Brooks GS 15 Analog To Digital Converter

The device which does the conversion of a quantity that has continuous changes (usually of voltage) into numbers that approximate those changes.

Kilo
A prefix meaning 1000.

Brooks GT 44 Dynamic Mic
Robust type of microphone which picks up the sound on a diaphragm connected to a coil of wire which moves within a magnet. An alternating current is induced into the wire which provides the electrical output. Most dynamic mics have low output impedance of 200 Ohms. See Condenser Mic.

Byte
A grouping of eight information bits.

Brooks Cinema KP 30 Layering
The recording (or playing) of a musical part with of several similar sound patches playing simultaneous.

Jack Bay
A series of jacks which have connections for most of the inputs and outputs of the equipment in the control room.

Blending
1) A condition where two signals mix together to form one sound or to give the sound of one sound source or one performance.
2) Mixing the left and right signal together slightly which makes the instruments sound closer to the center of the performance stage. 3) A method of panning during mixing where instruments are not panned extremely left or right.

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