Sound Stock Glossary
Music Production & Audio Terms
Learn essential music production and audio terminology used by producers, DJs, filmmakers and creators.
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A
- A1FreeSoundEffects
- AAX
- AB Form
- AB Miking
- ABA Form
- Ableton Live
- Absolute Pitch
- Absorber Panel
- Accent
- Accordion
- Accounting Period
- ACE-Step
- Acid House
- Acme Siren
- Acousmatic Music
- Acoustic Guitar
- Acoustic Guitars
- Acoustic Treatment
- AD/DA Converter
- ADC (Analog to Digital Conversion)
- Added Tone Chord
- Additive Synthesis
- Admin Deal
- Adobe
- Adobe Audition
- Adobe Firefly
- ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement)
- ADSR Envelope
- Adungu
- Advance
- Advance Payment
- Aeolian Mode
- Aesthetic Pop
- Afoxé
- African Adungu
- African Masenqo
- Afro House
- Afro Tech
- Afro Techno
- Afrobeats
- Afrobeats Global Rise
- Aftertouch
- Agida
- Agoga Bell
- Agung
- Agung a Tamlang
- Ahoko
- AI Mastering
- AI Mixing
- AI Music Generation
- AI Sound Design
- AI Voiceover
- AIFF File
- Akai Professional
- Aleatoric Music
- Alfaia
- Algorithmic Music
- Algorithmic Playlist
- Aliasing (Audio)
- Alphorn
- Alt Pop
- Altered Dominant
- Alternative Hip Hop
- Alternative Rock
- Alto Clef
- Amapiano
- Ambient House
- Ambient Mic
- Ambient Music
- Ambient Techno
- Amp Simulator
- Analog Console
- Analog Horror Music
- Analog Synthesizer
- Angklung
- Anticipation (Harmony)
- Anticipation (Music)
- Anvil (Instrument)
- Apinti
- Apito
- Apple Music
- Apple Records
- Applied Chord
- Appoggiatura
- Appoggiatura (Harmony)
- Arco
- Ardour
- Arobapá
- Arpeggiator
- Arrangement
- Arrangement View
- Arranging
- Array Mbira
- Art Rock
- Articulation (Orchestration)
- Artists
- Arturia
- ASCAP
- Ashiko
- ASIO Driver
- Atabaque
- Atlantic Records
- Atmospheric Black Metal
- Atmospheric Drum and Bass
- Atonality
- Attack Time
- Atumpan
- AU (Audio Unit)
- Audacity
- Audio
- Audio Bitrate (Streaming)
- Audio Bleed
- Audio Clip
- Audio Codec
- Audio Converter
- Audio Driver
- Audio Embeddings
- Audio Engine
- Audio Feedback
- Audio File Format
- Audio Generation AI
- Audio Interface
- Audio Interfaces
- Audio Latency
- Audio Loop
- Audio Normalization
- Audio Plugin
- Audio Post Production
- Audio Rate Modulation
- Audio Rendering
- Audio Sample Pack
- Audio Signal
- Audio Tracks
- Audio Unit Plugin
- Audio Warping
- Audit Right
- Augmentation (Counterpoint)
- Augmentation in Music
- Augmented Chord
- Augmented Sixth Chord
- Authentic Cadence
- Auto-Tune
- Automatic Chord Recognition
- Aux Return
- Aux Send
- Aux Track
- Avant-Garde Jazz
- Avid
- Axatse
B
- B Note
- B2B Set
- Babendil
- Baboula
- Bachata
- Backbeat
- Backdoor Dominant
- Backdoor Dominant
- Background Music
- Background Singers
- Backrooms Music
- Backspin
- Backspin
- Backup Singer
- Bagpipes
- Baile Funk
- Bak
- Balafon
- Balalaika
- Balanced Audio
- Balearic Beat
- Bamboo Slit Drum
- Bamboula
- Band-Pass Filter
- Banda Music
- BandLab
- Bandoneon
- Bangu
- Banjo
- Bansuri
- Bara Drum
- Barline
- Baroque Music
- Bass
- Bass Clarinet
- Bass Clef
- Bass Drum (Orchestral)
- Bass Guitar
- Bass House
- Bass Trap
- Bassline
- Bassoon
- Batá Drum
- Bağlama
- Beat
- Beat Generation (Music)
- Beat Lease
- Beat Maker
- Beat Tracking (AI)
- Beatmatching
- Beatmatching
- Beats
- Bebop
- Bedroom Pop
- Bedug
- Bell
- Bell Tree
- Belt-Drive Turntable
- Bendir
- Berimbau
- Berlin Techno
- Bhangra
- Bianzhong
- Bidirectional Microphone
- Big Beat
- Big Room House
- Binaural Audio
- Binzasara
- Bit Depth
- Bitonality
- Bitrate
- Bitwig Studio
- Black Metal
- Blackgaze
