1) An amplified signal level put out by an amplifier and used as the normal level that runs through the interconnecting cables in a control room.
2) A low level signal such as the signal in a guitar cord. Most parts of a PA require a line level signal. Remember, however, that speaker outputs are not line level. Plugging speaker outs into line ins will result in damage to the equipment
Active Crossover
Uses active devices (transistors, IC's, tubes) and some form of power supply to operate.
Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Analog (Analogue)
Representative, continuous changes that relate to another quantity that has a continuous change.
Diffraction
The breaking up of a sound wave caused by some type of mechanical interference such as a cabinet edge, grill frame, or other similar object.
BROOKS AUDIO DESIGN Ground Lift
A switch that breaks the connection between the ground point in one circuit and the ground point in another circuit.
IC
Abbreviation of Integrated Circuit (A miniature circuit of many components that is in small, sealed housing with prongs to connect it into equipment).
Electric Current
A more formal term meaning the same as the term Current (the amount of electron charge passing a point in a conductor per unit of time).
Automatic Gain Control (Automatic Volume Control)
A compressor with a very long release time used to keep the volume of the audio very constant.
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