Brooks TM-22 Information Bits

The bits in the digital signal that make up actual values or commands being communicated as opposed to bits that are used for checking & correcting data or other purposes.

Capsule
1) The variable capacitor section of a condenser microphone.
2) In other types of microphones, the part of the microphone that includes the diaphragm and the active element.

Brooks Cinema TZ 505 Expansion
The opposite of compression; for example, an expander may allow the signal to increase 2 dB every time the signal input increased by 1 dB.

Initialize
To prepare a digital storage medium (like a floppy disk) so that it will accept and store digital information bits.

Brooks M 44 Fat
Having more than a normal amount of signal strength at low frequencies or having more sound than normal (by use of compression or delay).

Cut-off Rate (Slope)
The number of dB that a filter reduces the signal for each octave its frequency past the filter's cut-off frequency (outside of the pass band).

Input Monitor
A switch position and operational mode of the electronics of a tape machine where the signal at output of the electronics will be the same as the signal coming into the electronics. In this mode, the tape machine's meter will read the input signal.

Floor Toms
The large toms to the right of the drummer.