Category: Music Glossary
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Linear Scale (Math)
General – usually we Draw Linear Scales, means the Space between Numbers Must be Equal – but if Things Get Very Complicated in Math, Linear Scales are Not the Best Choice as Details Get Lost – in Musical EQ´s, a Linear Scale Misses Low Content Example Linear Scale – Say you Want to Draw a…
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Logarithmic Scale (Math)
General – thus to Make any Big Range more Manageable, we use a Logarithmic Scale – this is True for Any Kind of Scale, but here Especially Explained in Relation to Music – e.g. in Measuring Amplitude, as you Multiply the Change in Air Pressure, you only Add Numbers to the Loudness Scale with a…
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Loudness Range
General Compare dB Linear = Shows Equal Spaced dB Range (same Distance of dB Blocks) dB Non-Linear = The Meter is magnified in the “Key Areas” BS.1771 = American Broadcast Standard (in Fact also a Non-Linear Display ) EBU +9 = European Broadcast Standard with +9dB (in Fact also a Non-Linear Display ) EBU +18…
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LU
– Stands for Loudness Unit and 1 Loudness Unit is approx. the same as 1dB – Relative Standard of Loudness Measurement – you might say that this Program is 2 LU Louder than this Program (but its Average Volume is for Example -12dB FS = LUFS) – If you look at a Loudness History Meter,…
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LUFS (or LKFS)
– LUFS Scale was Introduced Primarily to Outline Broadcast Standards to Keep the Perceived Volume of the Different Shows and Adverts the Same (=Loudness Normalisation) – the New Loudness Standard Metering Units also Provides Info Over the “Short Term Loudness” (Beside Integrated Loudness) to Accurately Represent the Perceived Loudness – this Reading is a Crucial…
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Melody
General – Melody is Ordered Succession of Pitches (Just as Rhythm is an Ordered Succession of Durations of Sound) – Melody can Not be separated from Rhythm (whereas Rhythm can be separated from Melody), for Example you can Clap a Melody without the Need of a Pitch, but you can Not Sing a Melody without…