Music Glossary: [Page 48]

Render heavy chains to free CPU or print sounds; keep originals archived. more

Soloists and drummer exchange short improvised passages; builds dialogue. more

Melodic, build-and-release EDM with long breakdowns and euphoric leads. more

Transcribe phrases, then “translate” them to all keys, grooves, and tempos. The goal is concept absorption, not rote licks. more

Looping, slowing audio, focusing on bass/guide tones first, then melody and inner parts. more

Aligning drum/bass attacks to tighten the groove without over-quantizing feel. more

Enhance or tame attack/sustain without EQ; useful for drums and plucked instruments. more

Use amp/env, click layers, and attack filters to define transients. more

Short musical gestures (rises, drops, drum fills) that stitch sections together and signal changes. more

Plan key/tempo transitions; keep dead air minimal with concise patter. more

Check on phones, small speakers, car; commit fixes, not compromises. more

Reduction of sound through partitions; STC summarizes mid-band isolation performance. more

Correct written vs sounding pitch; key signatures and octave transpositions. more

Notational convention where an instrument reads in a different key than concert pitch (e.g., B♭ clarinet). more

Practice licks in 12 keys via circle, minor-third cycle, and tritone jumps. more

Hip-hop subgenre with sparse 808s, skittering hi-hats, and moody synths. more

Rapid reiteration/oscillation of a note or interval; string bow tremolo and percussion rolls. more

Three-note chord built from stacked thirds: major, minor, diminished, augmented. more

Improvisation device alternating two triads a step apart for modern linear color. more

Map major/minor triad pairs to chord functions (tonic, predominant, dominant) for predictable color. more

Rapid alternation between adjacent notes; can include auxiliary accidentals. more

A rhythmic grouping where three notes are played in the time normally taken by two. Triplets add swing or fluidity to a groove—common in jazz, blue... more

Replacing V with ♭II7 (same tritone) for smooth chromatic bass and altered color. more

Non-transposing brass with slide; powerful, clear low/mid; includes tenor, bass variants. more

True bypass = purity but long cables dull highs; buffers preserve high end and drive longer chains. more

Estimate of intersample peak level via oversampling to prevent downstream clipping. more

Meter dBTP with oversampling; avoid > -1 dBTP to reduce codec clipping. more