Double-Time

A jazz and improvisatory technique that packs twice as many notes in a measure as were there in the preceding measures. The tempo appears to gain a great deal of momentum (and in some cases it actually does) but the chord progressions and chomping provided by the rhythm guitarist, bass and piano remain the same. Most of the time the leading musician, guitar, sax, brass et cetera, takes the lead to play their licks and chops while moving away from the melody in such a way that they can return "a tempo" once again. The lead in fact does play more notes between measures but the rhythm stays the same in double-time. There are a few noted exceptions.

Downbeat

Downbeat has been given a misleading definition many times over. It is the first beat of a mensural composition particularly those works that have a consistent time signature. If the orchestra, combo, or band comes in on the first beat of a measure then they are guided by their conductor, leader, or director, in some fashion, with a gesture that is down. Conductors of orchestras have various positions for all stages of a specific time signature. The first beat of a measure is always in a pronounced downward manner although some fail to properly emphasize this beat. Some have defined, in part, the down beat as the entrance point of any musical performer, group, combo, band or orchestra. This is simply not the case. All one needs to do is scan the varieties of musical scores or listen to their own collection to realize that initial entrances are not always made on the downbeat. In a time register of 4/4, for example, initial entrances can be made on beat one, two, three,or four as well as on half beats.

ducker

A dynamic processor that lowers (or "ducks") the level of one audio signal based upon the level of a second audio signal. A typical application is paging: A ducker senses the presence of audio from a paging microphone and triggers a reduction in the output level of the main audio signal for the duration of the page signal. It restores the original level once the page message is over.

Duple Time

Any music that is written with two beats to the measure is considered duple meter. 2/2 and 2/4 are the most common forms of duple meter but an argument can be made for 6/8 time as well since the strong accents are on beats one and four of the measure. In 2/2 time signatures the measure contains two half notes each of which receives a strong beat. Comparably in 2/4 time there are two quarter notes in each measure and the quarter note receives the emphasis. Both time signatures have a meter containing two beats per measure. Many of the early pieces in jazz were scored/played in duple meters.

Enhanced CD

An important new product category, enhanced CDs are compatible with both audio CD players and properly configured computer multimedia ROMs, and can include video clips, still pictures, interviews, discographies, lyrics and other information, in addition to the recorded music.

FAQ (frequently asked question)

Acronym commonly seen on bulletin boards, Internet Web sites, and corporate information centers. By compiling FAQ lists (FAQs), organizations significantly reduce time spent repeatedly answering the same questions.

far end

Teleconferencing term meaning the distant location of transmission; the other end of the telephone line, as opposed to your end (known as the near end)..

flange

An effect created by layering two identical sounds with a slight delay (1- 20 mS) and slightly modulating the delay of one or both of the sounds. The term comes from the early days of tape recording when delay effects were created by grabbing the flanges of the tape reels to change the tape speed.

Forte

In the dynamics of music, forte indicates that a particular passage, accent, progression or end of a crescendo should be played or sung with a loud volume. If one ignores the possibility of a true "mezzo" volume, medium, then forte is one of six dynamic markings ranging from ff, fortissimo, to pp, pianissimo. (This would also disregard fff and ppp which are indicated on some scores). Forte does not simply mean loud volume it is also used to express strength. For example, "Ron's forte is the marimba" would indicate that his best instrument or aspect of music, his strongest point is playing the marimba.

Fortissimo

In the range of dynamic marking, with the exception of fff, triple forte, and ppp, triple piano, fortissimo, ff is the very loudest marking. It can be found usually at the end of a symphonic movement or passionate passage of highly intense music. In and of itself it is not used excessively as loud volumes can become taxing over a long period of time. Climaxes, points of culmination, high crescendos, zeniths and apexes within a musical story-line, or the story of the music in and of itself often find this dynamic marking.

Four-beat

"Four-beat" is used by jazz musicians, particularly those who are adept at swing, to play all beats of a four-beat bass rhythm with equal emphasis. The two most distinct examples of four-beat rhythms are 4/4 and 12/8. In the first the four beats each include one quarter note. In the second, each beat includes three eighth notes.

Fourier theorem

A mathematical theorem stating that any function may be resolved into sine and cosine terms with known amplitudes and phases.

Framers

Any person, partnership, corporation or entity to whom the RIAA has granted a license and authorization to manufacture certified award plaques.

full duplex

Redundant term.

G-sharp minor

G-sharp minor is a minor scale based on G-sharp, consisting of the pitches G-sharp, A-sharp, B, C-sharp, D-sharp, E, F-double sharp and G-sharp (harmonic minor scale). Its key signature consists of five sharps. Its relative major is B major, and its parallel major is A-flat major, since G-sharp major, which would have eight sharps, is not normally used. Its enharmonic equivalent is A-flat minor. Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary.

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gain suppression

GAL® (generic array logic)

Registered trademark of Lattice Semiconductor for their invention of EEPROM-based low-power programmable logic devices.

gate

gated

or gated-on Teleconferencing. Term referring to microphone inputs on an automatic mic mixer that turn off (close) after speech stops.

gigabyte

A billion bytes.

Grave

Grave has two distinct meanings. As a tempo marking it is very slow and arguably intended to be the slowest tempo marking. In terms of mood, the meaning of grave is seriously sad or mournful. During its first use grave was an ambiguous adjective perhaps trying to infer "lowest" as in the lowest voice of a choir or orchestra. Corelli was one of the first to use the term to indicate slow movements in almost all of his music. The tempo of the exceptional few, where Corelli omitted grave, were indicated by other terms. Unfortunately, as is the case with many tempo and/or mood markings, no consistent use can be derived from the historical use of the term until about 1850.

Gross Shipments

The total amount of manufacturer shipments before returns.

Guitar Controller

An electric guitar or device played like an electric guitar that puts out MIDI signals that can be used to control synthesizers and sound modules.

Half Note

Half notes are so named because they receive half of the temporal duration as a whole note. The exact or even relative duration of an half note is difficult to surmise. It is contingent upon many things including the number of possible notes in a measure, the types of notes, the tempo of the music and the variability of the accented beat. In a "common" measure with a time signature of 4/4, the half note is counted as two strong beats, one and three. Exactly how long that lasts is dependent upon the tempo, but the count is still the same. When half notes are common in a time signature of 4/4 the measure will often be counted one, two, rather than one, two, three, four. This gives a counting system with which one can contend with half notes. In some time signatures, the half-note will not appear unless some unusual rhythms are sought by the composer. In a measure of 6/8 time which has six eighth notes, the emphasis is rarely, if ever, given on simply the first and fifth beats which could result if a measure was comprised of an half note and a quarter note. Other combinations in a 6/8 measure with half notes could include, a half note and two eighth notes, an eighth note, half note and eighth note, et cetera. The half note will almost always receive two beats in a measure of 1/2, 2/2, 2/4, and 4/4.

Harmful to Minors

Proposals to criminalize the sale to minors of certain sound recordings, sometimes based on the Parental Advisory Label. These proposals threaten the successful Parental Advisory Program the RIAA has had in place since 1985, which in turn would deprive consumers of an important tool for determining the lyrical content of sound recordings.

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