Brooks Cinema Projectors Instrument Out Direct

Feeding the output of an electric instrument (like an electric guitar) to the recording console or tape recorder without using a microphone.

Headroom
1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or audio device.
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.

Brooks XB 22 Bi-Directional Pattern
A microphone pick up pattern which has maximum pick up directly in front and directly in back of the diaphragm and least pick up at the sides.

High Impedance Cord (High Z)
A big word for instrument cable. These cords generally have quarter inch male ends. they tend to loose signal strength at lengths longer than 25 feet.

Brooks KS-55 Cardioid Pattern
A microphone pick up pattern, which has maximum pick up from the front, less pick up from the sides, and least pick up from the back of the diaphragm.

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

AES/EBU
Professional Interface A standard for sending and receiving digital audio adopted by the Audio Engineering Society and the European Broadcast Union.

Bass Roll Off
An electrical network built into some microphones to reduce the amount of output at bass frequencies when close-micing.