Cacophony

Click track

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technique for reinforcing the live sound of a musical or band with recorded sound from one track of a tape. The other track o…

Dead room

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a room with very thick sound absorbers, causing a very dull sound with no reverberation

Discord

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a combination of notes that sound dissonant to the ear

Dubbing

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putting all the elements of sound, dialogue, sound effects and music, onto one soundtrack

Ligados (Hammer-ons and Pull-offs)

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Technique

In classical guitar usage, ligados include hammer ons and pull offs: hammer on : a finger drops firmly onto a higher fret to…

Properties of sound

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aspects of a sound, such as pitch, timbre, volume and duration, that give it a recognizable and definable tonal character

Quadrophonic

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a sound system that uses four independent speakers, Surround Sound

Sound check

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a thorough test of the sound system before a performance