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Definitions from Wah Wah to Write Protect Wah Wah (Wah)
A changing filter giving more and less filtering of harmonics of an
instrument's sound.
Watt
1) Unit of electrical power.
2) Unit of electrical power derived from the current (or "quantity" of
electricity) multiplied by the voltage (or "pressure" at which the
current is delivered). Stage lighting equipment is rated in Watts (or
Kilowatts - 1 kW being equal to 1000W). This refers to the amount of
power required to light the lamp. A higher wattage lamp requires more
power and gives a brighter light output.
Wave
A continuous fluctuation in the amplitude of a quantity with respect
to time.
Wave flank
A term with the same meaning as Bank (a collection of sound patches
in memory).
Wave Velocity
The time it takes for one point of the waveform to travel a certain
distance.
Waveform
The shape made by the fluctuations of a quantity over time.
Waveshape
The shape made by the fluctuations of a quantity over time.
Wavelength
The length of one cycle (in feet, inches, etc.)
Wavelength
The distance measured in the direction of progression of a wave,
from any given point characterized by the same phase.
Weber
A unit that describes a number of magnetic lines of force and is
used in the measurement or statement of magnetic flux density (the
strength of magnetism).
Weighting
An equalization curve used in audio tests that compensates for the
Fletcher Munson Effect at various levels.
Wet
Having reverberation or ambience.
Whammy Bar
See Tremolo
White noise
1) A random noise used in measurements, as it has the same amount of
energy at each frequency.
2) A random energy where there is an energy distribution so that the
amount of energy is the same for each cycle, causing the noise level to
increase with frequency.
Wide Band Noise
Noise that has energy over a wide range of frequencies.
Width
Another term for Depth (the amount of change in the controlled
signal by the control signal).
Wild Sound
Sound recordings that are done completely separate from the master
recording (or picture recording) and therefore can not be synched to the
master recording.
Wind
On some tape machines, the wind control moves the tape to the
take-up reel faster than the play mode but slow enough to give the tape
a smooth packing onto the reel.
Window
A portion of a file shown on a screen, usually appearing as a menu
on top of the current page of data.
Windscreen
A device that reduces or eliminates wind noise from the microphone
being moved or from wind blowing into the microphone on remote location
recordings.
Wireless Microphone
A microphone with an FM radio transmitter inside of its case that
transmits a signal to an FM receiver off of the stage area.
Woodwind Controller
A device that plays like a woodwind instrument that puts out a
control voltage or MIDI command to control a sound module.
Woofer
1) A speaker that is designed to reproduce bass frequencies only.
2) A drive unit operating in the bass frequencies only. Drive units in
two-way systems are not true woofers but are more accurately described
as being mid/bass drivers.
3) Part of a speaker system designed to handle the low frequency parts
of the signal.
Word
A shortening of the term Digital Word (a number of information bits
that w communicate one value).
Workstation
A device that controls a variety of functions, designed to be
operated by one person.
Wow
A low pitch change that happens because the recorder or playback
machine fluctuating in speed slowly.
Wrap
The angle formed by the tape as it bends around the head.
Write
To record digital data onto a digital recording or into computer
memory.
Write Head
The device in a digital audio tape recorder that records the bits of
digital information onto the storage medium.
Write Mode
A mode of operation of an automated console where the engineer is in
control of channel gain and the computer is storing changes in gain
caused by the engineer over time.
Write Protect
A tab on a floppy disc or a function in a unit which protects
recorded or stored data from being damaged or erased by writing over it. |