Music Producers Technical Terms–Explained
Jan. 13, 2014 · Features Here is an explanatory selection of common technical terms associated with Recording, MIDI, Audio, Computers and Music Technology. A AC: Alternating Current. A/D [A-D] CONVERTER: Circuit for converting analogue waveforms into a series of equally spaced numerical values represented by binary numbers. The more 'bits' a converter has, the greater the resolution of the sampling process. ACTIVE: Describes a circuit containing transistors, ICs, tubes and other devices, that require power to operate and are capable of amplification. ADAT: The term 'ADAT' is best known today as a widely used eight-channel optical digital audio interface — and a contraction of 'ADAT Lightpipe '. It was developed by Alesis as a bespoke interface for the company's digital eight-track tape machines in the early 1990s — hence the name ADAT (Alesis Digital Audio Tape). Those machines are long obsolete, but the interface has survived. The in...