Musical Production

30 Concepts involved in the digital music creation process terms

A glossary of terms used in creating music

amplifier
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increase the power, current, or voltage of a signal
Example: we amplifier the guitar sound
en: amplificador
Attack
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he beginning buildup of a note
Example: The attack of kicks is 1.6 m
en: ataque
automation
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own parameters on effects or volume
Example: we automatize the reverb of the vocals
en: automatización
Bpm
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beats per minute
Example: The Bpm of dakiti by bad bunny is 110
en: Beats por minuto
chord Progression
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succession of chords
Example: I make the best chord progression you heard ever
en: sequencia de acordes
Chorus
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double the instrument signal
Example: Chorus on guita make more vintage vibes
en: Chorus
Compressor
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process of reducing a signal's dynamic range
Example: we need to put a compressor on the kick
en: compresor
Daw
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Is a Digital Audio workflow
Example: I want a experiment a new DAW
en: Estación digital de Trabajo
Decibels
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unit for expressing the ratio between two physical quantities
Example: Your mix pass 0.12 decibels
en: decibeles
Delay
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delays a sound wave
Example: The Delay in the vocals are amazing
en: Delay
Denoiser
noun
decrease background noise
Example: We need a denoiser to make louder the noise of Vocals
en: eliminar ruido
distortion
verb
make the sound thicker
Example: guitarist put distortion on their guitars
en: distorsión
Equalize
verb
Eliminate dissonants frequencys
Example: We need to equalize the snare in frequency high
en: Ecualización
Gain
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point during an audio signal flow that the engineer can make adjustments to the level
Example: ganar
en: punto del flujo de señal donde se puede modificar el nivel del sonido
Master
adverb
the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix
Example: The masters was invented in 1948
en: Master
Midi
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Digitally saved notes
Example: My homie Lucas send me a midi chord progression
en: midi
Mix
verb
process of taking recorded tracks and blending them together
Example: Bad bunny send me the stems to mix he's new song
en: mix
Pitch
Noun
fundamental frequency
Example: I have raised the pitch
en: pitch
Ratio
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frequencies of the pitches in a musical interval
Example: The ratio in the compressor need to stay more high
en: radio
Release
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tension has built up
Example: the release of keys stay in point
en: Tension
Rendered
adverb
a performance of a musical composition
Example: They rendered the mix
en: renderización
Reverb
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makes the sound more longer
Example: That reverb make a lot of space in the song
en: Reverberación
Sample
sound already done
Example: Pitched down that Sample
en: Sample
Sampling
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modify a sample in pitch and velocity
Example: Drake was sampling a song from Michael Jackson
en: Sampleo
Scale
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any graduated sequence of notes, tones, or intervals dividing what is called an octave
Example: In your song one key is not in scale
en: escala
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Sidechain
noun
modulates the resonance of the sound
Example: mixing kick and bass is necessary the side chain
en: sidechain
Sustain
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the steady state of a sound at its maximum intensity
Example: My melody have to much sustain on keys
en: sustain
Threshold
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the level at which dynamics processing begins
Example: the threshold need to stay in 8.6 db
en: Threshold
Velocity
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la velocidad a la que se mueve el sonido
Example: Velocity of kick stay in 80%
en: velocidad
Vst
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Virtual Studio Technology
Example: Kenny beats have a lot of VST
en: Tecnología de estudio virtual