Glossary, A technical – Ayre Acoustics DX-7 User Manual

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A Technical

Glossary

480i

A shorthand way of referring to an interlaced NTSC
signal, where “480” refers to the number of actual
picture lines and “i” refers to Interlaced.

480p

A shorthand way of referring to a progressive NTSC
signal, where “480” refers to the number of actual
picture lines and “p” refers to Progressive.

576i

A shorthand way of referring to an interlaced PAL
signal, where “576” refers to the number of actual
picture lines and “i” refers to Interlaced.

576p

A shorthand way of referring to a progressive PAL
signal, where “576” refers to the number of actual
picture lines and “p” refers to Progressive.

AES/EBU

The Audio Engineering Society and European
Broadcast Union are standards setting organizations
in the US and Europe, respectively. The term

“AES/EBU” is commonly used to refer to the system

of transmitting digital audio signals used in
professional studios. This format is very similar to
the S/PDIF digital audio standard, although the
performance is higher due to the use of balanced

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