Music Glossary: [Page 20]

Leave 250–500 ms of headroom and natural tails in prints; avoid chopping reverbs and delays. more

Ensure players hear time, pitch, and self; separate cue buses as needed. more

Checking mixes on neutral headphones and consumer earbuds to ensure balance holds outside the studio. more

Margin between nominal operating level and the clip point; prevents overload on peaks. more

Leave -1 dBTP true peak and mix around -16 to -9 LUFS short-term before mastering. more

Conservative peaks (-12 to -6 dBFS) on digital capture to prevent intersample and plug-in overload. more

Keep peaks under -6 dBFS on tracks/buses; leave -3 to -1 dBTP for mastering. more

Musicians/crew should use molded plugs or IEMs responsibly; OSHA/venue limits apply. more

Narrow-band absorber comprising a cavity and neck; frequency set by volume and port geometry. more

Metric reinterpretation (e.g., 3 groups of 2 against 2 groups of 3); barline blur. more

Switch accents across barlines to imply alternate meters. more

Seven-note scale made of five whole steps and two half steps arranged uniquely. more

Six-note scales from two triads (e.g., C & D triads) or augmented collections for modern lines. more

Ghanaian genre with interlocking guitars, horns, and upbeat dance rhythms. more

Filter that attenuates low frequencies to reduce rumble/proximity; common on mics/preamps. more

Filtering low rumble from channels that do not need it (vocals, guitars) to increase clarity and headroom. more

Apply HPF broadly to non-bass sources to clear low-end mud and improve headroom. more

HPF non-bass elements to reduce mud; sweep to just below source body. more

Open/closed/half-open and tip/shoulder choices shape feel and frequency spill. more

Open/closed/tight variations that signal dynamics and shape the perceived tempo and feel. more

Alternate opens/chicks/tight slurs; time micro-opens to lifts in arrangement. more

Culture/genre featuring rap, DJing, sampling, and beat-making; rhythmic speech over grooves. more

Memorable melodic/lyric fragment anchoring the song; appears in chorus or refrain. more

Arpeggiator motifs tied to chord progression; humanize with velocity/offset. more

Stacking complementary motifs (lead, countermelody, rhythm hook) so the chorus lands hard and sticks. more

Brass with wide color palette and heroic to mellow tone; transposes a perfect fifth. more

Four-on-the-floor dance music; soulful to tech variants; emphasis on groove and repetition. more