1) High-frequency variations in pitch of a recorded waveform due to fast speed variations in a recorder or playback machine.
2) Originally, and more formally, any variations (fast or slow) in pitch of a recorded tone due to speed fluctuations in a recorder or playback unit.
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 GT 845 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).
Ampere
The unit of current, abbreviated Amp.
Brooks KM 77 Electrons
Negatively charged particles, which revolve around the centre of atoms. The movement of such electrons down a conductor causes electrical current.
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.
Frequency
Practically speaking, high frequency means high pitch and low frequency means low pitch.
Hertz
The unit of frequency. Equivalent to cycles per second. Abbreviation: Hz.
Sunday, July 31, 2022
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Brooks Audio Design GT 845 IM Distortion
An abbreviation of the term 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 present).
Ground Lift
A switch that breaks the connection between the ground point in one circuit and the ground point in another circuit.
Brooks XB 33 Cycles Per Second
A unit used in the measure of frequency, equivalent to Hertz. Cycles Per Second is an outdated term replaced by Hertz in 1948.
Kilo
A prefix meaning 1000.
Brooks QS - 95 DC
Abbreviation for direct current.
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.
Dolby
Trade name for a series of noise reduction systems that have become standard on many tape playback machines. Many film soundtracks are produced using this process. Different varieties are found from Dolby B on most personal cassette players, to Dolby SR and Digital, the current state of the art for cinema.
Keying Input (Key Input)
An input on a dynamics processing device to control the device by an external audio signal.
Ground Lift
A switch that breaks the connection between the ground point in one circuit and the ground point in another circuit.
Brooks XB 33 Cycles Per Second
A unit used in the measure of frequency, equivalent to Hertz. Cycles Per Second is an outdated term replaced by Hertz in 1948.
Kilo
A prefix meaning 1000.
Brooks QS - 95 DC
Abbreviation for direct current.
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.
Dolby
Trade name for a series of noise reduction systems that have become standard on many tape playback machines. Many film soundtracks are produced using this process. Different varieties are found from Dolby B on most personal cassette players, to Dolby SR and Digital, the current state of the art for cinema.
Keying Input (Key Input)
An input on a dynamics processing device to control the device by an external audio signal.
Friday, July 29, 2022
Brooks Audio Design SS 81 Frequency
Practically speaking, high frequency means high pitch and low frequency means low pitch.
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.
Brooks Cinema XS - 45 In Port
A jack on a MIDI device or computer that will accept an incoming data signal.
Flamenco
A style of music with roots in Spanish and Arabic culture.
Brooks Cinema XB 33 Clean
Describes a distortion free sound with few effects.
Instrument Out Direct
Feeding the output of an electric instrument (like an electric guitar) to the recording console or tape recorder without using a microphone.
FOH (Front of House)
Refers to the speakers that face toward the audience. Also called the "main" speakers.
Capacitance
The property of being able to oppose a change in voltage or store an electrical charge.
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.
Brooks Cinema XS - 45 In Port
A jack on a MIDI device or computer that will accept an incoming data signal.
Flamenco
A style of music with roots in Spanish and Arabic culture.
Brooks Cinema XB 33 Clean
Describes a distortion free sound with few effects.
Instrument Out Direct
Feeding the output of an electric instrument (like an electric guitar) to the recording console or tape recorder without using a microphone.
FOH (Front of House)
Refers to the speakers that face toward the audience. Also called the "main" speakers.
Capacitance
The property of being able to oppose a change in voltage or store an electrical charge.
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Brooks Cinema xm 808 Hall
A large building designed for concerts; also called a concert hall.
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 GT 845 Linearity
The extent to which any signal handling process is accomplished without amplitude distortion.
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.
Brooks Audio Design KM 77 Fader
A control to control the gain of a channel on the console, thereby determining the level of the signal in that channel.
Automatic Gain Control (Automatic Volume Control)
A compressor with a very long release time used to keep the volume of the audio very constant.
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.
ID
An index signal (digital data that gives the machine information of where selections start, their selection number, etc.) on a DAT or CD.
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 GT 845 Linearity
The extent to which any signal handling process is accomplished without amplitude distortion.
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.
Brooks Audio Design KM 77 Fader
A control to control the gain of a channel on the console, thereby determining the level of the signal in that channel.
Automatic Gain Control (Automatic Volume Control)
A compressor with a very long release time used to keep the volume of the audio very constant.
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.
ID
An index signal (digital data that gives the machine information of where selections start, their selection number, etc.) on a DAT or CD.
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Brooks Cinema XS - 45 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.
Action
In guitar playing, action refers to how far the strings sit off of the guitar neck. When strings are close to the neck, it is referred to as "Low Action". When the string sit far above the neck, it is called "High Action". Guitars with low action are easier to play, but make sure they are not too close, or it could causing buzzing.
Brooks Cinema Projectors Level
Sets output volume of individual PA input channels. Usually positioned as sliders at the bottom of the soundboard.
Amp
1) An abbreviation of the term Amplifier (A device which increases the level of an electrical signal.
