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What does the term quantization refer to?
Many DAWs have the option to "quantize" a set of notes. What does it do?
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What does ALL-I mode mean?
I've started seeing this term mentioned in camera specs but have no idea what it means. It somehow relates to recording video.
Can somebody please explain where does it come from and what it means?
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How does one call the y axis of a waveform?
In many audio applications one can find a waveform representation, but the y-axis normally is never labelled.
Now, if you would plot your own waveform and wanted to label it, what would be a correct ...
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What is a stereo pair of samples called?
I'm a part of a development team working on an audio processing application. We have the silliest problem that's already caused us some trouble coding. We work with stereo audio signals, and when ...
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What is it called when there are several channels of audio playing over a video?
I'm editing a video where there are several channels of audio playing over it.
I have things like background music, sound effects, etc.
Would it be correct to call them audio channels or is there a ...
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What constitutes a “musical” EQ?
In reading product advertisements and gear reviews in magazines like Sound on Sound, I've come across the term "musical" a few times referring to an apparently positive quality of an equalizer device ...
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Recognizing notes within sound?
I am trying to write a small application which would try and recognize notes within a recorded sound.
I don't know much about sound theory, and I am having a hard time figuring out how digitalized ...
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What is a “ducker”?
I saw another question on here that asked how to set up a ducker. Can someone provide a detailed explanation of what a ducker is? I couldn't glean a specific meaning from the context of the ...
