This glossary will help me and my partners to know technical terms of our career, so we can work in foreign places
acustic
noun
the properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it.
Example: Symphony Hall has perfect acoustics
es: acustica
amplitude
noun
The amplitude of a sound wave determines its relative loudness.
Example: higher volume means sound waves have a higher amplitude
es: amplitud
audio
noun
sound, especially when recorded, transmitted, or reproduced.
Example: the machine can retrieve and play audio from a CD-ROM
es: audio
composition
noun
a work of music, literature, or art.
Example: Chopin's most romantic compositions
es: composición
decibels
noun
Frequency, reported in Hertz (Hz), measures the number of sound vibrations in one second. Amplitude, reported on the decibel (dB) scale, measures its pressure or forcefulness.
Example: your ears can only tolerate 120 decibels before having permanent damage
es: decibeles
difraction
noun
a sound wave moves around an object whose dimensions are smaller than or about equal to the wavelength of the sound.
Example: walls can cause difraction
es: difracción
Digital Audio Workstation
noun
software used to record edit and mixing audio files
Example: A producer studio must have a DAW
es: Estacion de Audio Digital
directionality
noun
the property of being directional or maintaining a direction.
Example: you can recognize the origin of a sound thanks to directionality
es: direccionalidad
dynamics
noun
the varying levels of volume of sound in different parts of a musical performance
Example: dynamics are essential to add feeling to a composition
es: dinamica
echo
noun
A reverberation can occur when a sound wave is reflected off a nearby surface. An echo is usually clear and can be easily distinguished because of the distance and time the sound wave travels.
Example: The kid was playing with the echo of the cave
es: eco
effect
noun
an artificially created or enhanced sound, or sound process used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video games, music, or other media.
Example: the Dj used a build up effects at the club
es: efecto
Frequency
noun
Frequency is the measurement of the number of times that a repeated event occurs per unit of time. Expresses the number of cycles of the repetitive waveform per second.
Example: Hi pitch sounds are on a higher frequency
es: Frecuencia
interval
noun
an interval is a difference in pitch between two sounds.
Example: from C to D there is a two semitones interval
es: intervalo
mastering
verb
processing your mix into its final form so that it's ready for distribution, which may include transitioning and sequencing the songs.
Example: They master the tracks for the album
es: masterizar
mix
verb
combining a number of separate signals or recorded soundtracks.
Example: it took two years to mix his album
es: mezcla
Monitors
noun
a loudspeaker, especially one used by performers on stage to hear themselves or in the studio to hear what has been recorded.
Example: I was amazed at the quality of the sound coming from the monitors
es: monitores
mono
adjective
musi that is recorded and or played back using one audio channel.
Example: my cellphone has a mono speaker
es: mono
music
noun
vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
Example: Returning to his much loved family are his central concern shown by his prayers, in which Maximus kisses two figurines of his family wishing for their safety, the scene is beautiful and poetic, with the slow instrumental MUSIC and close ups of Maximus' emotional face.
es: música
period
noun
The period of a wave is the time required for one complete cycle of the wave to pass by a point.
Example: period and frequency are related
es: periodo
power
noun
Sound power is the total airborne sound energy radiated by a sound source per unit of time.
Example: power is the cause and the amplitude is the effect
es: potencia
reflection
noun
If a sound is not absorbed or transmitted when it strikes a surface, it will be reflected.
Example: echo is produced by sound waves reflection
es: reflexión
refraction
noun
Diffraction involves the bending or spreading out of a sound wave in a single medium, in which the speed of sound is constant.
Example: atmosphere temperature can cause sound refraction
es: refracción
reverberation
noun
prolongation of a sound; resonance
Example: electronic effects have been added, such as echo and reverberation
es: reverberación
scale
noun
The interval relationships among pitches of a scale are its essential feature, and a particular pattern of intervals defines every scale.
Example: we musicians were playing in Dm scale
es: escala
spatiality
noun
relating to, involving, or having the nature of space.
Example: for a deeper spaciality you can add some reverb and panning
es: espacialidad
staff
noun
a stack of five lines and four spaces. The lower lines represent lower pitches, the higher lines higher pitches.
Example: You need a staff for your music lessons
es: pentagrama
stereo
adjective
sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, 3-dimensional audible perspective.
Example: my stereo speakers are really good
es: estéreo
tone
noun
a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
Example: the piano tone appears monochrome or lacking in warmth
es: tono
Voltage
noun
electric potential difference, electric pressure or electric tension is the difference in electric potential between two points.
Example: Voltage is what makes electric charges move
