Brooks Cinema NZ 60 Dry

Describes a sound coming from the PA with no effects on it.

Gain Reduction
The working of a limiter or compressor reducing gain during high-level passages.

Brooks TA 60 Bottom
The bass frequencies (as in "needs more bottom end").

Close Micing
A technique of placing a microphone close to the sound source (within one foot) in order to pick up mainly the direct sound and to avoid picking up leakage or ambience.

Brooks BA 71 Channels
These are divided into two separate categories. Input channels are those channels coming into the soundboard such as microphones and direct lines. Output channels are those leaving the board such as monitor and main outputs.

In Port
A jack on a MIDI device or computer that will accept an incoming data signal.

Inductor
A device designed primarily to introduce inductance into an electric circuit. Sometimes called a choke or coil.

Beats Per Minute BPM
The number of steady even pulses in music occurring in one minute and there fore defining the tempo of the song.