Glossary
Don’t know your Bitcrusher from your Bottom End? Can you Quantize a Zoom Slider? If you’re boggled, essential terms for following our DJ, Music Production and Live Recording Courses are explained in this handy glossary. Let us know if we’ve missed anything. Faders
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Launch Mode
– allows the user control over the manner in which the clip is launchedLead Line
– describes the instrument that leads the track or songLeft Locator
– selects the start of a section to loop, edit, move, etc.Level Balance
– adjusting the volumes of all tracks to produce a balanced master levelLevel Control
– adjusts the volume of the deviceLevel Fader
– an up/down fader that controls the volume of that channelLine Input
– input designed to operate at line level; usually a sound device that emits a digital output. See also ‘Aux Input’Line Tool
– a form of drawing tool that lets you draw automation in straight lines as opposed to curvesLo-Fi
– usually refers to an audio file with a lower bit rate or sampling rate, and thus a lower sound qualityLocator
– selects the point to start playbackLoop Brace
– tool used to select a section of an arrangement or clip to be looped. The brace parameters can be adjusted by clicking and dragging either end.Loop Function
– allows the user to repeatedly play the section of an arrangement within the loop braceLoop Markers
– The area between these markers denotes the section of audio that will be repeated as a loop.Loop
– select a start and end point to a section of music and repeatLow Frequency
– those frequencies below approximately 200 Hz; also known as ‘bass’Low-Pass Filter
– removes, or filters out, the higher frequencies, leaving only the lower elements of the audio spectrumLATEST COURSES
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