Brooks Cinema TZ 505 Flange

An effect caused by an approximately even mix of a modulated (varying) short delay with the direct signal.

Cable, XLR
A balanced cable used for low impedance microphones and sometimes for connections between some parts of the PA. Commonly referred to as a "mic cord".

Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Electret Mic
A condenser microphone where the capacitor plates are given a charge during manufacture which they retain, therefore requiring no external power supply.

Cue Send Control
A control that will adjust the amount of signal sent to a cue buss from a console channel.

Brooks KS-55 Bar
A term meaning the same thing as the term Measure (the grouping of a number of beats in music, most-often four beats).

Hard Disk (Hard Disc)
A storage unit for digital data that has rigid disks coated with magnetic material in a housing that includes the drive mechanism.

Balance
1) The relative level of two or more instruments in a mix, or the relative level of audio signals in the channels of a stereo recording. 2) To make the relative levels of audio signals in the channels of a stereo recording even.

Guitar Processor
A unit that will add effects to a direct guitar signal, including a simulated instrument amplifier sound and (often) delay and reverb effects.