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Signal

  • sample playback: reproducing a clip of audio, uses computer memory to store a pre-recorded sound, which may be played back at a fixed or variable pitch, and can be repeated in a continuous loop to extend the duration of a sound without increasing the memory requirements
  • wavetable synthesis: Wavetable synthesis is fundamentally based on periodic reproduction of an arbitrary, single-cycle waveform; The distinction from other synthesis methods employing single-cycle waveforms is twofold: 1) multiple single-cycle waveforms are used and 2) some means of modulation of the amplitude and mix the single-cycle waveforms is employed
  • signal generator:
  • pitch generators:
  • arbitrary waveform generators:
  • digital pattern generators:
  • frequency generators
  • waveform generator: a fundamental module in a sound synthesis system, usually produces a basic geometrical waveform with a fixed or variable timbre and variable pitch; Common waveform generator configurations usually included two or three simple waveforms and often a single pseudo-random-noise generator (PRNG)
  • pseudo-random-noise generator (PRNG)
  • pulse wave: the timbre of which can be varied by modifying the duty cycle
  • duty cycle: A duty cycle is the percent of time that an entity spends in an active state as a fraction of the total time under consideration
  • square wave: a symmetrical pulse wave producing only odd overtones
  • triangle wave: has a fixed timbre containing only odd harmonics, but is softer than a square wave
  • sawtooth wave: has a bright raspy timbre and contains odd and even harmonics
  • white noise
  • brown noise
  • pink noise
  • frequency modulation synthesis: a form of audio synthesis where the timbre of a simple waveform is changed by frequency modulating it with a modulating frequency that is also in the audio range, resulting in a more complex waveform and a different-sounding tone

Hippies

  • Bug: bother, annoy
  • Bummer: an emotionally unpleasant or upsetting experience; also, a negative drug reaction as an "LSD bummer"
  • Burned: cheated
  • Busted: arrested
  • Cool: to be tuned-in, into things
  • Dig: enjoy, appreciate, understated
  • Far out: unusual, extraordinary; bizarre or avant-garde
  • Freak-out: to lose control, to have bizarre patterns of though or behavior. Often occurring under the influence of a drug
  • Groove: to "swing," to enjoy, to be "with it"
  • Hassle: an annoyance or a conflict situation
  • Hip: to be "in," "with it," emotionally wise, in the know
  • Out front: open; honest; or the preface to a statement
  • Split: to leave
  • Square: a person or thing, not tuned-in or in the know
  • Stoned: very high on drugs
  • Up-tight: overly anxious or nervous

Euskara

  • askatasuna: libertad
  • berdintasuna: igualdad
  • indarra: fuerza, intensidad
  • iraunkortasuna: persistencia
  • atxikitzea: perseverancia?
  • ohorea: honor

Pairs

  create destroy,delete
   store retrieve,fetch,load
     add remove
     set get
    read write
  update undo
  append truncate

Software

  • feature
    • the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person ("stern of feature even when he smiled")
    • the makeup or appearance of the face or its parts ("a person with Asian features")
    • a prominent part or characteristic ("Pine trees were a feature of the landscape")
    • any of the properties (such as voice or gender) that are characteristic of a grammatical element (such as a phoneme or morpheme); especially : one that is distinctive
    • a special attraction ("a featured article, story, or department in a newspaper or magazine")
    • something offered to the public or advertised as particularly attractive ("one of the car's most popular features")
  • property
    • a quality or trait belonging and especially peculiar to an individual or thing
    • an effect that an object has on another object or on the senses
    • an attribute common to all members of a class
    • something owned or possessed
    • the exclusive right to possess, enjoy, and dispose of a thing
    • something to which a person or business has a legal title
    • one (such as a performer) who is under contract and whose work is especially valuable
    • a book or script purchased for publication or production
    • an article or object used in a play or motion picture except painted scenery and costumes
  • attribute
  • resource
  • asset
  • command
  • query
  • rule
  • transformation
  • change
  • apply
  • effect
  • class
  • type
  • kind
  • value
  • simple
  • complex
  • complicated

Concepts

  • kaizen: continuous improvement
  • monozukuri: the art of making things