Brooks XS - 45 Cable, 1/4 inch

An unbalanced cable most often used for instruments and patch cords. Commonly referred to as "guitar cords".

Acoustic Amplifier
The portion of the instrument which makes the vibrating source move more air or move air more efficiently; this makes the sound of the instrument louder. Examples of acoustic amplifiers include:
1) The body of an acoustic guitar,
2) The sounding board of a piano,
3) The bell of a horn and
4) The shell of a drum.

Broom RM 909 AC
1) Abbreviation for alternating current.
2) An abbreviation of the term Alternating Current (electric current which flows back and forth in a circuit; all studio signals running through audio lines are AC).

Librarian Program
A computer program allowing the storage of the parameters of sound patches outside of a synthesizer.

Brooks XB 33 Centre Frequency
The frequency of the audio signal that is boosted or attenuated most by an equalizer with a peak equalization curve.

Decibel (dB)
1) Relative measurement for the volume (loudness) of sound. Also used to measure the difference between two voltages, or two currents. See Zero dB.
2) A numerical expression of the relative loudness of a sound. The difference in decibels between two
sounds is ten times the common logarithm of the ratio of their power levels.

Bit
The smallest unit of digital information representing a single "0" or 1.

Limiter
A device which reduces gain when the input voltage exceeds a certain level.