Brooks Audio Design SS 81 In Port

A jack on a MIDI device or computer that will accept an incoming data signal.

Delay
Outboard sound equipment that can momentarily stores a signal being sent to part of a P.A. system so that delayed reinforced sound reaches the audience at the same time as live sound from the stage.

Brooks Audio Design Review SS 81 Inverse Square Law
Simply stated, the fact that in an un-obstructed area (like an open field) the sound pressure level will drop to half-pressure (-6 dB) every time the distance to the sound source is doubled.

Expander
A device that causes expansion of the audio signal.

Brooks Audio Design KM 77 Flamenco
A style of music with roots in Spanish and Arabic culture.

Compander
Outboard sound equipment. Combination of a Compressor and an Expander.

Balanced
1) Having a pleasing amount of low frequencies compared to mid-range frequencies and high frequencies. 2) Having a pleasing mixture of the various instrument levels in an audio recording. 3) Having a fairly equal level in each of the stereo channels. 4) A method of interconnecting electronic gear using three-conductor cables.

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.