Sound Design Glossary

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FireWire

Functional Iteration Synthesis

Formant

BPM-Milliseconds-Hertz Reference Chart

ElectroAcoustic Glossary

Connexions: Courses on music, DSP, and other topics.

The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal Processing: Free downloadable book on DSP by Steven W. Smith