(Acronym - a word formed from the initial letters of other words).

If you want to know which words a particular acronym is composed of simply select it from the choices below, then scroll down to the word you are looking for once the page is finished loading. To find out more information select any of the constituent (composing or helping to make a whole) words and you will be presented with more information. In some cases no further explanation is necessary, so no link to the definitions section will be provided, simply because there is nothing to link to!

If you can't find what you are looking for simply find out about it somewhere else and send it to us by using the contact form.

ADSR: Attack Decay Sustain Release
ARP: American Recording & Performance Co.
CPU: Central Processing Unit
DAT: Digital Audio Tape
DSP: Digital Signal Processor
DTL: Data Time Lock
DTLe: Enhanced Direct Time Lock
HPF: High-Pass Filter
LFO: Low Frequency Oscillator
LPF: Low Pass Filter
LTC: Longitudinal Time Code
MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface
RAM: Random Access Memory
ROM: Read Only Memory
S/N: Signal to Noise ratio
VCF: Voltage Controlled Filter
VCA: Voltage Controlled Amplifier

electronicmusic.com/datafiles/glossary/acronyms.html