Best Ways to Learn Terminology

[apoplexy]

Hey guys,

I'm killing the tutorials, reading around the forum (always searching), I have eBooks and just recently got a subscription to some PC Music magazines. I'm putting in the hard work that's necessary but unfortunately I encounter moments where I am literally reading a foreign language. I'm reading but it's not computing because I am not familiar with the terminology.

Do any of you guys have any recommendations of websites, places with definitions, etc that I could use for a reference point? I now understand a lot of the basic terminology (modulation, lfo, oscillator, decay, attack, etc) but I would benefit from a more in-depth understanding of a lot of the terms so I could really tackle the books and magazines I have.

So far I'm doing these tuts but it's more or less just doing stuff because I know how it will change the sound and not because I understand the things that are actually taking place. Not how I won't to do it.

Thanks in advance.

[sine143]

vst manuals are very helpful. they can be dull, but still very informative.

[statux]

http://eddy.nps.edu/IDDR/audioTips/audi ... ssary.html

http://classes.berklee.edu/ms/classsupport/glossary.htm

http://www.zzounds.com/edu--electronicmusicterminology

These are really good descriptions of sounds to help describe what your listening to (I find this very helpful!).

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/w ... ducer.html


These may help!

[apoplexy]

Thanks for the links statux, I'm going to rape them in class tomorrow. I'm also registered for the sound design course at Emory University and I'm going to do the Berklee one afterwards. I'm putting in work these days lol, I've pretty much done no work this semester for actual school so far, gotta catch up this afternoon, heh.

More input would be appreciated.

[statux]

Thanks for the links statux, I'm going to rape them in class tomorrow. I'm also registered for the sound design course at Emory University and I'm going to do the Berklee one afterwards. I'm putting in work these days lol, I've pretty much done no work this semester for actual school so far, gotta catch up this afternoon, heh.

More input would be appreciated.

I'm taking those same classes online as well! And time is what makes you get better really. I think most aspects of music can't be taught by a teacher, but rather only discovered by yourself. Just keep at it! Nobody is perfect at music production!

[zerbaman]

OP allow it man. Allow it.