Category: Music Glossary
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Peak
– Similar to RMS but Measures the Peak of a Signal – Used in Analog & Digital Devices – Fast Response with a Integration Time of 5ms – Intended to reflect How Hard we are Driving a Circuit – Instant Response on a Incoming Signal – Other than a RMS Measurement, Peak Level tells us…
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Pedal Point
– also called Pedal Note or Pedal Tone – a Note that’s Sustained by a “Bass Instrument” while Chords Move on Above it, e.g. a Chord/Scale Played with an Alternate Bass Note – means with the Left Hand you Keep the Pedal Point Constant while you Change the Chords with the Right Hand – for…
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Phaser
– a Phaser basically Creates Several Notch Filters – the LFO Moves “Notch Filters” Across the Spectrum, thus Removing Frequencies from the Audio which Causes the Typical Phase Sound – with High Speeds the Phase may even Change the Pitch Sightly (causing an Effect similar to Vibrato) – Phasers are Naturally Filters and Gain Nothing…
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Phrase (Composition)
General – the Musical Equivalent of a Phrase is a Sentence – a Phrase is a Series of Notes that Sounds Complete, Even if it is Not the Actual End of a Specific Section – a “Phrase” Consists Commonly 4 Measures and is the Average, of course this Varies on all Kinds of Music –…
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Pink Noise
General – All the Frequency Response that can Get Heard by Human Ear – i.e. Same Audible Power in Each of the Frequency Ranges Throughout the Octaves – Has Lower Frequency than any other Type of Noise Match Source to Reference via Pink Noise – basically you Generate Pink Noise and Insert a EQ, Guitar…
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Pitch
General – Can be represented on a 1 Dimensional Scale from Low to High (but Pitch Position is Not that Easy to Hear when Notes are Not Comparable as in a Tri-Tone Paradox) Pitch Bend DAW d) Then Divide the 8192 : VSTi PB Range in Cents and the Multiply that Result by the Desired…
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Pitch Shifter
– A Pitch Shifter Shifts All Frequency Content by Multiples, so that the Frequency Relationships in the Source File Remain Intact – e.g. when a Source File has a 100Hz Tone and a 200Hz Tone, Pitch Shifting it with a Frequency of 100Hz will Make the 100Hz = 200Hz Tone and the 200Hz a 400Hz…