |
| AB3 | Audiobus 3 | Third version of the AudioBus protocoll | | | AB3 | Audiobus 3 | Third version of the AudioBus protocoll | | ||
| ABF | Audiobus Forum | The main forum for IOS musicians and developers | | | ABF | Audiobus Forum | The main forum for IOS musicians and developers | | ||
- | | AD | Audio Damage | A company | + | | AD | Audio Damage | Company |
- | | AD | Attack Decay | A synthesizer | + | | AD | Attack Decay | Synthesizer |
- | | ADSR | Attack Decay Sustain Release | A synthesizer | + | | ADC | Analog-to-Digital Converter | Hardware to input external analog signals from guitars, synth, instruments or microphones into digital systems (see [[https:// |
+ | | ADSR | Attack Decay Sustain Release | Synthesizer | ||
| AM | Amplitude Modulation | Sound synthesis: Modulating the volume of an audio signal with another audio signal | | AM | Amplitude Modulation | Sound synthesis: Modulating the volume of an audio signal with another audio signal | ||
- | | AP | Auria PRO | An audio and MIDI workstation app | | + | | AN | Analog Physical Modeling | Synthesis method of the Yamaha AN1x, one of the first physical modeling synthesizers, |
- | | ARP | Arpeggio | A synthesizer | + | | AP | Auria Pro | Audio and MIDI workstation app | |
- | | AT | Aftertouch | A midi message allowing to add additional pressure information to notes (per midi channel). The AT midi message affects all currently playing notes - there is a Poly Pressure midi message to allow per note pressure information | | + | | ARP | Arpeggio | Synthesizer |
+ | | AT | Aftertouch | Midi message allowing to add additional pressure information to notes (per midi channel). The AT midi message affects all currently playing notes - there is a Poly Pressure midi message to allow per note pressure information | | ||
| AU | Audio Unit | Apples audio plugin format for Audio and Midi plugins, currently version 3 (AUv3) | | | AU | Audio Unit | Apples audio plugin format for Audio and Midi plugins, currently version 3 (AUv3) | | ||
- | | AU Host | Audio Unit Host | An application | + | | AU Host | Audio Unit Host | Application |
- | | AUM | Audio Mixer | An audio mixing app (like Audiobus) with support for user defined channel routing, supports IAAs and AUv3. AUM itself can be loaded in Audiobus to achieve state saving and process switching for IAAs | | + | | AUM | Audio Mixer | Audio mixing app (like Audiobus) with support for user defined channel routing, supports IAAs and AUv3. AUM itself can be loaded in Audiobus to achieve state saving and process switching for IAAs | |
| AUv3 | Audio Unit Version 3 | Apples audio plugin format for Audio and Midi plugins, there are several plugin subtypes types depending on the inputs and outputs of the plugin (see [[https:// | | AUv3 | Audio Unit Version 3 | Apples audio plugin format for Audio and Midi plugins, there are several plugin subtypes types depending on the inputs and outputs of the plugin (see [[https:// | ||
- | | BM3 | Beat Maker 3 | An audio and MIDI workstation app | | + | | BM3 | Beat Maker 3 | Audio and MIDI workstation app | |
- | | CC | Control Change | A group of 119 midi message for parameter changes, sometimes also named continuous controller | | + | | CC | Control Change | Group of 119 midi message for parameter changes, sometimes also named continuous controller | |
- | | CCK | Camera Connection Kit | A dongle | + | | CCK | Camera Connection Kit | Dongle |
- | | CPP | Chord Poly Pad | A MIDI chords player app with AB3 state-saving support | | + | | CPP | Chord Poly Pad | MIDI chords player app with AB3 state-saving support | |
| CV | Control Voltage | Analog modular synthesizers use voltages to modulate the sound generation - mainly 1 volt/octave in Eurorack Modular Synth. The counterpart in the digital world are midi CC send between plugins. (see [[https:// | | CV | Control Voltage | Analog modular synthesizers use voltages to modulate the sound generation - mainly 1 volt/octave in Eurorack Modular Synth. The counterpart in the digital world are midi CC send between plugins. (see [[https:// | ||
- | | DAW | Digital Audio Workstation | A software | + | | DAC | Digital-to-Analog Converter | Hardware to output digital signals to analog systems like headphones, amps, speakers or tape maschines (see [[https:// |
- | | EG | Envelop Generator | A synthesizer | + | | DAW | Digital Audio Workstation | Software |
+ | | DSP | Digital Signal Processor | Hardware specialized in processing digital audio signals (see [[https:// | ||
+ | | EG | Envelop Generator | Synthesizer | ||
| ENV | Envelop Generator | See EG | | | ENV | Envelop Generator | See EG | | ||
- | | EQ | Equalizer | A plugin | + | | EXS | EXS | Sampler instrument format used by Logic Pro | |
- | | FF | FabFilter | A company | + | | EQ | Equalizer | Plugin |
+ | | FDSP | Formulated Digital Sound Processing | Synthesis method similar to VAST used in the Yamaha EX5, proprietary | ||
+ | | FF | FabFilter | Company | ||
| FM | Frequency Modulation | Sound synthesis: Modulating the frequency of an audio signal with another audio signal generates interesting (often inharmonic) overtones ([[https:// | | FM | Frequency Modulation | Sound synthesis: Modulating the frequency of an audio signal with another audio signal generates interesting (often inharmonic) overtones ([[https:// | ||
| GB | Garage Band | Apples free audio and MIDI workstation app | | | GB | Garage Band | Apples free audio and MIDI workstation app | | ||
- | | GUI | Graphical User Interface | A user interface that allows interaction through the use of graphical icons and visual indicators (see [[https:// | + | | GUI | Graphical User Interface | User interface that allows interaction through the use of graphical icons and visual indicators (see [[https:// |
- | | IAA | Inter-App-Audio | An Apple audio / midi protocoll to connect stand-alone, | + | | IAA | Inter-App-Audio | Apples |
