Out Of The Box - A term that refers to a recording project that was partially or completely produced using hardware equipment outside of the computer. Box is another term for a computer.

See: DAW

OTB - see analog summing and hybrid DAW
see: ITB

A content management system (CMS) is the collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based. The procedures are designed to:
 

XY creates a stereo image by using two cardioid or hyper cardioid microphones placed as near as possible to each other (and up to 12 inches apart) at 90-135 degrees spread and with the center of the spread pointed at the sound source.

M-S Mastering

The mid-side (M-S) stereo recording technique puts the center of the soundstage (mid) in one channel and the side information in the other. These mid and side channels can be adjusted and reconfigured to accurately represent a conventional left and right stereo image (on their own, they do not give you a left/right image).

There is only one sound source or the signal was derived from one sound source.

A slang term for bass-frequency signals (below 250 Hz).

The amount of signal strength; the amplitude, especially the average amplitude.

Commonly used audio connector. May be mono or stereo.

The 1/4" jack is the oldest type of audio connector still in common use. It was first fitted to telephone exchanges over 150 years ago.

A device designed to decrease the level of low level signals and increase the level of high level signals, thus increasing the dynamic range of the signal.