A prompt on a computer screen telling the operator that an error has occurred.
Electromagnetic Field
Magnetic energy put out because of current travelling through a conductor.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Amplitude
The strength of a vibrating wave; in sound, the loudness of the sound.
Arc
The visible sparks generated by an electrical discharge.
Brooks RM 909 Compander
Outboard sound equipment. Combination of a Compressor and an Expander.
Fader
A control to control the gain of a channel on the console, thereby determining the level of the signal in that channel.
Console
A set of controls and their housing, which control all signals necessary for recording and mixing.
High Impedance Cord (High Z)
A big word for instrument cable. These cords generally have quarter inch male ends. they tend to loose signal strength at lengths longer than 25 feet.
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Brooks HI FI projectors Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
Electricity
Electrical current (the amount of electron charge passing a point in a conductor per unit of time) or voltage (the force pushing electrons to obtain electrical current).
Brooks RM 909 DC
Abbreviation for direct current.
Hall Program
A setting of a digital delay/reverb effects unit that approximates concert halls. Hall programs are characterized by pre-delay of up to 25 ms.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Binary
A numbering system based on two. In binary there are two symbols used ("l" and "0").
Jack Bay
A series of jacks which have connections for most of the inputs and outputs of the equipment in the control room.
Level
The amount of signal strength; the amplitude, especially the average amplitude.
Generating Element
The portion of the microphone that actually converts the movement of the diaphragm into electrical current or voltage changes.
Electricity
Electrical current (the amount of electron charge passing a point in a conductor per unit of time) or voltage (the force pushing electrons to obtain electrical current).
Brooks RM 909 DC
Abbreviation for direct current.
Hall Program
A setting of a digital delay/reverb effects unit that approximates concert halls. Hall programs are characterized by pre-delay of up to 25 ms.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Binary
A numbering system based on two. In binary there are two symbols used ("l" and "0").
Jack Bay
A series of jacks which have connections for most of the inputs and outputs of the equipment in the control room.
Level
The amount of signal strength; the amplitude, especially the average amplitude.
Generating Element
The portion of the microphone that actually converts the movement of the diaphragm into electrical current or voltage changes.
Brooks HI FI projectors Byte
A grouping of eight information bits.
High Impedance Mic
A microphone designed to be fed into an amplifier with input impedance greater than 20 k ohms.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Golden Section
A ratio of height to width to length of a room to achieve "good acoustics" and first recommended by the ancient Greeks. The ratio is approximately the width 1.6 times the height and the length 2.6 times the height
Controller
1) In MIDI, a device that generates a MIDI signal to control synthesizers, sound modules or sample playback units.
2) A remote control unit for a multitrack tape machine which controls transport functions as well as monitor selection switching functions and record ready/safe status of each track.
3) Any device generating a control voltage or signal fed to another device's control input.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Line Level
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
Amplifier
A device which increases the amplitude (level) of an electrical signal (making it louder).
Keying Input (Key Input)
An input on a dynamics processing device to control the device by an external audio signal.
Group Master
A slide control used to send out a control voltage to several VCA faders in individual channels, thus controlling the gain of several channels.
High Impedance Mic
A microphone designed to be fed into an amplifier with input impedance greater than 20 k ohms.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Golden Section
A ratio of height to width to length of a room to achieve "good acoustics" and first recommended by the ancient Greeks. The ratio is approximately the width 1.6 times the height and the length 2.6 times the height
Controller
1) In MIDI, a device that generates a MIDI signal to control synthesizers, sound modules or sample playback units.
2) A remote control unit for a multitrack tape machine which controls transport functions as well as monitor selection switching functions and record ready/safe status of each track.
3) Any device generating a control voltage or signal fed to another device's control input.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Line Level
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
Amplifier
A device which increases the amplitude (level) of an electrical signal (making it louder).
Keying Input (Key Input)
An input on a dynamics processing device to control the device by an external audio signal.
Group Master
A slide control used to send out a control voltage to several VCA faders in individual channels, thus controlling the gain of several channels.
Brooks HI FI projectors 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.
Compressor
1) Effect used to squash the sound together. Used properly, it can take the edge off or your sound. Used improperly, it can take the life right out of your system and make it sound like an MTV mix.
2) A piece of sound processing equipment that ensures all wanted signals are suitably placed between the noise and distortion levels of the recording medium. It evens out the unwanted changes in volume you get with close-miking, and in doing so, adds punch to the sound mix. A Limiter is used to stop a signal from exceeding a preset limit. Beyond this limit, the signal level will not increase, no matter how loud the input becomes. A Limiter is often used to protect speaker systems (and human ears) by preventing a system from becoming too loud.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Hearing Limitation
An inability of the ear to hear important characteristics of sound under certain conditions. Characteristics that can be affected include pitch, level, clarity, presence and direction.
Integrated Circuit (IC)
A miniature circuit of many components in a small, sealed housing with prongs to connect it into equipment.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Clicking
Pressing and immediately releasing the switch on a computer's mouse.
Ground Lifter
An adapter that takes a three prong power cord and plugs into a two prong outlet, used to disconnect the third (ground) pin of the power outlet. WARNING: It can be VERY DANGEROUS to have no ground connection to the case by using a ground lifter and not grounding the unit by other means.
Compact Disc Recordable CDR
A blank Compact Disc that can be recorded on one time.
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.
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.
Compressor
1) Effect used to squash the sound together. Used properly, it can take the edge off or your sound. Used improperly, it can take the life right out of your system and make it sound like an MTV mix.
2) A piece of sound processing equipment that ensures all wanted signals are suitably placed between the noise and distortion levels of the recording medium. It evens out the unwanted changes in volume you get with close-miking, and in doing so, adds punch to the sound mix. A Limiter is used to stop a signal from exceeding a preset limit. Beyond this limit, the signal level will not increase, no matter how loud the input becomes. A Limiter is often used to protect speaker systems (and human ears) by preventing a system from becoming too loud.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Hearing Limitation
An inability of the ear to hear important characteristics of sound under certain conditions. Characteristics that can be affected include pitch, level, clarity, presence and direction.
Integrated Circuit (IC)
A miniature circuit of many components in a small, sealed housing with prongs to connect it into equipment.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Clicking
Pressing and immediately releasing the switch on a computer's mouse.
Ground Lifter
An adapter that takes a three prong power cord and plugs into a two prong outlet, used to disconnect the third (ground) pin of the power outlet. WARNING: It can be VERY DANGEROUS to have no ground connection to the case by using a ground lifter and not grounding the unit by other means.
Compact Disc Recordable CDR
A blank Compact Disc that can be recorded on one time.
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 Hi Fi speakers Hypercardioid Pattern
A microphone pick up sensitivity pattern where the least sensitive pick up point is more than 90 degrees but less than 150 degrees off axis (usually 120 degrees).
Chamber
1) An Echo Chamber (a room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces equipped with a speaker and microphone so that when dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker, the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console).
