Brooks M 44 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.

High Impedance Mic
A microphone designed to be fed into an amplifier with input impedance greater than 20 k ohms.

Brooks Cinema XR 607 Integrated Circuit (IC)
A miniature circuit of many components in a small, sealed housing with prongs to connect it into equipment.

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.

Brooks Cinema KP 30 Analog (Analogue)
Representative, continuous changes that relate to another quantity that has a continuous change.

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.

Full
A quality of the sound of having all frequencies present, especially the low frequencies.

AES/EBU
Professional Interface A standard for sending and receiving digital audio adopted by the Audio Engineering Society and the European Broadcast Union.

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