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The height of a waveform above or below the zero line.

Compact Disc, Interactive CDI
A Compact Disc, usually containing audio, video, and text, which the user can interact with in that the display or playback changes after the user performs some action.

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A visual picture or symbol on a computer screen that represents a file, program or disc that can be used.

Error Correct
Exact replacement of lost information bits in digital audio.

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British term for the term Feedback (the pickup of the signal out of a channel by the input of the channel or the howling sound that this produces).

Bar
A term meaning the same thing as the term Measure (the grouping of a number of beats in music, most-often four beats).

Attenuation
A making smaller: reduction of electrical or acoustic signal strength.

Digital Recording
1) ADAM : (Akai Digital Audio Multitrack). 12 track recording onto Video 8 tape. 16 bit, 44.1 or 48 kHz sampling rate.
2) DAT (Digital Audio Tape) Cassette-like system which has much higher quality than standard audio cassettes. Widely used in gathering sound effects, for news gathering, and for playback of music.
3) DCC (Digital Compact Cassette) Rival to DAT which also plays standard audio cassettes.
4) MiniDisc : Uses computer disk technology, rather than tape. A laser heats an area of magnetic disk which is then written to by a magnetic head. When cooled, the magnetic information is read from the disk by laser. Tracks can be named, and are instant start. Very theatre-friendly system.
5) Direct to Disk : Uses the hard disk present in most PCs as the recording medium.