DAW
Music production program
DAW stands for digital audio workstation—software used to record, edit, and produce audio on a computer.
Programs like Pro Tools, Ableton Live, and Logic Pro are DAWs.
Musicians, podcasters, and sound engineers work in DAWs to layer tracks, apply effects, and mix final recordings: I recorded the vocals in my DAW and added reverb. (Lowercase daw is an archaic word for jackdaw.)
Marks showing passage
- sequencerOrders signals chronologically
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- automationSelf-operating system design
- MIDIElectronic music data standard
synthesis · sampling · plugins · mixing · mastering · overdubbing · multitrack · session
Audio level controls
- equalizationMaking things uniform
- panningLateral camera traverse
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
reverb · compression · effects · busses · auxiliary · routing · gain · stereo
Audio input device
- tracksMarks showing passage
- overdubbingAdding layers to recordings
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- studioCreative professional's workspace
headphones · acoustics · take · vocals · instruments · preamp · soundproofing · latency
tracks
Marks showing passage
- sequencerOrders signals chronologically
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- automationSelf-operating system design
MIDI · synthesis · sampling · plugins · mixing · mastering · overdubbing · multitrack · session · producer
faders
Audio level controls
- equalizationMaking things uniform
- panningLateral camera traverse
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
balance · reverb · compression · effects · busses · auxiliary · routing · gain · stereo · soundstage
microphone
Audio input device
- tracksMarks showing passage
- overdubbingAdding layers to recordings
- sessionScheduled time for activity
studio · headphones · acoustics · take · vocals · instruments · preamp · soundproofing · latency · punch-in
GarageBand
Apple's beginner audio workstation
- AbletonMusic production software
foley
Post-production audio creation
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- ADROut-of-court resolution method
spotting · stems · layering · ambience · broadcast · podcast · audiobook · voiceover
- audiosound, headphones, audio track, volume control, sound recording
- PublishersSimon & Schuster, book publisher, Penguin Books, Penguin, Random House
- audio productionmixing, mixing board, audio mixer, Foley, faders
- music productioncomposing, autotune, synthesizer, producing, arranging
- audio technologydigital audio, audio engineering, sound design, audio mixing, signal processing
- beat makingDJ, producer, drummer, sampler, drum machine
DAWtape machine
Magnetic audio recording device
reel-to-reel · mixing desk · vinyl · cassette recorder · tape recorder
Unrecorded staged entertainment
acoustic instrument · unplugged · live recording · concert hall · jam session