- | | LFO | Low frequency Oscillator | A synthesizer | + | | KPS | Karplus Strong Synthesis | Synthesis method where audio is generated by looping a short waveform or noise burst through a filtered delay line simulating hammered or plugged strings (see [[https:// |
- | | MIDI | Musical Instrument Digital Interface | A technical | + | | LA | Linear Arithmetic Synthesis | Synthesis method used by early Roland S&S ROMplers like D50, proprietary |
+ | | LFO | Low frequency Oscillator | Synthesizer | ||
+ | | MIDI | Musical Instrument Digital Interface | Technical | ||
| MOD | Modulation | Midi CCs and analog CV signals can be used to vary/ | | MOD | Modulation | Midi CCs and analog CV signals can be used to vary/ | ||
| MPE | MIDI Polyphonic Expression | Part of the latest midi standard. It defines how to apply per note pitch bend and other controllers. Basically each each note gets its own midi channel and all information on that channel are related to just that note. The midi channel 1 (or 16) is reserved for control messages - two MPE instruments may share a 16 channel midi connection | | | MPE | MIDI Polyphonic Expression | Part of the latest midi standard. It defines how to apply per note pitch bend and other controllers. Basically each each note gets its own midi channel and all information on that channel are related to just that note. The midi channel 1 (or 16) is reserved for control messages - two MPE instruments may share a 16 channel midi connection | | ||
- | | NS2 | Nano Studio 2 | An app for IOS music production | | + | | NS2 | Nano Studio 2 | App for IOS music production | |
- | | OSC | Oscillator | A synthesizer | + | | OSC | Oscillator | Synthesizer |
- | | PB | Pitch Bend | A midi message to specify pitch bending - the value is applied to all playing notes of the midi channel | | + | | PB | Pitch Bend | Midi message to specify pitch bending - the value is applied to all playing notes of the midi channel | |
- | | PC | Program Change | A midi message to change instrument patches (per midi channel)| | + | | PC | Program Change | Midi message to change instrument patches (per midi channel)| |
- | | PP | Poly Pressure | A midi message specifying per note pressure information (per midi channel) | | + | | PCM | Pulse Code Modulation | Method used to digitally represent sampled analog signals (see [[https:// |
- | | RM | Ring Modulator | A synthesizer | + | | PD | Phase Distortion Synthesis | Synthesis method where the harmonic content of a carrier waveform is influenced by a waveform modulator (see [[https:// |
- | | SB | Sugar Bytes | A company | + | | PM | Phase Modulation | Synthesis method where the phase of a waveform is modulated by another waveform (see [[https:// |
- | | SEQ | Sequencer | A synthesizer | + | | PM | Physical Modeling | Synthesis method where mathematical models simulate the physical source of the sound (see [[https:// |
- | | S&H | Sample & Hold | A synthesizer | + | | PP | Poly Pressure | Midi message specifying per note pressure information (per midi channel) |
+ | | RCM | Realtime Convolution & Modulation | Synthesis method used in some Yamaha synthesizers using samples as operators in FM synthesis, proprietary | ||
+ | | RM | Ring Modulator | Synthesizer | ||
+ | | SB | Sugar Bytes | Company | ||
+ | | SEQ | Sequencer | Synthesizer | ||
+ | | SFZ | SFZ | Plain text file format that stores instrument data for software samplers | ||
+ | | S&H | Sample & Hold | Synthesizer | ||
+ | | S&S | Sample and Synthesis | Synthesis method using short looped samples (as opposed to simple waveforms) as sound basis used in Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, Korg DW6000/ | ||
+ | | SWAM | Synchronous Waves Acoustic Modeling | Synthesis method to replicate the behavior of acoustic intruments, proprietary (see [[https:// | ||
| UI | User Interface | The user interface is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur (see [[https:// | | UI | User Interface | The user interface is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur (see [[https:// | ||
| UXD | User Experience Design | User experience design (UXD, UED, or XD) is the process of enhancing user satisfaction with a product by improving the usability, accessibility, | | UXD | User Experience Design | User experience design (UXD, UED, or XD) is the process of enhancing user satisfaction with a product by improving the usability, accessibility, | ||
- | | VCA | Voltage Controlled Amplifier | A synthesizer | + | | VA | Virtual Analog | Synthesis method that that generates the sound of traditional analog synthesizers using software algorithms by simulating the behavior of the original electric and electronic circuitry (see [[https:// |
- | | VCF | Voltage Controlled Filter | A synthesizer | + | | VAST | Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology | Synthesis method used by Kurzweil K2000, proprietary | |
- | | VCO | Voltage Controlled Oscillator | A synthesizer | + | | VCA | Voltage Controlled Amplifier | Synthesizer |
+ | | VCF | Voltage Controlled Filter | Synthesizer | ||
+ | | VCO | Voltage Controlled Oscillator | Synthesizer | ||
+ | | VL | Virtual Acoustic Physical Modeling | Synthesis method used by Yamaha VL70m or VL1, proprietary | | ||
+ | | VS | Vector Synthesis | Synthesis method where the sound is dynamically crossfaded between 4 sound sources (see [[https:// | ||
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| IMHO | in my humble opinion | | | IMHO | in my humble opinion | | ||
| FAQ | frequently asked questions | | | FAQ | frequently asked questions | | ||
- | | OT | Off topic | | + | | KISS | keep it simple stupid | |
+ | | OT | off topic | | ||
| RTFM | read the frigging manual | | | RTFM | read the frigging manual | | ||
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