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]]> Abbreviation for Crown Audio’s Pressure Zone Microphone. (See also “Boundary Microphone.”)...

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]]> Pure Tone https://recordingconnection.com/glossary/pure-tone/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:41:56 +0000 http://recording-connection.local/?post_type=glossary&p=5832 Read More

]]> A tone consisting of only the fundamental frequency with no overtones or harmonics, graphically represented as a simple sine wave.

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]]> Punch In/Punch Out Recording https://recordingconnection.com/glossary/punch-in-punch-out-recording/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:37:54 +0000 http://recording-connection.local/?post_type=glossary&p=5829 Read More

]]> The process of activating and/or deactivating the record function on tape or DAW during playback of a passage, usually as the performer plays/sings along. This can be used either as a method of doing quick overdubs, or as a way of getting a better take on a certain passage without having to start the track from the beginning.

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]]> Pumping and Breathing https://recordingconnection.com/glossary/pumping-and-breathing/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:37:07 +0000 http://recording-connection.local/?post_type=glossary&p=5826 Read More

]]> In studio jargon, an effect created when a compressor is rapidly compressing and releasing the sound, creating audible changes in the signal level. “Pumping” generally refers to the audible increase of sound levels after compression has taken place; “breathing” refers to a similar effect with vocals, raising the signal volume just as the vocalist is inhaling. Pumping and breathing is a sign of...

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]]> Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) https://recordingconnection.com/glossary/pulse-width-modulation-pwm/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:35:42 +0000 http://recording-connection.local/?post_type=glossary&p=5823 Read More

]]> In synthesized music, the process of using a control voltage to vary the width of a pulse wave form, essentially switching between square waves and pulse waves. This has the effect of creating richer timbres, giving sounds a thicker, more lush feel, or of giving a digital sound more analog properties.

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]]> Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) https://recordingconnection.com/glossary/pulse-code-modulation-pcm/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:34:51 +0000 http://recording-connection.local/?post_type=glossary&p=5820 Read More

]]> A process by which analog signals are translated to digital code. This is done by taking samples of the amplitude of the analog signal at regular rapid intervals, then translating it into binary numbers as a digital representation of the original signal. The faster the sample rate, the better the digital reproduction. PCM is the most common form of A/D conversion in digital audio.

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]]> Pulse https://recordingconnection.com/glossary/pulse/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:31:45 +0000 http://recording-connection.local/?post_type=glossary&p=5817 Read More

]]> 1) The steady beat in music based on its tempo, whether audible or perceived. 2) A type of sound wave commonly created and manipulated by synthesizers whose waveform is characterized by sharp rises and drops in amplitude like a square wave, but whose peaks are shorter than its troughs, giving the wave a pulse-like feel. Also called “Pulse Wave.”...

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]]> Puck https://recordingconnection.com/glossary/puck/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:30:53 +0000 http://recording-connection.local/?post_type=glossary&p=5814 Read More

]]> Any circular piece of metal, fiber, rubber, etc., which drives something from a rotating power source. A common example in the recording studio is the puck in a rotating Leslie speaker.

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]]> Psychoacoustics https://recordingconnection.com/glossary/psychoacoustics/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:30:23 +0000 http://recording-connection.local/?post_type=glossary&p=5811 Read More

]]> The study of how humans perceive and respond to sound, not just in the context of interpreting the physical sound waves, but also taking psychological and emotional factors into account. This branch of science is helpful to audio engineers in understanding how the brain interprets various sounds and frequencies.

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]]> Proximity Effect https://recordingconnection.com/glossary/proximity-effect/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:29:28 +0000 http://recording-connection.local/?post_type=glossary&p=5808 Read More

]]> The natural boost in the microphone’s output for bass frequencies as the mic is placed closer to the sound source.

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