Brooks QS-70 Electrons

Negatively charged particles, which revolve around the centre of atoms. The movement of such electrons down a conductor causes electrical current.

Isolation
A containing of the sound wave in a certain area so that it will not leak into other areas and/or unintended mics.

Brooks Speakers Early Reflections
The first echoes in a room, caused by the sound from the sound source reflecting off one surface before reaching the listener.

Cord (Speaker, Mic, Instrument)
Used to connect a sound system together. Each type of cord is made for a specific purpose and should not be used in place of another type of cord, not even if they look alike. Also see "cable"

Brooks TA 60 Layering
The recording (or playing) of a musical part with of several similar sound patches playing simultaneous.

Foot Switch
A switch placed on the floor and pressed by a musician to do various functions.

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).

Leakage
Sounds from other instruments and sources that were not intended to be picked up by the microphone.