2) A program in a delay/reverb effects device that simulates the sound of an Echo Chamber.
Brooks RM 909 Hybrid
A product created by the marriage of two different technologies. Meant here as the combination of a dynamic woofer with an electrostatic transducer.
Ground
In electronics, a place (terminal) that has zero volts.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews 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.
In Port
A jack on a MIDI device or computer that will accept an incoming data signal.
Ground Lift
A switch that breaks the connection between the ground point in one circuit and the ground point in another circuit.
Hum
The 60 Hz power line current accidentally induced or fed into electronic equipment.
Chamber
1) An Echo Chamber (a room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces equipped with a speaker and microphone so that when dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker, the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console).
2) A program in a delay/reverb effects device that simulates the sound of an Echo Chamber.
Brooks RM 909 Hybrid
A product created by the marriage of two different technologies. Meant here as the combination of a dynamic woofer with an electrostatic transducer.
Ground
In electronics, a place (terminal) that has zero volts.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews 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.
In Port
A jack on a MIDI device or computer that will accept an incoming data signal.
Ground Lift
A switch that breaks the connection between the ground point in one circuit and the ground point in another circuit.
Hum
The 60 Hz power line current accidentally induced or fed into electronic equipment.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Cut-off Rate (Slope)
The number of dB that a filter reduces the signal for each octave its frequency past the filter's cut-off frequency (outside of the pass band).
Ground Adapter Plug
Adapts a three pronged electrical plug to a two pronged wall outlet. This bypasses the ground and may create a hum in the system. A lack of a good ground can cause mild electrical shock when touching a microphone.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Keynote Number
A number assigned to each key of a synthesizer or controller keyboard that is transmitted in the MIDI signal.
Face
The front or body of the guitar.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Kick (Kick Drum)
Another term for Bass Drum.
Chamber
1) An Echo Chamber (a room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces equipped with a speaker and microphone so that when dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker, the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console).
2) A program in a delay/reverb effects device that simulates the sound of an Echo Chamber.
Centre Frequency
The frequency of the audio signal that is boosted or attenuated most by an equalizer with a peak equalization curve.
Half Step
A pitch difference of the amount that is present between adjacent keys on a piano.
Ground Adapter Plug
Adapts a three pronged electrical plug to a two pronged wall outlet. This bypasses the ground and may create a hum in the system. A lack of a good ground can cause mild electrical shock when touching a microphone.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Keynote Number
A number assigned to each key of a synthesizer or controller keyboard that is transmitted in the MIDI signal.
Face
The front or body of the guitar.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Kick (Kick Drum)
Another term for Bass Drum.
Chamber
1) An Echo Chamber (a room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces equipped with a speaker and microphone so that when dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker, the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console).
2) A program in a delay/reverb effects device that simulates the sound of an Echo Chamber.
Centre Frequency
The frequency of the audio signal that is boosted or attenuated most by an equalizer with a peak equalization curve.
Half Step
A pitch difference of the amount that is present between adjacent keys on a piano.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Crossover
1) A route leading from one side of the stage to the other, out of the audiences view.
2) An electronic filter in a sound system that routes sound of the correct frequency to the correct part of the speaker system. Different speakers handle high frequencies (tweeters) and low frequencies (woofers). Sometimes known as a crossover network. An active crossover splits the signal from the mixing desk into high, mid and low frequencies which are then sent to three separate amplifiers.
3) An electrical circuit that divides a full bandwidth signal into the desired frequency bands for the loudspeaker components.
Librarian Program
A computer program allowing the storage of the parameters of sound patches outside of a synthesizer.
Brooks HI FI projectors Jack
1) Anywhere you plug something in.
2) Segmented audio connector. Mono Jacks have two connections �" tip and sleeve, and are unbalanced. Stereo jacks have three connections �" tip, ring and sleeve. B-type jacks (also known as Bantam jacks) were originally designed for use in telephone exchanges and provide a high quality (and expensive) connection in jackfields. A-type jacks are cheaper and more common, but more fragile. A type jacks are available in 2 sizes : quarter inch and eighth inch.
3) A connector mounted on the case of a device or on a panel.
Bottom
The bass frequencies (as in "needs more bottom end").
Brooks RM 909 Direct box
Used in line to convert a high impedance signal into a low impedance signal.
Bi-Directional Pattern
A microphone pick up pattern which has maximum pick up directly in front and directly in back of the diaphragm and least pick up at the sides.
Insert
1) A punch in of the all of the tracks being recorded in a recording session.
2) On Solid State Logic consoles, placing an outboard piece of gear in the channel by patching and activating a switch.
Fundamental
The tuned frequency and (almost always) the lowest frequency that is present in the sounding of a pitch by a musical instrument.
2) An electronic filter in a sound system that routes sound of the correct frequency to the correct part of the speaker system. Different speakers handle high frequencies (tweeters) and low frequencies (woofers). Sometimes known as a crossover network. An active crossover splits the signal from the mixing desk into high, mid and low frequencies which are then sent to three separate amplifiers.
3) An electrical circuit that divides a full bandwidth signal into the desired frequency bands for the loudspeaker components.
Librarian Program
A computer program allowing the storage of the parameters of sound patches outside of a synthesizer.
Brooks HI FI projectors Jack
1) Anywhere you plug something in.
2) Segmented audio connector. Mono Jacks have two connections �" tip and sleeve, and are unbalanced. Stereo jacks have three connections �" tip, ring and sleeve. B-type jacks (also known as Bantam jacks) were originally designed for use in telephone exchanges and provide a high quality (and expensive) connection in jackfields. A-type jacks are cheaper and more common, but more fragile. A type jacks are available in 2 sizes : quarter inch and eighth inch.
3) A connector mounted on the case of a device or on a panel.
Bottom
The bass frequencies (as in "needs more bottom end").
Brooks RM 909 Direct box
Used in line to convert a high impedance signal into a low impedance signal.
Bi-Directional Pattern
A microphone pick up pattern which has maximum pick up directly in front and directly in back of the diaphragm and least pick up at the sides.
Insert
1) A punch in of the all of the tracks being recorded in a recording session.
2) On Solid State Logic consoles, placing an outboard piece of gear in the channel by patching and activating a switch.
Fundamental
The tuned frequency and (almost always) the lowest frequency that is present in the sounding of a pitch by a musical instrument.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Images
The squaring of the waveform that happens in the conversion of digital audio bits into analog signals.
Cardioid Pattern
A microphone pick up pattern, which has maximum pick up from the front, less pick up from the sides, and least pick up from the back of the diaphragm.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Chorus
Common type of effect that makes sounds fuller and thicker.
Link
(Said of compressors and dynamic processing units.) To combine the control input signals of two channels of a compressor (o
Brooks HI FI projectors Balance Control
A control on a stereo amplifier that when moved clockwise will make the right channel louder (and the left channel softer) and will do the reverse when moved counter-clockwise.