- Blanket License
- Blend (Orchestration)
- Blend Mix
- Blue Note
- Bluegrass
- Blues
- Blues Music
- Blues Revival
- Blues Scale
- BMG
- BMI
- Bo
- Boatswain’s Call
- Bolon
- Bonang
- Bongos
- Boobam
- Boom Bap
- Boomwhacker
- Booth
- Booth Monitor
- Bootleg (DJ)
- Borrowed Chords
- Bossa Nova
- Bougarabou
- Bounce
- Bouncing Audio
- Boundary Microphone
- Bouzouki
- Boy Band
- Boy Band Search
- BPM
- Brazilian Phonk
- Breakbeat
- Breakbeat Hardcore
- Breakcore
- Breakdown
- Brickwall Limiter
- Bridge
- British Invasion
- Britpop
- Brostep
- Brush Playing
- Bu
- Bubon
- Buffer Size
- Buffer Size
- Buffered Bypass
- Bugchu
- Buhay
- Build-Up
- Bungkaka
- Bus (Audio)
- Bus (Console)
- Bus Compressor
- Bus Routing
- Busker
- Buyout License
C
- C Note
- Cabasa
- Cabinet Simulator
- Cadence
- Cadence (Counterpoint)
- Cadential 6/4
- Cajón
- Cajón de Rumba
- Cajón de Tapeo
- Cakewalk
- Calibration (Monitor)
- Call and Response
- Call and Response
- Calung
- Canon
- Capitol Records
- Capotasto
- Cardioid Microphone
- Carillon
- Castanets
- Catá
- Caxirola
- Caxixi
- CC BY
- CC BY-NC
- CC BY-ND
- CC BY-SA
- CC0
- CDJ
- Cease and Desist
- Celesta
- Cello
- Celtic Daf
- Ceremonial Music
- Chaabi Music
- Chajchas
- Chajchas
- Chance Music
- Changing Tones
- Channel Strip
- Channel Strip Plugin
- Channels
- Charango
- Chengila
- Chicago House
- Chillstep
- Chillwave
- Chime Bar
- Chimes
- Chimta
- Ching
- Chip Collection
- Chiptune
- Chocalho
- Chord Extension
- Chord Function
- Chord Inversion
- Chord Progression
- Chord Spacing
- Chord Symbol
- Chord Tone
- Chord Voicing
- Chordal Writing
- Chorus
- Chorus Effect
- Chorus Plugin
- Chromatic Harmony
- Chromatic Harmony
- Chromatic Mediant
- Chromatic Mediant
- Chromatic Modulation
- Chromatic Scale
- Chuk
- Chácaras
- Chácaras
- Cimbalom
- Cinematic Music
- Circle of Fifths
- Cittern
- City Arts Fest
- Clap
- CLAP Plugin
- Clapper
- Clapsticks
- Clarinet
- Clarinet in A
- Clarinet in Bb
- Clash Cymbals
- Classical Guitars
- Classical Music
- Classical Period (Music)
- Clave Rhythm
- Claves
- Clef
- Click Track
- Clip Gain
- Clipping
- Clocking (Digital Audio)
- Close Mic
- Close Miking
- Close Up Shot
- Closed Position
- Closed Voicing
- Closer Music
- Cloud Rap
- CloudBounce
- Club Edit
- Co-Publishing Deal
- Co-Writer
- Col Legno
- Coldwave
- Collection Society
- Color (Orchestration)
- Color Bass
- Columbia Records
- Comb Filtering
- Common-Tone Diminished Chord
- Common-Tone Modulation
- Comping
- Comping (Vocals)
- Composer
- Composition
- Composition Copyright
- Composition Rights
- Compression
- Compression Knee
- Compression Ratio
- Compression Threshold
- Compressor Plugin
- Compulsory License
- Concert
- Concertina
- Condenser Microphone
- Congas
- Consonance
- Content
- Content Creator Music
- Content ID
- Contrabassoon
- Contract
- Contrapuntal Motion
- Contrary Motion
- Control Room
- Control Surface
- Control Voltage
- Convolution Reverb
- Copyright
- Copyright Infringement
- Core Audio
- Corrido Tumbado
- Cosmic Techno
- Counter-Notice (DMCA)
- Countermelody
- Counterpoint
- Countersubject
- Countersubject
- Country
- Country Music
- Cover Song License
- Cowbell
- Crate Digging
- Creative Commons License
- Creators
- Crescendo
- Cristal Baschet
- Cross-Rhythm
- Crossfader
- Crossfader Curve
- Crotales
- Crotales
- Crumhorn
- Cuatro
- Cubase
- Cue Mix
- Cue Point
- Cue Point
- Cue Sheet
- Cultrun
- Cumbia
- Cup Mute
- Cuíca
- CV Gate
- Cymbal (Orchestral)
- Cymbals
D
- D Note
- Dabakan
- Dabke Music
- DAC (Digital to Analog Conversion)
- Daf
- Damaru
- Darbuka
- Dariacore
- Dark Ambient
- Dark Jazz
