Glossary of Audio Terms
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Mono |
Single channel audio, as opposed to stereo or multi channel. Mono to Stereo Mono to Stereo tool takes a single channel of sound, splits it in two, and modifies the resulting data so it sounds like it was recorded in stereo |
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Mono |
Single channel audio, as opposed to stereo or multi channel. Mono to Stereo Mono to Stereo tool takes a single channel of sound, splits it in two, and modifies the resulting data so it sounds like it was recorded in stereo |
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MP3 |
(MPEG Audio Layer 3) A popular compressed audio format used to transfer audio over the internet. An MP3 file is smaller than a wave file - a one minute piece of audio will take up 10 Mb as a wave file, but less than 1 Mb as an MP3 (depending on the bit rate), but will still sound virtually as good as the original. |
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Post Production |
Post is the general term for the last stage of audio production in which recorded material, such as voice, sound effects and music are put together into a complete form |