Graphic Equalizer
An device with several slides controlling the gain of audio signal present which is within one of several evenly spaced frequency bands (spaced according to octaves).
Equalization
1) The process of adjusting the tonal quality of a sound. A graphic equalizer provides adjustment for a wide range of frequency bands, and is normally inserted in the signal path after the mixing desk, before the amplifier. See Feedback.
2) Any time the amplitude of audio signals at specific set of frequencies are increased or decreased more than the signals at other audio frequencies.
Input Impedance
The opposition to current flow by the first circuits of a device.
Cardioid Pattern
A microphone pick up pattern, which has maximum pick up from the front, less pick up from the sides, and least pick up from the back of the diaphragm.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Chorus
Common type of effect that makes sounds fuller and thicker.
Link
(Said of compressors and dynamic processing units.) To combine the control input signals of two channels of a compressor (o
Brooks HI FI projectors Balance Control
A control on a stereo amplifier that when moved clockwise will make the right channel louder (and the left channel softer) and will do the reverse when moved counter-clockwise.
Graphic Equalizer
An device with several slides controlling the gain of audio signal present which is within one of several evenly spaced frequency bands (spaced according to octaves).
Equalization
1) The process of adjusting the tonal quality of a sound. A graphic equalizer provides adjustment for a wide range of frequency bands, and is normally inserted in the signal path after the mixing desk, before the amplifier. See Feedback.
2) Any time the amplitude of audio signals at specific set of frequencies are increased or decreased more than the signals at other audio frequencies.
Input Impedance
The opposition to current flow by the first circuits of a device.
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Brooks HI FI projectors Echo Chamber
1) A room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces and equipped with a speaker and microphone.
2) Any artificial or electronic device that simulates the reverberation created in a room.
Board
1) Another, less formal, term for Console.
2) A set of controls and their housing which control all signals necessary for recording and for mixing.
3) A slang shortening of the term Keyboard Instrument.
Brooks RM 909 Cardioid Pattern
A microphone pick up pattern, which has maximum pick up from the front, less pick up from the sides, and least pick up from the back of the diaphragm.
Condenser
An older term meaning the same thing as Capacitor (an electronic device which is composed of two plates separated by an insulator and can store charge) but sill in common use when referring to a microphone's active element.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Generating Element
The portion of the microphone that actually converts the movement of the diaphragm into electrical current or voltage changes.
Keyboard
1) Any musical instrument controlled by pressing a key.
2) The part of the computer that has the keys.
Expander
A device that causes expansion of the audio signal.
Contact Microphone
A device that senses vibrations and puts out an audio signal proportional to the vibrations.
2) Any artificial or electronic device that simulates the reverberation created in a room.
Board
1) Another, less formal, term for Console.
2) A set of controls and their housing which control all signals necessary for recording and for mixing.
3) A slang shortening of the term Keyboard Instrument.
Brooks RM 909 Cardioid Pattern
A microphone pick up pattern, which has maximum pick up from the front, less pick up from the sides, and least pick up from the back of the diaphragm.
Condenser
An older term meaning the same thing as Capacitor (an electronic device which is composed of two plates separated by an insulator and can store charge) but sill in common use when referring to a microphone's active element.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Generating Element
The portion of the microphone that actually converts the movement of the diaphragm into electrical current or voltage changes.
Keyboard
1) Any musical instrument controlled by pressing a key.
2) The part of the computer that has the keys.
Expander
A device that causes expansion of the audio signal.
Contact Microphone
A device that senses vibrations and puts out an audio signal proportional to the vibrations.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Bridge
The bridge assembly, or just "bridge" is an area on the face of the guitar where the string meet or are connected to the face.
Hard Disk Recording
The recording of digital audio onto a hard disc.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
Light Emitting Diode
A light that allows current to flow in one direction only and emits light whenever a voltage of a certain level or beyond is applied to it.
Brooks RM 909 Inductance
The property of an electric circuit by which a varying current in it produces a varying magnetic field that introduces voltages in the same circuit or in a nearby circuit. It is measured in henrys.
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).
First Generation
A descriptive term meaning original (as opposed to a copy).
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).
Hard Disk Recording
The recording of digital audio onto a hard disc.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
Light Emitting Diode
A light that allows current to flow in one direction only and emits light whenever a voltage of a certain level or beyond is applied to it.
Brooks RM 909 Inductance
The property of an electric circuit by which a varying current in it produces a varying magnetic field that introduces voltages in the same circuit or in a nearby circuit. It is measured in henrys.
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).
First Generation
A descriptive term meaning original (as opposed to a copy).
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 RM 909 reviews Final Mix
The two track stereo master tape which was mixed from the multitrack master.
CD (Compact Disc) :
1) Digital sound storage medium. Provides a high quality source of music, sound effects etc. Also used as a playback medium for sound effects etc. by large theatres with long running shows, although CDR (Recordable CD) is becoming more affordable by the day.
2) An abbreviation of the term Compact Disc (a small optical disk with digital audio recorded on it).
Brooks HI FI projectors Chamber
1) An Echo Chamber (a room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces equipped with a speaker and microphone so that when dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker, the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console).
2) A program in a delay/reverb effects device that simulates the sound of an Echo Chamber.
Crossover Frequency
1) The frequency that is the outer limit of one of the bands of a crossover.
2) In the Lexicon 480L delay/reverberation effects unit, the frequency at which the bass frequency reverb time is in effect rather than the mid frequency reverb time.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Boom
1) A hand-held, telescoping pole used to hold the microphone in recording dialogue in film production.
2) A telescoping support arm that is attached to a microphone stand and which holds the microphone. 3) Loosely, a boomstand.
CD-ROM
An abbreviation of the term Compact Disc, Read Only Memory (A Compact Disc used to store digital data, such as large programs, that can be read by a computer).
Beat
1) The steady even pulse in music.
2) The action of two sounds or audio signals mixing together and causing regular rises &.falls in volume.
Consumer Format (Consumer DIF)
A standard adopted by IEC for sending and receiving digital audio based on The AES Professional Interface.
CD (Compact Disc) :
1) Digital sound storage medium. Provides a high quality source of music, sound effects etc. Also used as a playback medium for sound effects etc. by large theatres with long running shows, although CDR (Recordable CD) is becoming more affordable by the day.
2) An abbreviation of the term Compact Disc (a small optical disk with digital audio recorded on it).
Brooks HI FI projectors Chamber
1) An Echo Chamber (a room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces equipped with a speaker and microphone so that when dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker, the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console).
2) A program in a delay/reverb effects device that simulates the sound of an Echo Chamber.
Crossover Frequency
1) The frequency that is the outer limit of one of the bands of a crossover.
2) In the Lexicon 480L delay/reverberation effects unit, the frequency at which the bass frequency reverb time is in effect rather than the mid frequency reverb time.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Boom
1) A hand-held, telescoping pole used to hold the microphone in recording dialogue in film production.
