Music Glossary: [Page 12]

Small-note passages copied into parts to aid counting during rests and improve entrances. more

Log of music used in a production for PRO royalty distribution. more

Documents listing music used in AV projects (timings, writers, publishers) to unlock performance royalties. more

Shared gestures for cuts, tags, repeats; standardize within band. more

Brazilian friction drum with vocal-like gliss; samba texture. more

Run lines, arpeggios, and patterns through all keys via the fourths cycle. Builds transpositional fluency and fretboard/keyboard coverage. more

Ride/hi-hat weights and profiles set stick definition and wash. more

Metal plates for crashes, swells, and timekeeping; orchestral pairs and ride/hi-hat in kits. more

Alternate tuning DADGAD popular in Celtic/folk; drones and modal harmony with easy sus/add voicings. more

Unique listeners per day. A leading indicator for momentum and algorithmic favor. more

Practice ascending/descending intervals in a fixed key daily; expand to random tonal centers. more

Primary/secondary networks with proper switch QoS; clocking sanity checks. more

Goblet drum from Middle East/North Africa; doum/tek strokes for belly-dance rhythms. more

Computer-based environment for recording, editing, and mixing audio/MIDI (e.g., Cubase, Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton Live). more

Preset bounce settings for mix, master, stems, and alt versions. more

Control groups to adjust multiple channels' levels together without altering individual faders. more

Red Book master image containing track order, PQ codes, and text; standard for CD manufacturing. more

Logarithmic unit expressing ratios of power or pressure. For pressure, dB ∝ 20·log10(P/P₀). more

Mechanical separation to reduce structure-borne transmission (resilient channels, clips, isolation mounts). more

Target sibilant bands (5–10 kHz); split-band preferred for minimal lisping. more

Use frequency-selective compression or automate EQ for sibilance control. Don’t dull consonants. more

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Short slap/tempo delays to add depth and stereo without wash. more

Secondary speaker arrays delayed to the mains so wavefronts arrive together for distant audience areas. more

Secondary speakers time-aligned for coverage further from the main PA. more

Calculate delay by distance; aim fills to cover dead zones without smear. more

Track goals, reps, errors, and fixes; iterate weekly for measurable gains. more