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.
%
30
%
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Appendix B: Glossary