2) A telescoping support arm that is attached to a microphone stand and which holds the microphone. 3) Loosely, a boomstand.
CD-ROM
An abbreviation of the term Compact Disc, Read Only Memory (A Compact Disc used to store digital data, such as large programs, that can be read by a computer).
Beat
1) The steady even pulse in music.
2) The action of two sounds or audio signals mixing together and causing regular rises &.falls in volume.
Consumer Format (Consumer DIF)
A standard adopted by IEC for sending and receiving digital audio based on The AES Professional Interface.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Hybrid
A product created by the marriage of two different technologies. Meant here as the combination of a dynamic woofer with an electrostatic transducer.
High Hat
A double cymbal on a stand which can be played with a foot pedal or by the top cymbal being hit with a stick.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Cue
1) The signal fed back to the musicians through headphones.
2) To set the tape or disc so that the intended selection will immediately play when the tape machine or player is started.
3) A location point entered into a computer controlling the playback or recording of a track or tape.
4) In MCI brand tape machines, a term meaning the same thing as Sync Playback (where the record head is used as a playback head for those tracks already recorded).
ADAT
A trademark of Alesis Corporation designating its modular digital multitrack recording system released in early 1993.
Brooks RM 909 Foldback
A European term for the signal sent to the stage monitors in a live performance.
Equipment Rack
A cabinet with rails (or free standing rails) that have holes to accept screws at standard spaces and used to house outboard gear.
Link
(Said of compressors and dynamic processing units.) To combine the control input signals of two channels of a compressor (o
Intermodulation Distortion
Distortion caused by one signal beating with another signal and producing frequencies that are both the sum and the difference of the original frequencies.
High Hat
A double cymbal on a stand which can be played with a foot pedal or by the top cymbal being hit with a stick.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Cue
1) The signal fed back to the musicians through headphones.
2) To set the tape or disc so that the intended selection will immediately play when the tape machine or player is started.
3) A location point entered into a computer controlling the playback or recording of a track or tape.
4) In MCI brand tape machines, a term meaning the same thing as Sync Playback (where the record head is used as a playback head for those tracks already recorded).
ADAT
A trademark of Alesis Corporation designating its modular digital multitrack recording system released in early 1993.
Brooks RM 909 Foldback
A European term for the signal sent to the stage monitors in a live performance.
Equipment Rack
A cabinet with rails (or free standing rails) that have holes to accept screws at standard spaces and used to house outboard gear.
Link
(Said of compressors and dynamic processing units.) To combine the control input signals of two channels of a compressor (o
Intermodulation Distortion
Distortion caused by one signal beating with another signal and producing frequencies that are both the sum and the difference of the original frequencies.
Brooks HI FI projectors Hall
A large building designed for concerts; also called a concert hall.
Fletcher Munson Effect
A hearing limitation shown by Fletcher Munson Equal Loudness Contours (as music is lowered in volume, it is much more difficult to hear bass frequencies and somewhat harder to hear very high frequencies).
Brooks RM 909 Hard Disk Recording
The recording of digital audio onto a hard disc.
Compact Disc Recordable CDR
A blank Compact Disc that can be recorded on one time.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Editing
1) Changing the sequence of a recording by cutting the recording tape and putting the pieces together in the new sequence with splicing tape.
2) Punching in and then punching out on one or more tracks of a multitrack tape recorder to replace previously recorded performances.
3) Changing the sequence of a digital recording's playback by computer program.
Cable, XLR
A balanced cable used for low impedance microphones and sometimes for connections between some parts of the PA. Commonly referred to as a "mic cord".
Ground Adapter Plug
Adapts a three pronged electrical plug to a two pronged wall outlet. This bypasses the ground and may create a hum in the system. A lack of a good ground can cause mild electrical shock when touching a microphone.
Linearity
The extent to which any signal handling process is accomplished without amplitude distortion.
Fletcher Munson Effect
A hearing limitation shown by Fletcher Munson Equal Loudness Contours (as music is lowered in volume, it is much more difficult to hear bass frequencies and somewhat harder to hear very high frequencies).
Brooks RM 909 Hard Disk Recording
The recording of digital audio onto a hard disc.
Compact Disc Recordable CDR
A blank Compact Disc that can be recorded on one time.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Editing
1) Changing the sequence of a recording by cutting the recording tape and putting the pieces together in the new sequence with splicing tape.
2) Punching in and then punching out on one or more tracks of a multitrack tape recorder to replace previously recorded performances.
3) Changing the sequence of a digital recording's playback by computer program.
Cable, XLR
A balanced cable used for low impedance microphones and sometimes for connections between some parts of the PA. Commonly referred to as a "mic cord".
Ground Adapter Plug
Adapts a three pronged electrical plug to a two pronged wall outlet. This bypasses the ground and may create a hum in the system. A lack of a good ground can cause mild electrical shock when touching a microphone.
Linearity
The extent to which any signal handling process is accomplished without amplitude distortion.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Foot (Foot Drum)
Another name for Bass Drum (the largest drum in the Drum Kit which puts out bass frequencies and is played with a foot pedal).
Inductor
A device designed primarily to introduce inductance into an electric circuit. Sometimes called a choke or coil.
Brooks HI FI projectors Lead Sheet
A written chart showing the melody, lyrics and chords of a tune with full musical notation.
Input
1) The jack or physical location of where a device receives a signal.
2) The signal being received by a device.
3) The action of receiving a signal by a device.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Crossover Frequency
1) The frequency that is the outer limit of one of the bands of a crossover.
2) In the Lexicon 480L delay/reverberation effects unit, the frequency at which the bass frequency reverb time is in effect rather than the mid frequency reverb time.
Full
A quality of the sound of having all frequencies present, especially the low frequencies.
Electret Condenser
A condenser microphone that has a permanently polarized (charged) variable capacitor as its sound pressure level sensor.
Active/Inactive Microphones
Scientific definitions aside, active microphones generally sound better than inactive ones, but they generally cost more. They also require the use of either a battery or phantom power while inactive mics need only be plugged into the mic cord in order to work. In most playing situations, the subtle improvement in sound quality from an active mic isn't worth the extra cost and hassle. One possible exception it the headset mic. Put simply, inactive headset mics just plain suck. Active headset mics put out a much stronger signal and feed back much less.
Inductor
A device designed primarily to introduce inductance into an electric circuit. Sometimes called a choke or coil.
Brooks HI FI projectors Lead Sheet
A written chart showing the melody, lyrics and chords of a tune with full musical notation.
Input
1) The jack or physical location of where a device receives a signal.
2) The signal being received by a device.
3) The action of receiving a signal by a device.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Crossover Frequency
1) The frequency that is the outer limit of one of the bands of a crossover.
2) In the Lexicon 480L delay/reverberation effects unit, the frequency at which the bass frequency reverb time is in effect rather than the mid frequency reverb time.
Full
A quality of the sound of having all frequencies present, especially the low frequencies.
