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Q - The sharpness of the peak
response in an equalization circuit.
Quad (Quadraphonic) – A system
of four channel sound where the channels are designated as left front,
left back, right front, and right back.
Quality Factor - Quality
Factor, (the ratio of reactance to resistance in a coil) which affects
Q.
Quantize – The conversion of
the values of an analog wave or random occurrence into steps.
Quantization Distortion/Quantization
Error - A modulation noise - also perceived as a distortion -
that occurs in digital processing/recording caused by the sample levels
being altered to conform to standard Quantization levels.
Quantization Levels/Quantizing
Levels/increments – A standard level that can be recognized by a
digital recording system.
Quantization Noise – A
modulation noise, also perceived as a distortion, occurring in digital
processing/recording caused by the sample levels being altered to
conform to standard Quantization levels.
Quarter Track – A format in
tape recording where each track takes up 1/4 of a quarter inch tape
width.