Decay
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The decay of a note, or instrument, is the process whereby the note. having been struck, fades out. This can be a slow, gradual process, which would mean there would be a long decay time involved, or it can be very brief.
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Defeat Switch
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A control that can be used to mute a signal.
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dio
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Abbreviation of digital input and output.
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Dither
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The process of adding low-level random noise to audio signals in order to reduce quantization noise in A/D converters. Dither is also applied during digital audio wordlength reduction (e.g., 20 to 16 bit conversion).
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Discrete Output
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A direct output from a channel, which services only that one channel.
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Doubling
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The process of recording an instrumental part twice and blending the two takes together in order to achieve a fuller sound.
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drop out
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The sudden loss of signal in the middle of a track. You would say the signal "drops out" of the track.
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DSP
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(Digital Signal Processor) - A chip designed specifically for processing large amounts of data at high speed and in real time. This type of processor is ideal for handling digital audio data.
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