Music Tech
Across
- 4. where synth sounds are born
- 6. automatic level-fiddler
- 8. vertical home for sonic gadgets
- 9. famous for 808, Juno
- 11. splits signals like musical mitosis
- 13. robotic fader moves with feelings
- 17. studio speakers that snitch on your mix
- 18. cuts the rumble, keeps the sparkle
- 20. determines dynamic range, not an insult
- 24. no wheels, but still carries audio
- 27. adsr in disguise
- 29. when one sound politely steps aside
- 33. unit of frequency, not a weird sneeze
- 35. the kick drum’s secret weapon
- 37. logarithmic measure of loudness
- 38. what happens when you anger the waveform gods
- 39. whooshy sweepy alien effect
- 41. visual panic detector
- 43. when your output wants to be input again
- 45. angry overdrive
- 46. mic that hears your thoughts (almost)
- 48. tone sculptor’s best friend
- 49. squashes the peaks like audio bubblewrap
- 51. audio echo chamber (not Twitter)
- 52. add-on for your DAW addiction
- 55. not a port, a way of life
- 56. neutrik’s passive connector
- 57. slider controlling level, not a haircut
- 58. mic that ignores your whisper but loves your scream
- 61. GOATED OS
- 62. plays back recorded sounds, not a lunch portion
- 63. +48v for needy mics
Down
- 1. sonic breathing space
- 2. astronomical scale, repeatedly, people carrier but not a coach
- 3. sonic blip at the start of a sound
- 5. traffic control for audio nerds
- 7. makes things wobbly, in a good way
- 10. final defence against clipping
- 12. flanger’s trippier cousin
- 14. isolated audio track (not the science subjects)
- 15. fixes your timing sins
- 16. when one listen just isn't enough
- 19. the bit that makes your trousers flap
- 21. turns your musical chaos into digital signals
- 22. your DAW's way of saying “let’s layer”
- 23. generates sound, not sympathy
- 25. TRS
- 26. warm fuzzy breakup, not a traffic violation
- 28. common balanced connection for monitors and pa
- 30. what your sound looks like when it’s behaving
- 31. sounds you pretend you made
- 32. 80s protocol that still slaps
- 34. famous for DX, pianos, motorbikes, boat engines
- 36. digital destruction, on purpose
- 40. cuts the hiss, keeps the boom
- 42. time it takes for sound to get lazy
- 44. fragile mic with vintage vibes
- 46. clone army of your audio
- 47. howling proof you're doing it wrong (or right)
- 49. MIDI’s puppet master
- 50. common balanced connection for microphones
- 53. how much you hype up your input
- 54. rendering your masterpiece into a single file
- 59. better than windows
- 60. software for arranging audio files