Brooks GT 44 Gain

1) Knob usually found at the top of each input channel on the soundboard. Used to set input levels of the separate channels to relatively equal positions.
2) The amount of increase in audio signal strength, often expressed in dB.

Auxiliary Output or Send
An additional output from a sound desk that can be used for foldback or monitoring without tying up the main outputs. Each input channel will have a path to the Aux buss. Also used for feeding a signal to an effects processor. See Auxiliary Return.

Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Clip
The action of deforming a waveform during overload.

Flamenco
A style of music with roots in Spanish and Arabic culture.

Brooks VT-50 Attack
The rate the sound begins and increases in volume.

Frequency
Practically speaking, high frequency means high pitch and low frequency means low pitch.

Effects
1) Various ways an audio signal can be modified by adding something to the signal to change the sound.
2) Short for the term Sound Effects (sounds other than dialogue, narration or music like door closings, wind, etc. added to film or video shots).

Arc
The visible sparks generated by an electrical discharge.