Glossary
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8 definitions for M
Midband : Frequency range where most of the instruments and voices are heard. Vital if singers, etc, are to sound natural.
Minidisc : Sony's 64mm disc that can record up to 74 minutes of sound. Looks like a mini computer disc but works optically, like CD, on prerecorded discs, or magneto-optically in the case of blank software.
Monitor Speakers : A speaker system used to monitor the signal from an audio recording/processing system. Often intended to be listened to at close distance, and you often see band members on stage with a few in front of them. Monitors are kinda meant so you can hear one thing above everything else, like other band members or ambient noise.
Monobloc : An independent mono power amp, so two are required for a stereo system. Advantage is a lack of interaction between channels.
MOSFET : Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor - A type of RF transistor often used in wireless microphone receivers.
Moving coil : Cartridges with a stylus connected to coils which move in relation to fixed magnets, creating electrical signals. Lower output than moving magnet.
Moving Magnet : Record-playing cartridge (pickup) design in which a tiny magnet connected to the stylus moves relative to a fixed coil in the body, thus generating the signal.
MP3 : MPEG 1, layer 3. The compression system used for downloading music files from the Internet to a PC or MP3 recording device. It reduces file sizes by a factor of 12 to enable faster downloads, but it's possible to code music at a number of data rates, from pretty good to definitely lo-fi.
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