- Dark Pop
- Dark Psytrance
- Darkhuang
- Darkwave
- Davul
- DAW
- Daxophone
- Dayereh
- De-Click
- De-Esser
- De-Esser
- De-Hum
- De-Noiser
- Death Metal
- Death Row Records
- Deceptive Cadence
- Deceptive Resolution
- Decrescendo
- Deep Breaks
- Deep Dubstep
- Deep House
- Deep Tech House
- Deezer
- Def Jam Recordings
- Delay
- Delay Plugin
- Delta Blues
- Dembow
- Demo Tape
- Dense Texture
- Density in Music
- Derivative Work
- Desert Rock
- Desert Techno
- Detroit Techno
- Detuning
- Dhak
- Dharma
- Dhol
- Dholak
- DI Box
- Dialogue Editing
- Diatonic Harmony
- Didgeridoo
- Diffuser (Acoustics)
- Digicore
- Digital Console
- Digital Performer
- Digital Royalties
- Digital Synthesizer
- Dimdi
- Diminished Chord
- Diminished Passing Chord
- Diminished Scale
- Diminished Scale Harmony
- Diminished Seventh Chord
- Diminution (Counterpoint)
- Diminution in Music
- Direct Modulation
- Direct Monitoring
- Direct-Drive Turntable
- DirectX Plugin
- Disco Era
- Disco House
- Discover Weekly
- Dissonance
- Dissonance Treatment
- Distortion
- Distortion Plugin
- Distribution Deal
- Distribution Platform
- DistroKid
- Dithering
- Divisi
- Dizi
- DJ
- DJ Controller
- DJ Deck
- DJ Headphones
- DJ Mixer
- DJ Set
- DJ Transition
- Djembe
- Djent
- DMCA
- DMCA Takedown
- Dolby Atmos
- Doli
- Dollu
- Dolly Shot
- Dombra
- Dominant
- Dominant Seventh Chord
- Domra
- Dong Son Drum
- Doom Metal
- Dorian Mode
- Dotted Note
- Double Bass
- Double Stops
- Double Tracking
- Double-Time Feel
- Doubling (Orchestration)
- Downbeat
- Downsampling
- Dream Pop
- Dream Rock
- Dreamcore Music
- Drift Phonk
- Drill Music
- Drone Ambient
- Drone Music
- Drop
- Drop 2 Voicing
- Drop 3 Voicing
- Drop Mix
- Drum and Bass
- Drum Bleed
- Drum Kit
- Drum Loop
- Drum Machine
- Drum Machine (Hardware)
- Drum Overheads
- Drum Pad Controller
- Drum Sample Pack
- Drum Sampler
- Drum Tuning
- Drums
- DSP (Digital Service Provider)
- Dub Techno
- Dubplate
- Dubstep
- Dungeon Synth
- Dunun
- DVS (Digital Vinyl System)
- Dynamic Contrast
- Dynamic EQ
- Dynamic Microphone
- Dynamic Range
- Dynamic Range
- Dynamics
E
- E Note
- Ear Training
- Early Reflections
- East Asian Music
- EBM (Electronic Body Music)
- Ebow
- Editorial Playlist
- EDM
- EDM Boom
- Egg Shaker
- Eighth Note
- Ekwe
- Elathalam
- Electric Guitar
- Electric Guitars
- Electric Piano
- Electro
- Electro Breaks
- Electro House
- Electro Swing
- Electroclash
- Electronic Dance Music
- Electronic Music
- Electronic Music (History)
- Electronic Tones
- Electropop
- Eleventh Chord
- eMastered
- EMI
- Emoviolence
- Endongo
- English Horn
- Enharmonic Equivalent
- Enharmonic Modulation
- Ensembles
- Envelope
- Eo
- Epic Music
- Epidemic Sound
- Episode (Fugue)
- EQ Curve
- EQ Mixing
- EQ Plugin
- Equal Temperament
- Equalization
- Erhu
- Erikundi
- Erikundi
- Escape Tone
- Establishing Shot
- Ethno House
- Euclidean Rhythm
- Eurodance
- Eurorack
- Exclusive Beat License
- Exclusive License
- Expander
- Experimental Bass
- Export
- Expressionism (Music)
- Extended Harmony
- Extended Harmony
- Extended Mix
- Extended Techniques
F
- F Note
- Fader
- Fado
- Fair Use
- Feature Agreement
- Feedback Suppression
- Fender
- Fermata
- Ferrinho
- FFmpeg
- Field Recording
- Fifth Species Counterpoint
- Fifth Species Counterpoint
- Figure-8 Microphone
- Figured Bass
- Figured Bass
- Filter House
- Filter Sweep
- First Inversion
- First Species Counterpoint
- First Species Counterpoint
- FL Studio
- FLAC File
- Flamenco
- Flanger
- Flapamba
- Flexatone
- Flute
- Flutter Tonguing
- FM Synthesis
- FM Synthesizer (Hardware)
- Focusrite
- Foley Sound
- Folk Metal
