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Glossary

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effects.

sample rate

Digital audio is chopped up into tiny time slices. The sample rate is the

number of time slices captured in one second. 44.1kHz—44,100

samples per second—is the standard used for Compact Disk audio.

48kHz—48,000 samples per second, is commonly used for film and

video.

send

A line output whose function is to send a signal from the mixer to an

external device, usually an effects processor.

stereo

Refers to an audio signal that has two channels.

unity gain

Refers to the setting of an audio channel at which the signal leaves the

channel at the same level at which it entered. Unity gain is marked by a 0

on the MultiMix’s faders.

WDM

The Windows Driver Model. This is the default standard by which

Microsoft Windows communicates with audio devices.

wet

An audio signal that has had effects or other manipulations applied. The

opposite of “dry.”