An abbreviation of the term Intermodulation Distortion (Distortion caused by one signal beating with another signal and producing frequencies that are both the sum and the difference of the original frequencies present).
Ground Lift
A switch that breaks the connection between the ground point in one circuit and the ground point in another circuit.
Brooks XB 33 Cycles Per Second
A unit used in the measure of frequency, equivalent to Hertz. Cycles Per Second is an outdated term replaced by Hertz in 1948.
Kilo
A prefix meaning 1000.
Brooks QS - 95 DC
Abbreviation for direct current.
Aux Send
Short for the term Auxiliary Send (a control to adjust the level of the signal sent from the console input channel to the auxiliary equipment through the aux buss.
Dolby
Trade name for a series of noise reduction systems that have become standard on many tape playback machines. Many film soundtracks are produced using this process. Different varieties are found from Dolby B on most personal cassette players, to Dolby SR and Digital, the current state of the art for cinema.
Keying Input (Key Input)
An input on a dynamics processing device to control the device by an external audio signal.
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