- Fontomfrom
- Forest Psytrance
- Forro
- Forte
- Fortissimo
- Fou
- Four-hands Drumming
- Fourth Species Counterpoint
- Fourth Species Counterpoint
- Free Improvisation
- French Augmented Sixth
- French Horn
- French House
- Frequencies
- Frequency Masking
- Frequency Response
- Frequency Spectrum
- Fretboard
- Fretless Bass
- Frets
- Front of House
- Fugue
- Fugue
- Fugue Answer
- Fugue Answer
- Fugue Subject
- Fugue Subject
- Full Score
- Full-On Psytrance
- Functional Harmony
- Functional Harmony
- Funeral Doom
- Funk
- Funk Carioca
- Future Bass
- Future Beats
- Future Funk
- Future Garage
- Future Rave
- Fuzz Pedal
G
- G Note
- Gabbang
- Gabber
- Gain
- Gain Reduction
- Gain Staging
- Gain Staging
- Gambang
- Gamelan
- Gandingan
- Gangsa
- Ganzá
- Garage Rock
- GarageBand
- Garamut
- Gate (Noise Gate)
- Gayageum
- Gbedu
- Gendèr
- Generative Audio
- Generative Music
- Genggong
- Genre
- Geomungo
- German Augmented Sixth
- Ghatam
- Ghazal Music
- Ghost Producer
- Ghostwriter (Music)
- Ghungroo
- Gibson
- Glass Harmonica
- Glass Harp
- Glide in Synths
- Glissando
- Glitch Ambient
- Glitch Hop
- Glitch Music
- Glitchcore
- Glockenspiel
- Gnawa Music
- Goa Trance
- Gogona
- Golden Age Hip Hop
- Gong
- Gong Ageng
- Gonguê
- Gospel Music
- Goth Rock
- Grand Piano
- Granular Plugin
- Granular Processing
- Granular Synthesis
- Graphic EQ
- Grime
- Groove
- Groovebox
- Ground Loop
- Group Track
- Grunge
- Guacharaca
- Guayo
- Guide Tones
- Guide Track
- Guiro
- Guitar
- Guitar Effects
- Guitar Pedal
- Guitars
- Gumbe
- Guqin
- Guzheng
- Güira
H
- Habanera Rhythm
- Haegeum
- Half Note
- Half-Diminished
- Half-Diminished Chord
- Half-Normalled Patchbay
- Half-Time Feel
- Halftime Drum and Bass
- Handbells
- Handchime
- Handpan
- Hang
- Happy Hardcore
- Hard Clipping
- Hard Dance
- Hard Techno
- Hardanger Fiddle
- Hardcore Punk
- Hardcore Techno
- Hardgroove
- Hardgroove Techno
- Hardstyle
- Hardware Compressor
- Hardware EQ
- Hardware Limiter
- Hardware Reverb
- Harmon Mute
- Harmonic Function
- Harmonic Minor Scale
- Harmonic Mixing
- Harmonic Mixing
- Harmonic Rhythm
- Harmonic Rhythm
- Harmonica
- Harmonics (Strings)
- Harmonies
- Harmonization
- Harmony
- Harp
- Headphone Amplifier
- Headphones
- Headroom
- Headroom in Audio
- Headroom in Mixing
- Hemiola
- Hi-Hat
- Hi-Tech Psytrance
- Hidden Fifths
- Hidden Octaves
- High-Pass Filter
- Highlife
- Hip Hop
- Homophony
- Hook
- Hosho
- Hot Cue
- Hot Cue
- Hot Mic
- House Music
- Hulusi
- Hum (Ground Loop)
- Humanization
- Hurdy-Gurdy
- Hybrid Picking
- Hybrid Trap
- Hydraulophone
- Hypercardioid Microphone
- Hypercore
- Hyperpop
- Hypertrap
- Hypnotic Techno
- Hyōshigi
I
- Idakka
- IDM
- IDM (Intelligent Dance Music)
- Ikembe
- Ikembe
- Ikoro
- Ikoro
- Illbient
- Imager Plugin
- Imitation (Music)
- Impedance
- Impressionism (Music)
- iMusician
- Inanga
- Indemnification
- Independent Artist
- Indian Setar
- Indian Surbahar
- Indie Electronic
- Indie Pop
- Industrial Music
- Industrial Techno
- Info Media
- Ingoma
- Inner Voices
- Insert (Console)
- Insert Effect
- Insert Point
- Instagram Reels Audio
- Instrument
- Instrument Level
- Instrumentation
- Integral Serialism
- Inter-Sample Peak
- Inter-Sample Peak
- Interface Latency
- Interpolation
- Interscope Records
- Intro
- Inversion (Counterpoint)
- Invertible Counterpoint
- Invertible Counterpoint
- Ionian Mode
- Island Records
- Isotope
- ISRC
- ISRC Code
- ISWC Code
- Italian Augmented Sixth
- Italo Disco
- iZotope Ozone
J
K
L
- Label Deal
- LabelGrid
- Lambeg Drum
- Landr
- Large-Diaphragm Condenser
- Latency
- Latency Compensation
- Latin Trap
