Music technology is the study or the use of any device, mechanism, machine, or tool by a musician or composer to make or perform music; to compose, notate, play back, or record songs or pieces; or to analyze or edit music. In this book, you are about to get to know the A level of music technology. This handy glossary is aimed at students studying Edexcel's AS or A level Music Technology courses. It can be used simply to look up terms as they crop up, or flicked through whenever there are five minutes to spare. This book will show you: -Concise, accurate descriptions of more than 280 music technology terms -Descriptions of the main effects, their parameters, and uses -Descriptions of the main microphone types and polar patterns -Cross-referenced and clickable to enable easy browsing -Plenty of illustrations and diagramsMusic technology is the study or the use of any device, mechanism, machine, or tool by a musician or composer to make or perform music; to compose, notate, play back, or record songs or pieces; or to analyze or edit music. In this book, you are about to get to know the A level of music technology. This handy glossary is aimed at students studying Edexcel's AS or A level Music Technology courses. It can be used simply to look up terms as they crop up, or flicked through whenever there are five minutes to spare. This book will show you: -Concise, accurate descriptions of more than 280 music technology terms -Descriptions of the main effects, their parameters, and uses -Descriptions of the main microphone types and polar patterns -Cross-referenced and clickable to enable easy browsing -Plenty of illustrations and diagrams