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TAIL OUT
In master tape storage
TALKBACK
TANGENTIAL MODE
TAPE
TAPE HEAD
The part of a tape recorder that 'reads' or 'writes' magnetic energy onto the tape.
TAPE RECORDER
TDS
Time Delay Spectrometry
TEF
Time, Energy, Frequency.
TELCOM C4
Noise reduction system. First manufactured in 1978. In this level dependent system, the frequency spectrum is split into four bands, which are treated separately. Maximum noise reduction is about 30 dB.
TEMPO
Measured in Beats per Minute (BPM), it is an indication of of the rate of the beat of a piece of music.
TERNARY
TEST TAPE
TEST TONES
A tone employed to calibrate equipment. There are various types of tones, many of which are manufacturer specific.
THD
Total Harmonic Distortion
THERMAL SHUTDOWN
In power amplifiers
THIRD HARMONIC DISTORTION
THRESHOLD
THRESHOLD OF HEARING
THRU CONNECTOR in MIDI
MIDI connector that output the same MIDI information that was received by the MIDI IN connector. It is used to Daisy Chain various devices together.
TID
Transient Intermodulation Distortion
TIE
TIE LINE
TIFF
Tagged Image File Format
TIMBRE
describes the 'tonal colour' or a sound a waveform. It is determined by the amplitude and frequency of the various harmonic components
TIMECODE
TIME DOMAIN
TIME LOCKED RECORDERS
TIME SIGNATURE
Western staff notation a time signature consists of two numbers. The upper number denotes the number of beats to the bar or measure. The lower number denotes the denomination of the beats (1/4 notes, 1/2 notes) (crotchets, minims).
TOA
Time of Arrival (of sound)
TONE
TONE BURST
TONE CONTROL
TRACK
Term use to describe the physical stripes on a piece of magnetic tape used in a multitrack recorder. These are located side by side along the length of the tape.
TRANSAURAL SOUND
TRANSDUCER
TRANSFORMER
TRANSIENT
TRANSMISSION LINE
TRANSPOSITION
TRANSVERSE WAVES
TREBLE
TREMOLO
The modulation of the amplitude of a sound. A Low Pass Filter (LFO) is often employed to achieve this for an electrical signal.
TRIANGLE WAVE
A symmetrical triangular shaped wave. It contains only odd harmonics and contains fewer harmonic than a square wave.
TRS JACK
A stereo connector jack. Its connections are named Tip, ring and Sleeve.
TRUSS ROD
A metal bar placed within the neck of guitars. It is employed to counteract the tendency of the guitar neck to bend due to the tension applied by the strings.
TUBE TRAPS
Sound absorbing units
TURNOVER FREQUENCY
In magnetic recording
TURNTABLE
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
Located at the end of the Ear Canal, it is a stretched membrane attached to the Ossicles of the middle ear. Also called the ear drum.
T60
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