Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
ambiophony | the reproduction of sound to create an illusion to a listener of being in a spacious room, such as a concert hall. |
audiophil | a person who is enthusiastic about hi-fidelity sound reproduction. |
audiophile | a person who is enthusiastic about hi-fidelity sound reproduction. |
cassingle | a prerecorded cassette tape of a single disc. |
choon | a piece of recorded music that one likes. |
elpee | a long-playing record. |
foldback | in multitrack recording, a process for returning a signal to a performer instantly. |
gramophonic | relating to gramophones. |
gramophonically | (Adv.) GRAMOPHONIC, relating to gramophones. |
mike | (Short for) microphone; (verb) to record by use of a microphone. |
minisystem | a set of hi-fi equipment in which the components are smaller than standard size. |
mixdown | in sound recording, the transfer of a multitrack master mix to two-track stereo tape. |
mixtape | a compilation of songs from various sources. |
multitrack | to make a recording using many tracks. |
overside | the other side of a phonograph record. |
periphonic | relating to a sound system with many speakers. |
phono | (Coll.) a record-player. |
preamp | (Short for) preamplifier. |
pretape | to record to tape in advance. |
quadraphonic | of, relating to, or using four channels for the transmission, recording, or reproduction of sound. |
quadrasonic | relating to a system of sound recording and reproduction that uses four independent loudspeakers to give directional sources of sound. |
quadrasonics | a system of sound recording and reproduction that uses four independent loudspeakers to give directional sources of sound. |
quadriphonic | of, relating to, or using four channels for the transmission, recording, or reproduction of sound. |
quadriphonics | a system of sound transmission using a minimum of four speakers. |
quadrophonic | of, relating to, or using four channels for the transmission, recording, or reproduction of sound. |
remaster | to make a new master recording of. |
squawker | a loudspeaker for reproducing sounds in the middle of the audible range. |
subwoofer | part of a sound system. |
tuneage | (A piece of) recorded music that one likes. |
tweeter | a loudspeaker for high frequency sound reproduction. |
wavetable | a collection of digitized samples of recorded sound stored as sound waves. |