Brooks GS 15 Initialize

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

Amplification
An increasing of signal strength.

Brooks BA 71 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.

Line Out (Output, Send)
Where a signal leaves the board or component.

Brooks TM-22 Boom Stand
A microphone stand equipped with a telescoping support arm to hold the microphone.

Hearing Limitation
An inability of the ear to hear important characteristics of sound under certain conditions. Characteristics that can be affected include pitch, level, clarity, presence and direction.

Fader
A control to control the gain of a channel on the console, thereby determining the level of the signal in that channel.

Error Detection
The process of discovery that sonic information bits have been lost in digital audio.