Glossary of Terms
Gobo
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10 April 2017
Gobo is a slang term used by sound recording engineers to refer to a movable acoustic isolation panel.
An acoustics gobo is parallel in use to a photography gobo, which is used to block direct light sources, and also shares its name with the stage lighting gobo. The origin of the term "gobo" is obscure, but is most likely short for "go-between." The gobo was invented by Charles Norris Hoyle, and was originally a product of TayTrix.
An acoustics gobo is parallel in use to a photography gobo, which is used to block direct light sources, and also shares its name with the stage lighting gobo. The origin of the term "gobo" is obscure, but is most likely short for "go-between." The gobo was invented by Charles Norris Hoyle, and was originally a product of TayTrix.
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Luthier
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9 April 2017
A luthier (/ˈluːtiər/ LOO-ti-ər)[1] is someone who builds or repairs string instruments generally consisting of a neck and a sound box. The word "luthier" comes from the French word luth, which means lute. A luthier was originally a maker of lutes, but the term now includes makers of stringed instruments such as the violin or classical guitar. A luthier does not make harps or pianos, as these require different skills and construction methods because their strings are secured to a frame.
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Loudness
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3 March 2017
Loudness - Subjective impression of the intensity of a sound.
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Longitudinal wave
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3 March 2017
Longitudinal wave - A wave in which vibrations are in the direction of propagation of sound as are sound Wavesin air.
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Live
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3 March 2017
Live - A reverberant acoustical condition, usually used in reference to a room whose many reflective surfaces encourage a lengthy reverberation time.
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LEDE
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3 March 2017
LEDE - Live end, dead end. An optimal acoustical treatment plan for rooms in which one end is highly absorbent and the other end reflective and diffusive.
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Leakage
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3 March 2017
Leakage - Any unwanted sound picked up by (or “leaking” into) a microphone from another instrument or loudspeaker. Sound from one room that is heard in another.
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Law of the first wavefront
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3 March 2017
Law of the first wavefront - The first wavefront falling on the ear determines the perceived direction of the sound.
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Late reflection
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3 March 2017
Late reflection - Reflected energy that occurs a greater distance away from the source than an early reflection. Sometimes referred to as “slap-back” or echo.
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Kilohertz
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3 March 2017
Kilohertz / kHz - 1,000 Hz increments. See Hertz.
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