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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:

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!

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Sound Waves & Hearing
21 videos | 27 minutes | by Joe Albano