Electret Condenser
A condenser microphone that has a permanently polarized (charged) variable capacitor as its sound pressure level sensor.
Active/Inactive Microphones
Scientific definitions aside, active microphones generally sound better than inactive ones, but they generally cost more. They also require the use of either a battery or phantom power while inactive mics need only be plugged into the mic cord in order to work. In most playing situations, the subtle improvement in sound quality from an active mic isn't worth the extra cost and hassle. One possible exception it the headset mic. Put simply, inactive headset mics just plain suck. Active headset mics put out a much stronger signal and feed back much less.
Brooks HI FI projectors Absorption
Short for the term Acoustical Absorption (quality of a surface or substance to take in, not reflect, a sound wave).
Fade
1) A gradual reduction of the level of the audio signal.
2) A gradual change of level from one pre-set level to another.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Attenuation
A making smaller: reduction of electrical or acoustic signal strength.
Balance
1) The relative level of two or more instruments in a mix, or the relative level of audio signals in the channels of a stereo recording. 2) To make the relative levels of audio signals in the channels of a stereo recording even.
Brooks RM 909 Haas Effect
Simply stated, a factor in human hearing where delay has a much bigger effect on human perception of direction than level does.
Echo Send
The output of a console used to send a signal to an echo chamber or delay effects device.
ADSR
The letters A, D, S &R are the first letters of: Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release. These are the various elements of volume changes in the sounding of a keyboard instrument.
Compact Disc Recordable CDR
A blank Compact Disc that can be recorded on one time.
Fade
1) A gradual reduction of the level of the audio signal.
2) A gradual change of level from one pre-set level to another.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Attenuation
A making smaller: reduction of electrical or acoustic signal strength.
Balance
1) The relative level of two or more instruments in a mix, or the relative level of audio signals in the channels of a stereo recording. 2) To make the relative levels of audio signals in the channels of a stereo recording even.
Brooks RM 909 Haas Effect
Simply stated, a factor in human hearing where delay has a much bigger effect on human perception of direction than level does.
Echo Send
The output of a console used to send a signal to an echo chamber or delay effects device.
ADSR
The letters A, D, S &R are the first letters of: Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release. These are the various elements of volume changes in the sounding of a keyboard instrument.
Compact Disc Recordable CDR
A blank Compact Disc that can be recorded on one time.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Fader
A control to control the gain of a channel on the console, thereby determining the level of the signal in that channel.
Interface
Any device that allows one unit to work, drive or communicate with another unit when they cannot do so by just feeding each other often because the units are manufactured by different companies.
Brooks RM 909 Humbucker
Pickups that are coupled together to get a certain sound.
In-Line Console
A console with modules that have controls for all console sections in one long strip.
Brooks HI FI projectors Level
The amount of signal strength; the amplitude, especially the average amplitude.
Harmonic Distortion
The presence of harmonics in the output signal of a device which were not present in the input signal.
Barrier Micing
A method of placing the head of a microphone as close as possible to a reflective surface, preventing phase cancellation.
Headroom
1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or audio device.
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.
Interface
Any device that allows one unit to work, drive or communicate with another unit when they cannot do so by just feeding each other often because the units are manufactured by different companies.
Brooks RM 909 Humbucker
Pickups that are coupled together to get a certain sound.
In-Line Console
A console with modules that have controls for all console sections in one long strip.
Brooks HI FI projectors Level
The amount of signal strength; the amplitude, especially the average amplitude.
Harmonic Distortion
The presence of harmonics in the output signal of a device which were not present in the input signal.
Barrier Micing
A method of placing the head of a microphone as close as possible to a reflective surface, preventing phase cancellation.
Headroom
1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or audio device.
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.
Brooks HI FI projectors Aux Send
Short for the term Auxiliary Send (a control to adjust the level of the signal sent from the console input channel to the auxiliary equipment through the aux buss.
Alternating Current
Electric current which flows back and forth in a circuit.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Board
1) Another, less formal, term for Console.
2) A set of controls and their housing which control all signals necessary for recording and for mixing.
3) A slang shortening of the term Keyboard Instrument.
Echo Send Control
A control to send the signal from the input module to the echo chamber or effects device via the echo buss.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers DC
Abbreviation for direct current.
Impedance
1) A term for the electrical resistance found in a/c circuits. Affects the ability of a cable to transmit low level (e.g. sound) signals over a long distance. Measured in Ohms. Speakers are rated according to power handling capabilities (Watts, W) and impedance (Ohms).
2) The total opposition offered by an electric circuit to the flow of an alternating current of a single frequency. It is a combination of resistance and reactance and is measured in ohms. Remember that a speaker's impedance changes with frequency, it is not a constant value.
3) The opposition to alternating current.
Condenser
An older term meaning the same thing as Capacitor (an electronic device which is composed of two plates separated by an insulator and can store charge) but sill in common use when referring to a microphone's active element.
Initialize
To prepare a digital storage medium (like a floppy disk) so that it will accept and store digital information bits.
Alternating Current
Electric current which flows back and forth in a circuit.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Board
1) Another, less formal, term for Console.
2) A set of controls and their housing which control all signals necessary for recording and for mixing.
3) A slang shortening of the term Keyboard Instrument.
Echo Send Control
A control to send the signal from the input module to the echo chamber or effects device via the echo buss.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers DC
Abbreviation for direct current.
Impedance
1) A term for the electrical resistance found in a/c circuits. Affects the ability of a cable to transmit low level (e.g. sound) signals over a long distance. Measured in Ohms. Speakers are rated according to power handling capabilities (Watts, W) and impedance (Ohms).
2) The total opposition offered by an electric circuit to the flow of an alternating current of a single frequency. It is a combination of resistance and reactance and is measured in ohms. Remember that a speaker's impedance changes with frequency, it is not a constant value.
3) The opposition to alternating current.
Condenser
An older term meaning the same thing as Capacitor (an electronic device which is composed of two plates separated by an insulator and can store charge) but sill in common use when referring to a microphone's active element.
Initialize
To prepare a digital storage medium (like a floppy disk) so that it will accept and store digital information bits.
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Brooks Hi Fi reviews High Impedance Mic
A microphone designed to be fed into an amplifier with input impedance greater than 20 k ohms.
Fly In
1) To add sounds into a mix or recording that have no synchronization.
2) An application of this where a performance from one part of a tune is recorded and then recorded back into the recording at a different time in the recording.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Chase
The automatic adjusting of the speed of a recorder (or sequencer) to be time with another recorder.
Keyboard
1) Any musical instrument controlled by pressing a key.
2) The part of the computer that has the keys.
Brooks RM 909 House Sync
A synchronization signal such as SMPTE time code that is used by all recorders in the control room.
Impedance Matching
Having or converting the output impedance of a device so that it matches the impedance of the input it will feed.
Baffles
Sound absorbing panels used to prevent sound waves from entering or leaving a certain space
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.
