7 terms
An audio interface is the recording device that converts microphone and instrument signals into digital audio for a computer and plays the result back.
Gain staging is the practice of setting signal levels at each stage of an audio chain to keep noise low and avoid clipping throughout a recording.
Headroom in audio recording is the margin in decibels between the normal operating level of a signal and the maximum level before clipping.
The noise floor in audio recording is the level of background noise a signal chain produces with no input, setting the quietest usable sound it can…
Phantom power in audio recording is DC voltage, usually 48 V, sent through balanced microphone cables to power condenser microphones and active devices.
A signal chain in audio recording is the ordered path of devices and processes that a sound passes through from the source to the recorded file.
XLR is the locking circular connector used in audio recording to carry balanced microphone and line signals with low noise over long cable runs.