Ask Video AudioPedia 102 Acoustics and Studio Design

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 Sound Waves and Hearing.

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:

Acoustics & Studio Design

Absorption | Reflection | Transmission
Angle of Incidence
Inverse Square Law
Anechoic Chamber
Phase
Psychoacoustics
Comb Filtering
The Haas Effect
The Precedence Effect
Reverberation | Ambience | RT60
Diffusion
Wavelength
Standing Waves | Room Modes
Bass Trap
Golden Mean (Room Dimensions)
Soundproofing
Project Studio
Control Room | Live Room
Live End Dead End ™
Mirror Trick
Diffusor