Brooks Cinema DESIGN ZL 44 Bottom

The bass frequencies (as in "needs more bottom end").

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

Brooks Cinema KM 22 Cable, TRS
A less common balanced cable that has 3 different contacts on its 1/4 inch connectors. Most headphone jacks are a good example of a TRS (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) connector. These are sometimes used instead of the more common XLR connection.

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

Brooks GT 845 Keynote Number
A number assigned to each key of a synthesizer or controller keyboard that is transmitted in the MIDI signal.

Critical Distance
The point a distance away from the sound source where the direct sound and the reverberant sound are equal in volume.

Key
The control of a dynamics processing device by an external audio signal.

House Sync
A synchronization signal such as SMPTE time code that is used by all recorders in the control room.