- Lavalier Microphone
- Layered Texture
- Layered Vocals
- Layering in Music
- Lead Sheet
- Leading Tone
- Leftfield Bass
- Leftfield House
- Legato
- Legato in Synths
- Leitmotif
- Leitmotif
- Lemon8
- LFO
- Library Music
- License Agreement
- Licensing Deal
- Licensing Terms
- Liminal Music
- Limiter
- Limiter Plugin
- Line Array
- Line Level
- Liquid Drum and Bass
- Listener Retention
- Live Mixing
- Live Performance
- Lo-Fi Hip Hop
- Lo-Fi House
- Locrian Mode
- Logic Pro
- Lookout Records
- Loop
- Loop Roll
- Loop Roll
- Loopcoud
- Looper Pedal
- Looping
- Looping
- Lossless Audio
- Lossy Audio
- Loudness
- Low-Pass Filter
- Lowercase Music
- LUFS
- LUFS Meter
- Lute
- Lydian Dominant
- Lydian Mode
- Lyra
- Lyrics
M
- Madal
- Madchester
- Maddale
- Major Chord
- Major Ninth
- Major Pentatonic Scale
- Major Scale
- Major Second
- Major Seventh
- Major Seventh Chord
- Major Sixth
- Major Third
- Major Thirteenth
- Mandolin
- Marcato
- Marching Machine
- Marimba
- Mark Tree
- Masenqo
- Mashup
- Master Bus
- Master License
- Master Rights
- Master Use License
- Masterchannel
- Mastering
- Mastering Chain
- Matador Records
- Math Rock
- Mayohuacán
- Mazhar
- Mbalax
- Mbira
- Meantone Temperament
- Measure
- Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)
- Mechanical Rights
- Mechanical Royalties
- Mechanical Royalty
- Media Player (DJ)
- Medieval Music
- Mellotron
- Melodic Dubstep
- Melodic House
- Melodic Minor Scale
- Melodic Progressive House
- Melodic Techno
- Melodica
- Melodies
- Melody
- Melodyne
- Meme Rap
- Metadata
- Metalcore
- Meter
- Metering Plugin
- Metric Modulation
- Mezzo Forte
- Mezzo Piano
- Mic Bleed
- Mic Level
- Mic Placement
- Mic Placement
- Mic Preamp
- Mic Stand
- Microhouse
- Microphone
- Microsound
- Microtonality
- Mid-Side Miking
- Mid-Side Processing
- Middle Eight
- MIDI
- MIDI Aftertouch
- MIDI CC
- MIDI Clip
- MIDI Clock
- MIDI Controller
- MIDI Effect
- Midi File
- MIDI Keyboard
- MIDI Loop
- MIDI Sync
- MIDI Velocity
- Mihbaj
- Mijwiz
- Minimal Drum and Bass
- Minimal House
- Minimal Techno
- Minimal Wave
- Minimalism (Composition)
- Minimalism (Music)
- Minor Chord
- Minor Ninth
- Minor Pentatonic Scale
- Minor Second
- Minor Seventh
- Minor Seventh Chord
- Minor Sixth
- Minor Third
- Minor Thirteenth
- Mirwas
- Mix Bus
- Mixing
- Mixing Console
- Mixolydian Mode
- Modal Harmony
- Modal Harmony
- Modal Interchange
- Modal Interchange
- Mode Mixture
- Modernism (Music)
- Modular Synth
- Modular Synthesizer
- Modulation
- Modulation Matrix
- Monitor Controller
- Monitor Mix
- Monitor Mix
- Monkey Stick
- Mono
- Mono Compatibility
- Monophonic Synth
- Monophony
- Monthly Listeners
- Moog
- Moral Rights
- Morin Khuur
- Mosh Pit
- Most Favored Nations (MFN)
- Motif
- Motif
- Motion Techno
- Motivic Development
- Motown Sound
- MP3 File
- Mridangam
- Mukkuri
- Multi-Effects Pedal
- Multiband Compression
- Multiband Compressor
- Multitrack
- Multitrack Recording
- Mumble Rap
- Music
- Music Aggregator
- Music Business
- Music Distribution
- Music Festival
- Music Generator
- Music Licensing
- Music Metadata
- Music Model
- Music Producer
- Music Production
- Music Publisher
- Music Rights Organization
- Music Stem Pack
- Music Supervisor
- Music Tagging Model
- Musical Space
- Musique Concrete
- Muted Brass
N
- Nadaswaram
- Nagara
- Nail Violin
- Napster
- Naqareh
- Native Instruments
- Natural Minor Scale
- Neapolitan Chord
- Negative Harmony
- Negative Harmony
- Neighbor Tone
- Neighboring Rights
- Neighboring Rights Society
- Neo Rave
- Neo-Psychedelia
- Neo-Soul
- Neo-Trance
- Neural Audio Synthesis
