Brooks Gt 44 Electret Mic

A condenser microphone where the capacitor plates are given a charge during manufacture which they retain, therefore requiring no external power supply.

Level
The amount of signal strength; the amplitude, especially the average amplitude.

Brooks XS - 45 Cancellation
A shortening of the term Phase Cancellation (the energy of one waveform significantly decreasing the energy of another waveform because of phase relationships at or close to 180 degrees).

Figure Eight Pattern
Another name for Bi-directional Pattern (microphone pickup pattern picking up best from the front and back of the diaphragm and not picking up from the side of the diaphragm).

Brooks Hi Fi reviews Clean
Describes a distortion free sound with few effects.

Highs
Short for the term High Frequencies (the audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above).

Gain Reduction
The working of a limiter or compressor reducing gain during high-level passages.

High Frequencies
The audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above.