From: gilstrap@sbctri.sbc.com (Brian R. Gilstrap)
Subject: Lexicon of Music and Sound Synthesis
Organization: Southwestern Bell Technology Resources
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 21:41:27 GMT

META-NOTE:

This is the first posting of this document, and I'm still open to suggestions
for alternate titles, formats, etc.  If you like this and/or have terms, please
respond.  If I get a lackluster response I may not continue this, so let me
know if you find it worthwhile.

Also, I will try to be equally derisive of all brands/models of equipment :-).

-- 
Brian R. Gilstrap                      Southwestern Bell Technology Resources
gilstrap@calvin.sbc.com                550 Maryville Centre Dr.
Phone: 314-529-7639                    St. Louis, M0 63141          USA

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Here is the Lexicon of Music and Sound Synthesis, a compendium of terms which
have meaning in the music community of rec.music.synth.  For those familiar
with the Internet and software engineering, it is similar to the JARGON file
(though significantly younger and smaller).

NOTE: this document is intended to be terms specific to discussions of music,
or with a meaning particular to music.  Thus, terms from other disciplines
which are applicable but not specific to the music/sound synthesis genre may
not be included.  For example, the (typically) computer science term
"automagically" can apply but is not included.

I am actively soliciting new terms.  I will try to update and repost the
document as frequently as possible (hopefully once a month) , and will allow
peer review (via posting to rec.music.synth) control adoption and modification
of terms.  In cases of stalemated disagreements, I reserve the right to be
arbitrary and pick a winner :-).

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Here is a sample entry which contains every item that *any* entry could
contain, in the order items will be found.  NOTE that an item will have one
of: "unknown", "none", or "N/A" as needed but the item will not be missing.
In the case of traditional music terms, ".COINED BY" will have "traditional"
(if it's not traditional to you, let me know...)

.TERM: distancing tools
.DEFINITION: those sorts of things which can be applied to generated sound
engine (either a sample-based, wavetable based, or even simple oscillator
based), which allow a synthesizer to make the output sound significantly
different than the input.
.COINED BY: Dr. Nick Rothwell
.FIRST NOTED: 10-9-1992 (month-day-year)
.LAST CHANGED: 10-9-1992
.EXAMPLE USES: The Wavestation hasn't got squat in the way of distancing tools.
The K2000 has the best distancing tools I've ever seen! (K2000 junkie starts
drooling on the carpet)
.SEE ALSO: K2000 junkie
.END

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.TERM: adapto-widget
.DEFINITION: a device for mating cables with unlike connectors, most commonly
a mono male RCA to mail 1/4" plug adapter.
.COINED BY: Nick Rothwell
.FIRST NOTED: 10-12-1992
.LAST CHANGED: 10-12-1992
.EXAMPLE USES: Oh, hell, ths patchbay has RCA jacks on the back!  Toss me a
couple of adapto-widgets, wouldja?
.SEE ALSO: none
.END

.TERM: distancing tools
.DEFINITION: those sorts of things which can be applied to generated sound
engine (either a sample-based, wavetable based, or even simple oscillator
based), which allow a synthesizer to make the output sound significantly
different than the input.
.COINED BY: Dr. Nick Rothwell
.FIRST NOTED: 10-9-1992
.LAST CHANGED: 10-9-1992
.EXAMPLE USES: The Wavestation hasn't got squat in the way of distancing tools.
The K2000 has the best distancing tools I've ever seen! (K2000 junkie starts
drooling on the carpet)
.SEE ALSO: K2000 junkie
.END

.TERM: K2000 junkie
.DEFINITION: someone who has lost all sense of proportion and believes the
K2000 is the definition of "good" for music/sound synthesis.
.COINED BY: Brian Gilstrap
.FIRST NOTED: 10-9-1992
.LAST CHANGED: 10-9-1992
.EXAMPLE USES: That guy?  Don't even bother.  He's a K2000 junkie.  All he
cares about is distancing tools.
.SEE ALSO: distancing tools
.END

.TERM: Neeed
.DEFINITION: to have a vague, itching desire for a new piece of technology
simply because one feels that one will be hopelessly out of date and unable
to make music without it, regardless of what else one owns.  NOTE:
capitalization and spelling important to distinguish this from the English verb
"need".
.COINED BY: Michael Metlay
.FIRST NOTED: 10-12-1992
.LAST CHANGED: 10-12-1992
.EXAMPLE USES: I have five new synths and a new computer, but I think I Neeed
a K2000 too.
.SEE ALSO: none
.END

.TERM: woojy-woojy
.DEFINITION: a verb, meaning to perform a task on a synthesizer or computer
that is incomprehensible to all onlookers, thereby taking on the appearance
of an incantation.  Occasionally accompanied by mystical hand gestures.
.COINED BY: Michael Metlay
.FIRST NOTED: 10-12-1992
.LAST CHANGED: 10-12-1992
.EXAMPLE USES: We still need Nick to woojy-woojy Performer on the
percussion sequence, and Metlay to woojy-woojy the Lexicon on the final mix.
.SEE ALSO: none
.END
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-- 
Brian R. Gilstrap                      Southwestern Bell Technology Resources
gilstrap@calvin.sbc.com                550 Maryville Centre Dr.
Phone: 314-529-7639                    St. Louis, M0 63141          USA
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth