Sound Waves & Hearing
AudioPedia 101
The NLE AudioPedia series, our video-based audio encyclopedia, is a comprehensive dictionary of audio terminology. It's an invaluable resource for sound engineers, musicians, students, educators and all audio enthusiasts. This first installment is about S
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Course Outline
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Section 1: Sound Waves
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Sound Wave
01:15
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02
Compression & Rarefaction
00:59
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03
Waveform | Waveform Graph
00:54
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04
Properties of Sound
01:10
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05
Amplitude | Loudness
00:57
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06
Decibel | dB
01:02
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07
Gain | Unity Gain
01:22
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08
dB Level - dBspl, dBu, dBm
01:38
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09
Transient
01:08
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10
Average Level | Peak Level
01:20
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11
Headroom
01:23
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12
Frequency | Pitch
01:14
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13
Hertz/kiloHertz | Frequency Response
01:12
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14
Waveshape | Timbre
01:14
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15
Harmonics | Overtones
01:30
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16
Analog (Sound)
01:18
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17
Distortion | Clipping | Analog Warmth
01:49
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Sound Wave
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Section 2: The Ear | Hearing
Course Overview

AudioPedia - noun | Au·di·o·Pe·di·a | [aw-dee-oh-pee-dee-uh] An animated, short format video informational resource explaining in plain English all aspects of audio: acoustics, mixing, mastering, recording, digital audio terms, microphones, recording, and more.
Created by our audio expert Joe Albano, AudioPedia is the ultimate audio reference tool. Here are the topics covered and defined in the first installment of this authoritative series:
Sound Waves and Hearing
-Sound Wave
-Compression & Rarefaction
-Waveform | Waveform Graph
-Properties of Sound
-Amplitude | Loudness
-Decibel | dB
-Gain | Unity Gain
-dB Level - dBspl, dBu, dBm
-Transient
-Average Level | Peak Level
-Headroom
-Frequency | Pitch
-Hertz/kiloHertz | Frequency Response
-Waveshape | Timbre
-Harmonics | Overtones
-Analog (Sound)
-Distortion | Clipping | Analog Warmth
-Human Hearing & Limits
-Fletcher-Munson
-Threshold of Perception | Threshold of Pain
-Tinnitus | Hearing Protection
So join audio expert Joe Albano and get a deep understanding of audio terminology with the AudioPedia series!