A term coined by MOTU to denote a method of coding MIDI data to allow the computer to re-trigger this information with grater accuracy. Before time stamping, MIDI transmission suffered from a certain amount of "slop" due to a sequencer program having to rely on the host computer's clock to manage timing issue.

Studio monitors are loudspeakers specifically designed for audio production applications, such as recording studios, film-making, television studios, radio studios and project or home studios, where accurate audio reproduction is crucial, whereas reference monitors are loudspeakers generally used to gauge what a recording will sound like on consumer-grade speakers.

A type of tape recorder that uses tape that is wound on spools rather than inside a casing, such as a cassette or DAT tape

A type of audio processor where a light source is used as a means of controlling the amount of attenuation applied to the audio signal. A form of compression developed in the late 50's and while found mostly in high-end equipment, reissues of "vintage" opto compressors have seen a resurgence lately.

Peripheral Component Interconnect, originally designed by Intel, is an interconnect system for sending data between the CPU and peripherals independently of the processor.

A patchbayor patch panel is a means of bringing together the cabling from various pieces of equipment to a central location, thus simplifying interconnection.

I've been practicing mixing on my old recordings to prepare for my band's new material and my main problem seems to be making the bass drum stand out. I've been using Waves SSL 4000 and it sounds good alone but when I add all the other stuff in they get lost.

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I have a metalcore band and I'm a bit doubtful about the guitar volume levels and their distribution when recording metal...

The thing is one person said one guitar has to have a higher volume than the other guitar when doing rhytm, i.e. when both guitars are playing the same riff, so the sound doesnt get distorted...

Small Computer System Interface. A hardware interface that allows computers to talk to peripheral devices such as disc drives, CD devices and scanners. A single SCSI channel can handle up to seven unique devices each with their own address, but the last item in the chain, regardless of the number of units, must be terminated for proper operation of the SCSI chain.
(See IDE)

Originally used by the military for rocket launches, SMPTE time code is a standardized way of referencing the 24-hour period. Based around the video frame, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers identify frames and sub frames with a unique identifier that includes hours, minutes, seconds, frames and sub frames.