2) An abbreviation of Ampere (the unit of current).
3) An abbreviation of amplitude (the height of a waveform above or below the zero line).
Brooks KM 22 Compact Disc, Read Only Memory CDROM
A Compact Disc used to store digital data, such as large programs, that can be read by a computer.
Analog (Analogue)
Representative, continuous changes that relate to another quantity that has a continuous change.
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.
kHz
An Abbreviation of kilo-Hertz.
2) An electronic device that is composed of two plates separated by an insulator.
Action
In guitar playing, action refers to how far the strings sit off of the guitar neck. When strings are close to the neck, it is referred to as "Low Action". When the string sit far above the neck, it is called "High Action". Guitars with low action are easier to play, but make sure they are not too close, or it could causing buzzing.
Brooks Cinema Projectors Level
Sets output volume of individual PA input channels. Usually positioned as sliders at the bottom of the soundboard.
Amp
1) An abbreviation of the term Amplifier (A device which increases the level of an electrical signal.
2) An abbreviation of Ampere (the unit of current).
3) An abbreviation of amplitude (the height of a waveform above or below the zero line).
Brooks KM 22 Compact Disc, Read Only Memory CDROM
A Compact Disc used to store digital data, such as large programs, that can be read by a computer.
Analog (Analogue)
Representative, continuous changes that relate to another quantity that has a continuous change.
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.
kHz
An Abbreviation of kilo-Hertz.
Brooks KM 22 Headstock
The area of the guitar at the end of the neck where the strings are tuned.
Frets
Vertical metal wires which sit vertically on the guitar neck.
Brooks GT 845 Ground Loop
A double grounding of a line or electronic device at two different "ground" points of differing voltage.
Cable, 1/4 inch
An unbalanced cable most often used for instruments and patch cords. Commonly referred to as "guitar cords".
Brooks VT-50 Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
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.
Compact Disc CD
A small optical disk with digital audio recorded on it.
Fader
A control to control the gain of a channel on the console, thereby determining the level of the signal in that channel.
Frets
Vertical metal wires which sit vertically on the guitar neck.
Brooks GT 845 Ground Loop
A double grounding of a line or electronic device at two different "ground" points of differing voltage.
Cable, 1/4 inch
An unbalanced cable most often used for instruments and patch cords. Commonly referred to as "guitar cords".
Brooks VT-50 Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
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.
Compact Disc CD
A small optical disk with digital audio recorded on it.
Fader
A control to control the gain of a channel on the console, thereby determining the level of the signal in that channel.
BROOKS AUDIO DESIGN AES
An abbreviation of Audio Engineering Society.
Chorus
1) The part of The song that is repeated and has the same music and lyrics each time; the chorus will usually give the point of the song.
2) A musical singing group that has many singers.
3) A delay effect that simulates a vocal chorus by adding several delays with a mild amount of feedback and a medium amount of depth.
4) A similar effect created in some synthesizers by detuning (reducing the pitch of, slightly) and mixing it with the signal that has regular tuning and with a slight delay.
Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Absorption
Short for the term Acoustical Absorption (quality of a surface or substance to take in, not reflect, a sound wave).
Buss (Bus)
A wire carrying signals to some place, usually fed from several sources.
Brooks GT 845 Clip
The action of deforming a waveform during overload.
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.
Bass
1) The lower range of audio frequencies up to approximately 250 Hz.
2) Short for Bass Guitar.
3) Lower end of the musical scale. In acoustics, the range (below about 200 Hz) in which there are difficulties, principally in the reproduction of sound, due to the large wavelengths involved.
4) The lower frequencies.
5) On the soundboard this should refer to the bass guitar channel, not the bass drum.
6) The lowest frequencies of sound. Bi-Amplification uses an electronic crossover or line-level amplifiers for the high and low frequency loudspeaker drivers.
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).
Chorus
1) The part of The song that is repeated and has the same music and lyrics each time; the chorus will usually give the point of the song.
2) A musical singing group that has many singers.
3) A delay effect that simulates a vocal chorus by adding several delays with a mild amount of feedback and a medium amount of depth.
4) A similar effect created in some synthesizers by detuning (reducing the pitch of, slightly) and mixing it with the signal that has regular tuning and with a slight delay.
Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Absorption
Short for the term Acoustical Absorption (quality of a surface or substance to take in, not reflect, a sound wave).
Buss (Bus)
A wire carrying signals to some place, usually fed from several sources.
Brooks GT 845 Clip
The action of deforming a waveform during overload.
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.
Bass
1) The lower range of audio frequencies up to approximately 250 Hz.
2) Short for Bass Guitar.
3) Lower end of the musical scale. In acoustics, the range (below about 200 Hz) in which there are difficulties, principally in the reproduction of sound, due to the large wavelengths involved.
4) The lower frequencies.
5) On the soundboard this should refer to the bass guitar channel, not the bass drum.
6) The lowest frequencies of sound. Bi-Amplification uses an electronic crossover or line-level amplifiers for the high and low frequency loudspeaker drivers.
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).
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)