- Neurofunk
- New Wave Movement
- New York Compression
- Ney
- Ngoni
- Nightcore
- Ninth Chord
- No Wave
- Noise Ambient
- Noise Floor
- Noise Floor
- Noise Generator
- Noise Music
- Noise Reduction
- Noise Rock
- Non-Chord Tone
- Non-Exclusive Beat License
- Non-Exclusive License
- Nonfunctional Harmony
- Nonfunctional Harmony
- Normalization
- Normalled Patchbay
- Norteno
- Notch Filter
- Notch Filter
- Note
- Notes
- Nu Breaks
- Nu Disco
- Nu Italo
- Nuendo
- Nyatiti
- Nyckelharpa
O
- O-daiko
- Oblique Motion
- Oboe
- Ocarina
- Octa-Vibraphone
- Octave
- Octave Doubling
- Offline Bounce
- OGG File
- Omnidirectional Microphone
- Omnisphere
- Open Position
- Open Voicing
- Orchestral Balance
- Orchestral Music
- Orchestral Percussion
- Orchestral Score
- Orchestral Texture
- Orchestration
- Organ
- Organic House
- Organic Techno
- Oscillator
- Oscillator Sync
- Oscillators
- Oscilloscope (Audio)
- Ostinato
- Ostinato
- OTT (Over-The-Top Compression)
- Oud
- Outboard Gear
- Outro
- Outro Hook
- Outsider House
- Overdrive Pedal
- Overdubbing
- Overhead Mics
- Overhead Mics
- Oversampling
P
- PA System
- Pad Controller
- Pagode
- Paiban
- Pakhavaj
- Pan Flute
- Pan Pot
- Pandeiro
- Pandero
- Pandora
- Panning
- Parai
- Parallel Compression
- Parallel Fifths
- Parallel Harmony
- Parallel Motion
- Parallel Octaves
- Parallel Processing
- Parametric EQ
- Passing Dissonance
- Passing Tone
- Pat Kon
- Patch Cable
- Patchbay
- Pate
- Patreon
- Pattala
- Peak Level
- Peak Time Techno
- Pedal Point
- Pedal Point
- Pedal Tone
- Pedalboard
- Pentatonic Scale
- Per-Use License
- Perceived Loudness
- Percussion
- Perfect Cadence
- Perfect Eleventh
- Perfect Fifth
- Perfect Fourth
- Perfect Pitch
- Perfect Twelfth
- Performance Rights
- Performance Royalties
- Performance Royalty
- Performances
- Performing Rights Organization
- Phantom Power
- Phase
- Phase Alignment
- Phase Cancellation
- Phaser
- Phonk
- Phrygian Mode
- Physical Modeling Synthesis
- Pianissimo
- Piano
- Piano Roll
- Pianos
- Piccolo
- Ping-Pong Delay
- Pipa
- Pipe Organ
- Pitch
- Pitch Correction Plugin
- Pitch Detection (AI)
- Pitch Shifting
- Pitch Shifting
- Pitch-Class Set
- Pivot Chord Modulation
- Pixiphone
- Pizzicato
- Plagal Cadence
- Planing
- Playlist Placement
- Plosive
- Pluggnb
- Plugin Latency
- Plunger Mute
- Podcast
- Polarity Inversion
- Polymeter
- Polyphony
- Polyphony
- Polyrhythm
- Polytonality
- Polyvinyl
- Pong Lang
- Pop Filter
- Pop Filter
- Pop Music
- Pop Punk
- Portamento
- Post-Dubstep
- Post-Hardcore
- Post-Punk
- Post-Rock
- Power Chord
- Power Conditioner
- Power Noise
- Pre-Chorus
- Pre-Delay
- Preamp Gain
- Preamplifier
- Prepared Piano
- PRO (Performance Rights Organization)
- Pro Tools
- Producer Agreement
- Producer Points
- Producers
- Production Music
- Progressive Breaks
- Progressive House
- Progressive Metal
- Progressive Psytrance
- Progressive Techno
- Progressive Trance
- Proximity Effect
- Proximity Effect
- Psybient
- Psychedelic Rock
- Psytrance
- Public Domain
- Publisher
- Publishing Administration
- Publishing Deal
- Publishing Rights
- Pulse Wave
- Pulse Width Modulation
- Punch In
- Punch Out
- Punch Recording
- Punch-In Recording
- Punch-Out Recording
- Punk Movement
- Pyrophone
Q
R
- R&B
- Rabab
- Radio Edit
- Rage Music
- Ragtime
- Rai Music
- Rakatak
- Ranat Ek
- Ranat Ek Lek
- Ranat Thum
- Ranat Thum Lek
- Range (Instrument)
- Ratchet
- Ravanne
- Rave Culture
- Raw Techno
- Real Answer (Fugue)
- Real-Time Audio Generation
- Real-Time Bounce
- Reamp Box
- Reamping
- Reaper
- Reason
- Rebab
- Rebana
- Rebetiko
- Record Deal
- Record Label
