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Figure 317: Linear Fade

Logarithmic fade A fade up or down which changes gain faster at the end of a fade up and

faster at the beginning of a fade out. In the example below, the Logarithmic

fade causes the curved lines in the fade in and out. A logarithmic fade tends

to sound more natural on audio material.

Figure 318: Logarithmic Fade

Mic Pre Microphone Preamplifier. A device (or part or a larger device such as a mix-

ing console or audio interface) that takes the low output signal of a micro-

phone (referred to as mic level) and amplifies it to a higher level (referred

to as line level).

This must be done in order to make the microphone's output compatible

with the working level of mixers and other devices, giving it the name "pre"

amplifier.

M/S Stands for Mid/Side, and most commonly refers to a technique of using two

microphones-

• Mid, (cardioid, omni or figure-8) facing the event to be recorded