Brooks RM 80 Compression Ratio

How many dB the input signal has to rise above the threshold for every one dB more output of a compressor or limiter.

Hertz
The unit of frequency. Equivalent to cycles per second. Abbreviation: Hz.

Brooks Cinema XR 607 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.

Brooks SS 81 Fader
A control to control the gain of a channel on the console, thereby determining the level of the signal in that channel.

Crosstalk
Leakage of an audio signal into a channel that iris not intended to be in, from an adjacent or nearby channel.

Hall Program
A setting of a digital delay/reverb effects unit that approximates concert halls. Hall programs are characterized by pre-delay of up to 25 ms.

Impedance Matching
Having or converting the output impedance of a device so that it matches the impedance of the input it will feed.