Loudness or LUFS describes how loud we perceive an audio signal to be. But caution please, things are a bit complicated.
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Category: Glossary
Abbey Road Studios – Remastered, Remixed and Rerecorded
The Abbey Road Studios in London’s Westminster district are most likely the most famous recording studio in the world.
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What is the difference between mastering, remastering and remixing records?
The terms mastering and remastering are not perfectly defined. In principle, they describe the last creative step of a music production before the creation of a sound medium.
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What is a waveform diagram?
The waveform represents the shape of the temporal course of the change in the magnitude of an oscillation. The x-axis usually represents the time, the y-axis the level.
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What is a frequency spectrogram?
A frequency spectrogram lets us see sounds. Unlike the waveform diagram, which visualises different levels, a spectrogram shows frequencies of different loudness.
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What is the function of a compressor/limiter?
Sound studios use compressors and limiters to limit the dynamic range of a signal and to prevent clipping.
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