Fly In
1) To add sounds into a mix or recording that have no synchronization.
2) An application of this where a performance from one part of a tune is recorded and then recorded back into the recording at a different time in the recording.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Chase
The automatic adjusting of the speed of a recorder (or sequencer) to be time with another recorder.
Keyboard
1) Any musical instrument controlled by pressing a key.
2) The part of the computer that has the keys.
Brooks RM 909 House Sync
A synchronization signal such as SMPTE time code that is used by all recorders in the control room.
Impedance Matching
Having or converting the output impedance of a device so that it matches the impedance of the input it will feed.
Baffles
Sound absorbing panels used to prevent sound waves from entering or leaving a certain space
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 Hi Fi reviews Chase
The automatic adjusting of the speed of a recorder (or sequencer) to be time with another recorder.
Board
1) Another, less formal, term for Console.
2) A set of controls and their housing which control all signals necessary for recording and for mixing.
3) A slang shortening of the term Keyboard Instrument.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Folded Horn
A speaker design where the speaker points back into the cabinet and bounces around finally coming out large ports in the front. It is intended to maximize low frequencies in a relatively small cabinet.
Assistant Engineer
A less elevated version of the term Second Engineer. Experienced seconds often place microphones, operate tape machines, break down equipment at the session end and keep the paperwork for the session.
Brooks HI FI projectors Auxiliary Output or Send
An additional output from a sound desk that can be used for foldback or monitoring without tying up the main outputs. Each input channel will have a path to the Aux buss. Also used for feeding a signal to an effects processor. See Auxiliary Return.
Ground Lift
A switch that breaks the connection between the ground point in one circuit and the ground point in another circuit.
Amplitude
The strength of a vibrating wave; in sound, the loudness of the sound.
Circuit
1) One complete path of electric current.
2) Similar to definition 1, but including all paths and components to accomplish one function in a device.
Board
1) Another, less formal, term for Console.
2) A set of controls and their housing which control all signals necessary for recording and for mixing.
3) A slang shortening of the term Keyboard Instrument.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Folded Horn
A speaker design where the speaker points back into the cabinet and bounces around finally coming out large ports in the front. It is intended to maximize low frequencies in a relatively small cabinet.
Assistant Engineer
A less elevated version of the term Second Engineer. Experienced seconds often place microphones, operate tape machines, break down equipment at the session end and keep the paperwork for the session.
Brooks HI FI projectors Auxiliary Output or Send
An additional output from a sound desk that can be used for foldback or monitoring without tying up the main outputs. Each input channel will have a path to the Aux buss. Also used for feeding a signal to an effects processor. See Auxiliary Return.
Ground Lift
A switch that breaks the connection between the ground point in one circuit and the ground point in another circuit.
Amplitude
The strength of a vibrating wave; in sound, the loudness of the sound.
Circuit
1) One complete path of electric current.
2) Similar to definition 1, but including all paths and components to accomplish one function in a device.
Brooks HI FI projectors Active Crossover
Uses active devices (transistors, IC's, tubes) and some form of power supply to operate.
Compression Ratio
How many dB the input signal has to rise above the threshold for every one dB more output of a compressor or limiter.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Chase
The automatic adjusting of the speed of a recorder (or sequencer) to be time with another recorder.
Echo Return
An input of the console, which brings back the echo (reverberation) signal from the echo chamber or other echo effects device.
Brooks RM 909 DC
Abbreviation for direct current.
Capsule
1) The variable capacitor section of a condenser microphone.
2) In other types of microphones, the part of the microphone that includes the diaphragm and the active element.
Compressor
A signal processing device that does not allow as much fluctuation in the level of the signal above a certain adjustable or fixed level.
Channels
These are divided into two separate categories. Input channels are those channels coming into the soundboard such as microphones and direct lines. Output channels are those leaving the board such as monitor and main outputs.
Compression Ratio
How many dB the input signal has to rise above the threshold for every one dB more output of a compressor or limiter.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Chase
The automatic adjusting of the speed of a recorder (or sequencer) to be time with another recorder.
Echo Return
An input of the console, which brings back the echo (reverberation) signal from the echo chamber or other echo effects device.
Brooks RM 909 DC
Abbreviation for direct current.
Capsule
1) The variable capacitor section of a condenser microphone.
2) In other types of microphones, the part of the microphone that includes the diaphragm and the active element.
Compressor
A signal processing device that does not allow as much fluctuation in the level of the signal above a certain adjustable or fixed level.
Channels
These are divided into two separate categories. Input channels are those channels coming into the soundboard such as microphones and direct lines. Output channels are those leaving the board such as monitor and main outputs.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Fly In
1) To add sounds into a mix or recording that have no synchronization.
2) An application of this where a performance from one part of a tune is recorded and then recorded back into the recording at a different time in the recording.
Alternating Current
Electric current which flows back and forth in a circuit.
Brooks HI FI projectors Format
1) The number of tracks, their width, spacing and order for tape recording.
2) To prepare a digital storage medium so that it will accept and store digital information bits.
Headroom
1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or audio device.
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Bouncing
Alternate name for Ping-Ponging (playing several tacks with sync playback through a console to mix them together and record them on an open track).
Electrons
Negatively charged particles, which revolve around the centre of atoms. The movement of such electrons down a conductor causes electrical current.
Floppy Disk (Floppy Disc)
A round flat object (usually housed in a protective sleeve) coated with material that can be magnetized in a similar manner to tape.
Instrument Amplifier
A device that has a power amplifier and speaker in a case (or in separate cases) to reproduce the signal put out by an electric instrument (such as an electric guitar) and to allow the instrument to be heard.
2) An application of this where a performance from one part of a tune is recorded and then recorded back into the recording at a different time in the recording.
Alternating Current
Electric current which flows back and forth in a circuit.
Brooks HI FI projectors Format
1) The number of tracks, their width, spacing and order for tape recording.
2) To prepare a digital storage medium so that it will accept and store digital information bits.
Headroom
1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or audio device.
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Bouncing
Alternate name for Ping-Ponging (playing several tacks with sync playback through a console to mix them together and record them on an open track).
Electrons
Negatively charged particles, which revolve around the centre of atoms. The movement of such electrons down a conductor causes electrical current.
Floppy Disk (Floppy Disc)
A round flat object (usually housed in a protective sleeve) coated with material that can be magnetized in a similar manner to tape.
Instrument Amplifier
A device that has a power amplifier and speaker in a case (or in separate cases) to reproduce the signal put out by an electric instrument (such as an electric guitar) and to allow the instrument to be heard.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Linear
The condition of obtaining a change at the output of the device which is proportional to the change occurring at the input.
Amplitude
The height of a waveform above or below the zero line.
Brooks RM 909 Bi-Amplification
1) A way of optimizing the efficiency of a speaker system by separately amplifying the High Frequency (HF) and Low Frequency (LF) portions of the sound signal and sending them down two pairs of cables to the speaker. Multipin Speakon connectors have been developed to do this.
