Audio Terminology
• Amplitude - basically this is the loudness of a sound • Frequency - basically this is the pitch of a sound • Waveform - the image that represents sound • Audio track - a single audio file or asset • Audio Equalization - adjusting of sound frequencies (commonly the treble and bass) • Sine wave. What does this sound like? - sine waves sound smooth especially compared to square waves • Decibels - decibels are units of measurement to tell the intensity of a sound. Deci means ten and bel is a unit of the measure of power. Therefore a decibel is a tenth of a bel unit. • VU Meter - volume unit meter, it measures and displays the signal level in audio equipment