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MAWD 3.01
Term | Definition |
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sound | something that can be heard |
sound wave | the wave that carries the sound |
decibles | measure of how loud it is |
crest | top of sound wave |
trough | return to silence |
wavelength | time from crest to crest |
amplitude | how loud it is |
frequency | how close together crests are |
pitch | determined by frequency |
analog | what is input is recorded exactly as it is |
sample rate | how long it takes to input and output audio |
bit rate | bits per second that can be transmitted |
wave form | the visual representation of a sound wave |
clip | a small sound file |
track | full sound file that can be edited |
trim | removing part of a track |
amplify | increasing volume of a track |
capture | recording part of an audiofile |
wav | standard file format records things as a sound wave |
AIFF | apples sound storage |
MP3 | small file that retains quality |
avi | stores audio and video |
ogg | open source audio format |