- Recorder
- Recording Artist
- Recording Contract
- Recording Session
- Recoupment
- Reference Monitor
- Reference Track
- Reflection Filter
- Refrain
- Reggaeton
- Regional Mexican Music
- Register
- Register in Music
- Register Shift
- Relab
- Relative Major
- Relative Minor
- Relative Pitch
- Release Radar
- Release Time
- Remix
- Remix Contest
- Remix Stem
- Remixer
- Renaissance Music
- Render
- Render in Place
- Repeat Sign
- Repinique
- Requinto
- Resampling
- Rest
- Retardation
- Retrograde (Music)
- Retrograde in Music
- Retrograde Inversion
- Return (Aux Return)
- Reverb
- Reverb Plugin
- Reverb Tail
- Reversion of Rights
- Reyong
- Rhythm
- Rhythmic Patterns
- Ribbon Microphone
- Riddim
- Riff
- Riff
- Rights Clearance
- Ring Modulation
- Riq
- RMS Level
- Rock
- Rock Music
- Roland
- Roman Numeral Analysis
- Roman Numeral Analysis
- Romantic Period (Music)
- Rondo Form
- Room Calibration
- Room Mic Technique
- Room Mics
- Room Miking
- Room Tone
- Room Treatment
- Root Position
- Rough Mix
- Round (Music)
- Routing
- Royalties
- Royalty
- Royalty Collection Agency
- Royalty Rate
- Royalty Split
- Royalty Statement
- Royalty-Free License
- Royalty-Free Music
- Royalty-Free Sound Effects
- RTAS
- Ruan
- Rubato
- Rudra Veena
- Rumba Clave
S
- Sabar
- Sadcore
- Salsa Music
- Samba
- Samphor
- Sample and Hold
- Sample Clearance
- Sample Packs
- Sample Rate
- Sampler
- Sampler (Hardware)
- Sampler Plugin
- Samples
- Samplitude
- Sandpaper Blocks
- Sanshin
- Santoor
- Santur
- Sanxian
- Sape
- Sapp
- Sarod
- Saturation
- Saturation Plugin
- Save Rate
- Sawtooth Wave
- Saxophone
- Saz
- Scabellum
- Scale Degree
- Scenecore
- Schenkerian Analysis
- Schranz
- Scratch DJing
- Scratch Track
- Scratching
- Screamo
- Sea Organ
- Seattle Grunge
- Second British Invasion
- Second Inversion
- Second Species Counterpoint
- Second Species Counterpoint
- Secondary Dominant
- Secondary Leading-Tone Chord
- Semantron
- Send (Aux Send)
- Send Effect
- Sequencer (Hardware)
- Sequential
- Serial Processing
- Serialism
- Serum
- SESAC
- Session Musician
- Session Musicians
- Session View
- Set Theory (Music)
- Setar
- Setlist
- Seventh Chord
- SF2 SoundFont
- SFX
- SFX Sample Pack
- Shaker
- Shakuhachi
- Shamisen
- Shazam
- Shehnai
- Shekere
- Shelving EQ
- Shelving EQ
- Sheng
- Shime-daiko
- Shock Mount
- Shock Mount
- Shoegaze
- Shofar
- Short Score
- Shotgun Microphone
- Shuffle
- Shōko
- Sibilance
- Sidechain Compression
- Sidechain Input
- Sight Reading
- Sigilkore
- Signal Chain
- Signal Flow
- Sine Wave
- Singer
- Singing Bowl
- Sistrum
- Sitar
- Sixteenth Note
- Ska
- Skip Rate
- Skor Thom
- Skrabalai
- Skramz
- Slap House
- Slash Chord
- Slenthem
- Slit Drum
- Sludge Metal
- Slur
- Small-Diaphragm Condenser
- Smooth Voice Leading
- Snare Drum
- Snare Drum (Orchestral)
- Soft Clipping
- Solos
- Son Clave
- Sonata Form
- Song
- Song Form
- Song Loan
- Song Structure
- SongCast
- Songwriter
- Songwriting
- Sony Records
- Sony/ATV
- Soukous
- Soul
- Sound
- Sound Design
- Sound Effects
- Sound Mixing (Film)
- Sound Recording
- Sound Recording Copyright
- Sound Reinforcement
- Sound Stock
- Soundcheck
- SoundCloud Rap
- SoundExchange
- SoundFont
- Sounding Stone
- Soundrop
- Soundsnap
- Source Separation
- Space Bass
- Space Disco
- Spatial Audio
- Speakers
- Species Counterpoint
- Species Counterpoint
- Spectral Editing
- Spectral Music
- Spectral Processing
- Spectrum Analyzer
- Speed Garage
- Speed House
- Speedcore
- Splice
- Split Sheet
- Spotify
- Spotify Algorithm
- Square Wave
- Staccato
- Staff
- Stage Lighting
- Stage Monitor
- Standing Waves
- Steel Drum
