Unit 35 Definitions
Editing Functions Oscillator - Device which generates physical or digital waveforms. Amplifier - Increases amplitude of a wave. Filter - A range of attenuated frequencies. Envelope Generator - Creates an ADSR envelope: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release. LFO - Low-frequency oscillator, which uses inaudible frequencies below 20Hz to alter the sound. Modulation - Continuous automation of a function, eg. tremolo. Patch-bay - Connects the sound of two rooms in a studio setting. This also applies to multiple DAWs. Preset - Settings that come with the synthesiser already. Monophonic/Polyphonic - The amount of voices are played at the same time per note on a synthesiser, eg. 16 voices. Monophonic is just one voice. Parameter Select - The choice of parameters that can be manipulated on a synthesiser. Parameter Change - Manipulation of parameters in order to shape a sound. Waveform Editing Acoustic theory of waveforms - All ‘sound’ is just our brain’s interpretation of...