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| commonly_used_abbreviations [2019/08/27 16:42] – Added synthesis methods VA, VS, KPS,PD,PM,SWAM, RCM, AN, LA, VL, VAST, FDSP, S&S _ki | commonly_used_abbreviations [2019/08/27 17:42] – Added PCM, DAC,ADC,DSP _ki | ||
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| | AD | Audio Damage | Company offering audio plugins | | | AD | Audio Damage | Company offering audio plugins | | ||
| | AD | Attack Decay | Synthesizer envelop module with attack and decay parameter | | | AD | Attack Decay | Synthesizer envelop module with attack and decay parameter | | ||
| + | | 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 envelop module with standard parameters, mainly used to shape the sounds amplitude with a VCA or the overtone amount with a VCF | | | ADSR | Attack Decay Sustain Release | Synthesizer envelop module with standard parameters, mainly used to shape the sounds amplitude with a VCA or the overtone amount with a VCF | | ||
| | 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 | ||
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| | CPP | Chord Poly Pad | 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:// | ||
| + | | DAC | Digital-to-Analog Converter | Hardware to output digital signals to analog systems like headphones, amps, speakers or tape maschines (see [[https:// | ||
| | DAW | Digital Audio Workstation | Software used for recording, editing and producing audio files. (see [[https:// | | DAW | Digital Audio Workstation | Software used for recording, editing and producing audio files. (see [[https:// | ||
| + | | DSP | Digital Signal Processor | Hardware specialized in processing digital audio signals (see [[https:// | ||
| | EG | Envelop Generator | Synthesizer module generating a control voltage that varies over time. The start of the envelop is triggered by either a trigger pulse or a gate signal (see [[https:// | | EG | Envelop Generator | Synthesizer module generating a control voltage that varies over time. The start of the envelop is triggered by either a trigger pulse or a gate signal (see [[https:// | ||
| | ENV | Envelop Generator | See EG | | | ENV | Envelop Generator | See EG | | ||
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| | PB | Pitch Bend | 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 | Midi message to change instrument patches (per midi channel)| | | PC | Program Change | Midi message to change instrument patches (per midi channel)| | ||
| + | | PCM | Pulse Code Modulation | Method used to digitally represent sampled analog signals (see [[https:// | ||
| | PD | Phase Distortion Synthesis | Synthesis method where the harmonic content of a carrier waveform is influenced by a waveform modulator (see [[https:// | | PD | Phase Distortion Synthesis | Synthesis method where the harmonic content of a carrier waveform is influenced by a waveform modulator (see [[https:// | ||
| | PM | Phase Modulation | Synthesis method where the phase of a waveform is modulated by another waveform (see [[https:// | | PM | Phase Modulation | Synthesis method where the phase of a waveform is modulated by another waveform (see [[https:// | ||
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