2)The process of having of having low-frequency speakers and high-frequency speakers driven by separate amplifiers.
Amplifier
A device which increases the amplitude (level) of an electrical signal (making it louder).
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Boost
To increase gain, especially to increase gain at specific frequencies with an equalizer.
Hertz
The unit of frequency. Equivalent to cycles per second. Abbreviation: Hz.
Highs
Short for the term High Frequencies (the audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above).
Error Correct
Exact replacement of lost information bits in digital audio.
Amplitude
The height of a waveform above or below the zero line.
Brooks RM 909 Bi-Amplification
1) A way of optimizing the efficiency of a speaker system by separately amplifying the High Frequency (HF) and Low Frequency (LF) portions of the sound signal and sending them down two pairs of cables to the speaker. Multipin Speakon connectors have been developed to do this.
2)The process of having of having low-frequency speakers and high-frequency speakers driven by separate amplifiers.
Amplifier
A device which increases the amplitude (level) of an electrical signal (making it louder).
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Boost
To increase gain, especially to increase gain at specific frequencies with an equalizer.
Hertz
The unit of frequency. Equivalent to cycles per second. Abbreviation: Hz.
Highs
Short for the term High Frequencies (the audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above).
Error Correct
Exact replacement of lost information bits in digital audio.
Brooks RM 909 Atom
The smallest particle which makes up a specific substance. It's composed of a center around which electrons revolve.
Driver
See transducer. Dynamic Range �" The range between the quietest and the loudest sounds a device can handle (often quoted in dB).
Brooks RM 909 reviews House Sync
A synchronization signal such as SMPTE time code that is used by all recorders in the control room.
AES
An abbreviation of Audio Engineering Society.
Brooks HI FI projectors Charge
The electrical energy of electrons. The energy is in the form of a force that is considered negative and repels other like forces (other electrons) and attracts opposite (positive) forces.
Absorption
Short for the term Acoustical Absorption (quality of a surface or substance to take in, not reflect, a sound wave).
Inductor
A device designed primarily to introduce inductance into an electric circuit. Sometimes called a choke or coil.
Leakage
Sounds from other instruments and sources that were not intended to be picked up by the microphone.
Driver
See transducer. Dynamic Range �" The range between the quietest and the loudest sounds a device can handle (often quoted in dB).
Brooks RM 909 reviews House Sync
A synchronization signal such as SMPTE time code that is used by all recorders in the control room.
AES
An abbreviation of Audio Engineering Society.
Brooks HI FI projectors Charge
The electrical energy of electrons. The energy is in the form of a force that is considered negative and repels other like forces (other electrons) and attracts opposite (positive) forces.
Absorption
Short for the term Acoustical Absorption (quality of a surface or substance to take in, not reflect, a sound wave).
Inductor
A device designed primarily to introduce inductance into an electric circuit. Sometimes called a choke or coil.
Leakage
Sounds from other instruments and sources that were not intended to be picked up by the microphone.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Images
The squaring of the waveform that happens in the conversion of digital audio bits into analog signals.
Cable, XLR
A balanced cable used for low impedance microphones and sometimes for connections between some parts of the PA. Commonly referred to as a "mic cord".
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Capacitor
1) A device consisting of two or more conducting plates separated from one another by an insulating material and used for storing an electrical charge. Sometimes called a condenser.
2) An electronic device that is composed of two plates separated by an insulator.
Group
1) A number of channels or faders that can be controlled by one Master VCA slide.
2) A shortening of the term Recording Group (a buss or the signal present on a buss).
Brooks HI FI projectors Keynote Number
A number assigned to each key of a synthesizer or controller keyboard that is transmitted in the MIDI signal.
Binary
A numbering system based on two. In binary there are two symbols used ("l" and "0").
LED
A light that allows current to flow in one direction only and emits light whenever a voltage of a certain level or beyond is applied to it.
Boom
1) A hand-held, telescoping pole used to hold the microphone in recording dialogue in film production.
2) A telescoping support arm that is attached to a microphone stand and which holds the microphone. 3) Loosely, a boomstand.
Cable, XLR
A balanced cable used for low impedance microphones and sometimes for connections between some parts of the PA. Commonly referred to as a "mic cord".
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Capacitor
1) A device consisting of two or more conducting plates separated from one another by an insulating material and used for storing an electrical charge. Sometimes called a condenser.
2) An electronic device that is composed of two plates separated by an insulator.
Group
1) A number of channels or faders that can be controlled by one Master VCA slide.
2) A shortening of the term Recording Group (a buss or the signal present on a buss).
Brooks HI FI projectors Keynote Number
A number assigned to each key of a synthesizer or controller keyboard that is transmitted in the MIDI signal.
Binary
A numbering system based on two. In binary there are two symbols used ("l" and "0").
LED
A light that allows current to flow in one direction only and emits light whenever a voltage of a certain level or beyond is applied to it.
Boom
1) A hand-held, telescoping pole used to hold the microphone in recording dialogue in film production.
2) A telescoping support arm that is attached to a microphone stand and which holds the microphone. 3) Loosely, a boomstand.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Error Correct
Exact replacement of lost information bits in digital audio.
High Frequencies
The audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Hz (Hertz)
1) An abbreviation for the term Hertz (the unit of frequency).
2) Unit of frequency equivalent to the number of cycles per second.
Equipment Rack
A cabinet with rails (or free standing rails) that have holes to accept screws at standard spaces and used to house outboard gear.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews High Impedance Mic
A microphone designed to be fed into an amplifier with input impedance greater than 20 k ohms.
Face
The front or body of the guitar.
Grouping
1) Controlling the gain of several individual channels with a Group Fader.
2) The mixing together of several individual audio signals to send a mixed signal out of the console to record a track on a multitrack tape machine.
Impedance Matching
Having or converting the output impedance of a device so that it matches the impedance of the input it will feed.
High Frequencies
The audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Hz (Hertz)
1) An abbreviation for the term Hertz (the unit of frequency).
2) Unit of frequency equivalent to the number of cycles per second.
Equipment Rack
A cabinet with rails (or free standing rails) that have holes to accept screws at standard spaces and used to house outboard gear.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews High Impedance Mic
A microphone designed to be fed into an amplifier with input impedance greater than 20 k ohms.
Face
The front or body of the guitar.
Grouping
1) Controlling the gain of several individual channels with a Group Fader.
2) The mixing together of several individual audio signals to send a mixed signal out of the console to record a track on a multitrack tape machine.
Impedance Matching
Having or converting the output impedance of a device so that it matches the impedance of the input it will feed.
Brooks RM 909 Headroom
1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or audio device.
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.
Coincident Microphones (Coincident Pair)
Two microphones whose heads are placed as lose as possible to each other so that the path length from any sound source to either microphone is for all practical purposes, the same.
Brooks HI FI projectors Field
1) In video, one half of a frame.
