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Octave

The interval between one note and another note with exactly half or double the frequency. In other words, two notes at an interval of one octave are the same tone, just twice (or half) as high in pitch. An octave is twice or half a reference frequency, so 100 Hz is an octave above 50 Hz.

Related to: Cent, Semitone

Audio software plugins: Doubler, MetaFlanger, MondoMod, Morphoder, H-Delay Hybrid Delay

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Oscillator

A device that creates a periodic waveform. In the case of MetaFlanger, the low frequency oscillator governs the speed with which the wet signal’s delay oscillates around the dry signal.

Related to: Amplitude modulation, Frequency modulation, LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator), Sine Wave, Triangle Wave

Audio software plugins: Enigma, MetaFlanger, MondoMod, Doppler, Morphoder

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Out Ceiling

The maximum peak value output of a brickwall limiter.

Related to: 0 dBFS, Brickwall Limiting, Digital Overshoot, Limiter, Threshold

Audio software plugins: L1 Ultramaximizer, L2 Ultramaximizer, L3 Multimaximizer, L3-16 Multimaximizer, L3-LL Multimaximizer

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