Appendix b: glossary – TC-Helicon VoicePrismPlus Manual User Manual

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APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY

Note: many terms will be found in your original VoicePrism User Manual.
We have provided an update to those terms in this edition.

AES/EBU:

(Audio Engineering Society / European

Broadcast Union standard)

accepted as the professional standard in digital

audio transfer.

Breathiness:

the amount of 'apparent' moving air sounds

incorporated into the vocal.

Dithering:

when moving digital audio from a high bit rate to

a lower bit rate, dithering is often employed to

replace the digital distortion induced by this

process, and involves mixing in a level of broad-

band noise.

Glottal:

In the VoicePrism Plus, glottal effects are the non-

pitched part of the sound produced by forma-

tions of the epiglottis and air turbulence in the

facial and mouth regions: they include

BREATHI

NESS

RASP

, and

GROWL

Growl:

Vocal sounds produced by the epiglottal area that

emphasize phrases with a grinding, distorting

tone.

Onset:

The time it takes for an effect to be applied to the

sound.

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Appendix B: Glossary