2) In computer-controlled devices a window display with functions and choices that the operator can make
Imaging
To make a representation or imitation of the original sonic event.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Flamenco
A style of music with roots in Spanish and Arabic culture.
Line Level
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
Clipping
Distortion of a signal by its being chopped off. An overload problem caused by pushing an amplifier beyond its capabilities. The flat-topped signal has high levels of harmonic distortion which creates heat in a loudspeaker and is the major cause of loudspeaker component failure.
Howlback
British term for the term Feedback (the pickup of the signal out of a channel by the input of the channel or the howling sound that this produces).
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.
Coincident Microphones (Coincident Pair)
Two microphones whose heads are placed as lose as possible to each other so that the path length from any sound source to either microphone is for all practical purposes, the same.
Brooks HI FI projectors Field
1) In video, one half of a frame.
2) In computer-controlled devices a window display with functions and choices that the operator can make
Imaging
To make a representation or imitation of the original sonic event.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Flamenco
A style of music with roots in Spanish and Arabic culture.
Line Level
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
Clipping
Distortion of a signal by its being chopped off. An overload problem caused by pushing an amplifier beyond its capabilities. The flat-topped signal has high levels of harmonic distortion which creates heat in a loudspeaker and is the major cause of loudspeaker component failure.
Howlback
British term for the term Feedback (the pickup of the signal out of a channel by the input of the channel or the howling sound that this produces).
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Beat
1) The steady even pulse in music.
2) The action of two sounds or audio signals mixing together and causing regular rises &.falls in volume.
Frequency Response
How sensitive an electronic device (mic, amplifier, speaker, etc.) is to various frequencies; often communicated with a graph.
Brooks HI FI projectors Fat
Having more than a normal amount of signal strength at low frequencies or having more sound than normal (by use of compression or delay).
Aliasing
A sampler mis-recognizing a signal sent to it that is at a frequency higher than the Nyquist Frequency. Upon playback, the system will provide a signal at an incorrect frequency (called an alias frequency). Aliasing is a kind of distortion.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Headroom
1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or audio device.
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.
Graphic Equalizer
An device with several slides controlling the gain of audio signal present which is within one of several evenly spaced frequency bands (spaced according to octaves).
Line Level
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
Echo Return
An input of the console, which brings back the echo (reverberation) signal from the echo chamber or other echo effects device.
2) The action of two sounds or audio signals mixing together and causing regular rises &.falls in volume.
Frequency Response
How sensitive an electronic device (mic, amplifier, speaker, etc.) is to various frequencies; often communicated with a graph.
Brooks HI FI projectors Fat
Having more than a normal amount of signal strength at low frequencies or having more sound than normal (by use of compression or delay).
Aliasing
A sampler mis-recognizing a signal sent to it that is at a frequency higher than the Nyquist Frequency. Upon playback, the system will provide a signal at an incorrect frequency (called an alias frequency). Aliasing is a kind of distortion.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Headroom
1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or audio device.
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.
Graphic Equalizer
An device with several slides controlling the gain of audio signal present which is within one of several evenly spaced frequency bands (spaced according to octaves).
Line Level
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
Echo Return
An input of the console, which brings back the echo (reverberation) signal from the echo chamber or other echo effects device.
Friday, January 5, 2024
Brooks RM 909 reviews Frequency
Practically speaking, high frequency means high pitch and low frequency means low pitch.
Bank
1) A collection of sound patches (data as to the sequence and operating parameters of the synthesizer generators and modifiers) in memory.
2) A group of sound modules as a unit.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews File
A collection of digital data stored in a computer's memory bank or on a floppy disc.
Dry
Describes a sound coming from the PA with no effects on it.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Chamber
1) An Echo Chamber (a room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces equipped with a speaker and microphone so that when dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker, the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console).
2) A program in a delay/reverb effects device that simulates the sound of an Echo Chamber.
Automatic Gain Control (Automatic Volume Control)
A compressor with a very long release time used to keep the volume of the audio very constant.
Automation
In consoles, a feature that lets the engineer program control changes (such as fader level) so that upon playback of the multitrack recording these changes happen automatically.
Insert
1) A punch in of the all of the tracks being recorded in a recording session.
2) On Solid State Logic consoles, placing an outboard piece of gear in the channel by patching and activating a switch.
Bank
1) A collection of sound patches (data as to the sequence and operating parameters of the synthesizer generators and modifiers) in memory.
2) A group of sound modules as a unit.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews File
A collection of digital data stored in a computer's memory bank or on a floppy disc.
Dry
Describes a sound coming from the PA with no effects on it.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Chamber
1) An Echo Chamber (a room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces equipped with a speaker and microphone so that when dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker, the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console).
2) A program in a delay/reverb effects device that simulates the sound of an Echo Chamber.
Automatic Gain Control (Automatic Volume Control)
A compressor with a very long release time used to keep the volume of the audio very constant.
Automation
In consoles, a feature that lets the engineer program control changes (such as fader level) so that upon playback of the multitrack recording these changes happen automatically.
Insert
1) A punch in of the all of the tracks being recorded in a recording session.
2) On Solid State Logic consoles, placing an outboard piece of gear in the channel by patching and activating a switch.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Ground Lift
A switch that breaks the connection between the ground point in one circuit and the ground point in another circuit.
Ambient Micing
Placing a microphone in the reverberant field (where the reverberation is louder than the direct sound) so as to do a separate recording of the ambience or to allow the recording engineer to change the mix of direct to reverberant sound in recording.
Brooks RM 909 Boundary Mic
A microphone mounted on a flat plate that acts as a reflective surface directing sound into the mic capsule. Used for general pick-up over a large area. See PCC, PZM.
Hum
The 60 Hz power line current accidentally induced or fed into electronic equipment.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Error Correct
Exact replacement of lost information bits in digital audio.
Electret Mic
A condenser microphone where the capacitor plates are given a charge during manufacture which they retain, therefore requiring no external power supply.
Absorption
Short for the term Acoustical Absorption (quality of a surface or substance to take in, not reflect, a sound wave).
Highs
Short for the term High Frequencies (the audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above).
Ambient Micing
Placing a microphone in the reverberant field (where the reverberation is louder than the direct sound) so as to do a separate recording of the ambience or to allow the recording engineer to change the mix of direct to reverberant sound in recording.
Brooks RM 909 Boundary Mic
A microphone mounted on a flat plate that acts as a reflective surface directing sound into the mic capsule. Used for general pick-up over a large area. See PCC, PZM.
Hum
The 60 Hz power line current accidentally induced or fed into electronic equipment.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Error Correct
Exact replacement of lost information bits in digital audio.
Electret Mic
A condenser microphone where the capacitor plates are given a charge during manufacture which they retain, therefore requiring no external power supply.
Absorption
Short for the term Acoustical Absorption (quality of a surface or substance to take in, not reflect, a sound wave).
Highs
Short for the term High Frequencies (the audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above).
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