- Steelpan
- Stem
- Stem Export
- Stem Separation
- Stems
- Step Sequencer
- Stereo
- Stereo Field
- Stereo Image
- Stereo Imaging
- Stereo Microphone
- Stereo Miking
- Stereo Widener
- Stereo Width
- Stochastic Music
- Stock Music
- Stomp Box
- Stoner Rock
- Straight Mute
- Straight Time
- Stream Count
- Streaming Analytics
- Streaming Audio
- Streaming Media
- Streaming Platform
- Streaming Royalties
- Streaming Services
- Stretto
- Stretto
- Strings
- Studio Headphones
- Studio Monitors
- Studio One
- Studio Session
- Sub Pop Records
- Subdivision
- Subdominant
- Subgroup
- Sublicense
- Submix
- Subtractive Synthesis
- Subwoofer
- Subwoofer (PA)
- Subwoofer System
- Suikinkutsu
- Sul Ponticello
- Sul Tasto
- Suling
- Suno
- Suona
- Supercardioid Microphone
- Surbahar
- Surdo
- Surround Sound
- Suspended Chord
- Suspension (Counterpoint)
- Suspension (Harmony)
- Suspension (Music)
- Swing
- Swing Feel
- Symphonic Distribution
- Symphonic Metal
- Sync Deal
- Sync Fee
- Sync Licensing
- Synchronization License
- Synchronization Rights
- Syncopation
- Synth Patch
- Synth Plugin
- Synth Pop
- Synthesizer
- Synthesizers
- Synthetic Sounds
- Synthwave
T
- Taal
- Tabla
- Tag (Music)
- Taiko
- Take
- Take (Recording)
- Talempong
- Talkback Mic
- Talking Drum
- Tambourine
- Tanpura
- Taphon
- Tapping in Guitar
- Tar (lute)
- Tech House
- Tech House Minimal
- Tech Trance
- Techno
- Techno House
- Temple Blocks
- Tempo
- Tempo Detection (AI)
- Tenor Pan
- Tension and Release
- Tension and Release
- Tenuto
- Teponaztli
- Termination Clause
- Tessitura
- Tessitura
- Text to Music
- Text-to-Audio
- Texture
- Texture in Music
- Thattai
- Thavil
- the American Music Fairness Act
- Thematic Development
- Theme and Variations
- Theremin
- Third Inversion
- Third Species Counterpoint
- Third Species Counterpoint
- Thirteenth Chord
- Thongophone
- Three-Part Counterpoint
- Throat Singing
- Thunder Sheet
- Tie
- TikTok
- TikTok Core
- TikTok Sounds
- Timbales
- Timbre
- Time Signature
- Time Stretching
- Time Stretching
- Timecode CD
- Timecode Vinyl
- Timpani
- Tin Whistle
- Tingsha
- Tiple
- Tom Drum
- Tonal Answer (Fugue)
- Tone
- Tone Color
- Tone Color
- Tone Row
- Tonic
- Too Lost
- Track Flatten
- Track Freeze
- Track Routing
- Tracking (Recording)
- Tracks
- Traditional Instruments
- Trance
- Transient
- Transient Response
- Transient Shaper
- Transient Shaping
- Transition
- Transparent Texture
- Transposition (Instruments)
- Trap (EDM)
- Trap Music
- Trash Tube
- Treble Clef
- Tremolo
- Tremolo (Strings)
- Tres
- Tresillo
- Triad
- Triangle (Orchestral)
- Triangle Wave
- Tribal House
- Tribal Techno
- Triccaballacca
- Trip Hop
- Triplet
- Tritone
- Tritone Substitution
- Trombone
- Tropical House
- TRS Cable
- True Bypass
- True Peak
- Trumpet
- Trīdeksnis
- TS Cable
- Tuba
- Tubaphone
- Tubular Bells
- TuneCore
- Tuplet
- Turkish Crescent
- Turntable
- Turntablism
- Turntablism
- Tuvan Throat Singing
- Twelve-Tone Row
- Twelve-Tone Technique
- Two-Part Counterpoint
- Txalaparta
- Type Beat
U
V
W
- Warner Music Group
- Warping (Audio)
- Warranty Clause
- WASAPI
- Washboard
- Water Drum
- Waterphone
- WAV File
- Wave Music
- Waveform
- Wavetable Synthesis
- Wavetable Synthesizer (Hardware)
- Webcore
- Weirdcore Music
- Wet/Dry Mix
- Whamola
- What-is-a-Kagul
- Whistle
- White Label
- Whole Note
- Whole Tone Harmony
- Whole Tone Scale
- Wind Chimes
- Wind Instruments
- Wind Machine
- Witch House
- Wobble Board
- Wonky Music
- Wood Scraper Block
- Woodwind Doubling
- Word Clock
- Work for Hire
- WowNow
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