Music Tech

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