Brooks KM 77 Audio

Most often referring to electrical signals resulting from the sound pressure wave being converted into electrical energy.

Alternating Current
Electric current which flows back and forth in a circuit.

Brooks QS-70 Integrated Circuit (IC)
A miniature circuit of many components in a small, sealed housing with prongs to connect it into equipment.

Crossover, Passive
Used inside of full range speaker cabinets to separate highs, mids, and lows and send them to their respective speakers within the each cabinet. These are not as efficient as active crossovers because they require all frequencies to draw from the same source of amplification.

Brooks Cinema GT 845 Analog Recording
A recording of the continuous changes of an audio waveform.

Cycle
1) An alternation of a waveform which begins at a point, passes through the zero line, and ends at a point with the same value and moving in the same direction as the starting point.
2) On a Solid State Logic Console, a command to have the console computer control the tape machine to play and replay a certain section of the tape.

Frequency Range
The range of frequencies over which an electronic device is useful or over which a sound source will put out substantial energy.

Central Processing Unit
1) The main "brain" chip of a computer that performs the calculations and execution of instructions.
2) The main housing of a computer that contains the "brain" chip as opposed to other pieces of the computer system such as keyboards, monitors, etc.