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The area of the guitar at the end of the neck where the strings are tuned.

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.

BROOKS AUDIO reviews Capacitance
The property of being able to oppose a change in voltage or store an electrical charge.

Line Out (Output, Send)
Where a signal leaves the board or component.

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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.

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

Amplification
An increasing of signal strength.

Dry
Describes a sound coming from the PA with no effects on it.

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