LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
- A/D - Analog-to-Digital (conversion)
- AD/DA - Analog-to-Digital/Digital-to-Analog (conversion)
- AES - Audio Engineering Society
- API - Application Programming Interface
- ASIO - Audio Stream Input/Output
- AU - Audio Units
- CISC - Complex Instruction Set Computer
- CPDM - Companded Predictive Delta Modulation
- D/A - Digital-to-Analog (conversion)
- DAD - Digital Audio Disc System
- DAE - Digidesign Audio Engine
- DASH - Digital Audio Stationary Head Standard
- DAT - Digital Audio Tape System
- DAW - Digital Audio Workstation
- DSP - Digital Signal Processing
- DTDM - Direct TDM
- DX - DirectX-plug-in format
- EBU - European Broadcasting Union
- FM - Frequency Modulation
- GPP - General-Purpose Processor
- GPU - Graphics Processing Unit
- HD - High Definition
- HTDM - Host-based TDM
- ITB - In The Box
- LADSPA - Linux Audio Developer's Simple Plug-in
- LSI - Large-Scale Integration
- LV2 - LADSPA Version 2
- MAS - MOTU Audio System
- MCU - Microcontroller Unit
- MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface
- MMX - Multi Media Extension (Intel Pentium instruction set)
- OS - Operating System
- OSS - Open Sound System
- OTB - Out of The Box
- PC - Personal Computer
- PCM - Pulse Code Modulation
- R-DAT - Rotary head DAT
- RAM - Random Access Memory
- RISC - Reduced Instruction Set Computer
- RSSF - Recommended Standard Sampling Frequencies (ANSI 4.28-1984)
- RTAS - Real-Time Audio Suite
- S-DAT - Stationary head DAT
- SDK - Software Development Kit
- TDM - Time Division Multiplexing
- VST - Virtual Studio Technology
- VTR - Video Tape Recorder
- WYSIWYG - What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get