AUDIO INFORMATION & MEDIA

April 18, 2024

SOUND

A mechanical disturbance or a vibration that is travelling through an elastic medium such as air, wood, metal, glass, water, etc.

AUDIO

Any signal, sound, or waveform that can be heard, as distinguished from ultrasonic sound, radio-frequency signals, or video signals.

It refers to the recording of a sound using a piece of electronic equipment.

MELODY

The linear/horizontal presentation of pitch (the highness or lowness of a musical sound).

HARMONY

The concept of combining different sounds together in order to create new, distinct musical ideas.

RHYTHM

A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.

The element of “time” in music.

Duration

refers to how long a sound (or silence) lasts.

Tempo

refers to the speed of the beat.

DYNAMICS

This refers to all musical aspects relating to the relative loudness (or quietness) of music

Piano

Soft

Mezzo Piano

Medim Soft

Forte

Loud

Pianissimo

Very Soft

Mezzo Forte

Medium Loud

Fortissimo

Very Loud

Crescendo

The gradual increase in loudness

Decrescendo

The decrease in loudness

Timbre

Or “tone color,” the character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity.

MIXING

The combination, balance and control of multiple sound elements.

PACE

Refers to time control, editing, and order of events: linear, non-linear, or multi-linear.

TRANSITION

Audio effects to ensure smooth flow; describes how you get from one segment or element to another.

AUDIO MIXING

The process by which multiple sounds are combined through adjustment of audio levels.

TRANSITIONS

The process of blending or merging two or more audio tracks or clips to ensure a smooth flow of sound.

SEGUE

one element stops, the next begins ("cut" in film)

CROSS-FADE

one element fades out, the next fades in, and they overlap on the way

V-FADE

First element fades to inaudible before the second element begins

FADE TO BLACK

V-Fade with some silence between elements

WATER

FALL

As first element fades out, the second element begins at full volume.

Diagetic Sounds

Sounds that is heard by both the audience and the characters

Non- Diagetic

Foley sound effects, traditional film music or score, and voice-over narration.

DIALOGUE

A written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange.

SOUND EFFECTS

Any sound, other than music or speech, artificially reproduced to create an effect in a narrative presentation.

MUSIC

Vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion