| 24/96 |
24 bit, 96 kHz recording |
| A/D |
Analog to Digital |
| AC |
Alternating Current |
| ADAT |
Alesis Digital Audio Tape |
| AES |
Audio Engineering Society |
| AIFF |
Audio Interchange File Format |
| AM |
Amplitude Modulation |
| ASIO |
Audio Stream Input Output |
| CD |
Compact Disc |
| CD-R |
Compact Disc Recordable |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| D/A |
Digital to Analog |
| DAT |
Digital Audio Tape |
| DAW |
Digital Audio Workstation |
| dB |
Decibels |
| DC |
Direct Current |
| DSD |
Direct Stream Digital |
| DSP |
Digital Signal Processing |
| DTS |
Digital Theater Systems |
| DVD |
Digital Versatile Disc (formerly Digital Video Disc) |
| EQ |
Equalization |
| FFT |
Fast Fourier Transform |
| FM |
Frequency Modulation |
| Hz |
Hertz |
| I/O |
Input/Output |
| IDE |
Integrated Drive Electronics |
| IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commision |
| IEEE |
Institute for Electronic and Electrical Engineers |
| LASER |
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
| MD |
Minidisc |
| MIDI |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
| MONO |
Monaural |
| MOTU |
Mark of the Unicorn |
| MP3 |
MPEG – Layer 3 |
| MPEG |
Moving Picture Experts Group |
| ORTF |
Office de Radiodiffusion Television Francois |
| PCM |
Pulse Code Modulation |
| PDM |
Pulse Density Modulation |
| PFL |
Pre-Fader Level |
| RAM |
Random Access Memory |
| RCA |
Radio Corporation of America |
| RF |
Radio Frequency |
| S/PDIF |
Sony/Philips Digital Interface |
| SACD |
Super Audio Compact Disc |
| SCSI |
Small Computer System Interface |
| SDII |
Sound Designer 2 |
| SMPTE |
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers |
| SNR |
Signal to Noise Ratio |
| SPL |
Sound Pressure Level |
| TOC |
Table of Contents |
| TosLink |
Toshiba Link |
| TRS |
Tip – Ring – Sleeve |
| TS |
Tip - Sleeve |
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
| VCA |
Voltage Controlled Amplifier |
| VST |
Virtual Studio Technology |
| VU |
Volume Unit |
| XLR |
Ground Left Right |
| Z |
Impedence |