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A room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces and equipped with a speaker and microphone; dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker and the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console. Hybrid A product created by the marriage of two different technologies. Meant here as the combination of a dynamic woofer with an electrostatic transducer. Brooks HI FI projectors Full Step A change in pitch that occurs when moving up or down two piano keys Bandwidth 1) The range of frequencies over which a tape recorder, amplifier or other audio device is useful. 2) The range of frequencies affected by an equalization setting. Brooks Hi Fi speakers Insulator A substance such as glass, air, plastic, etc., that will (for all practical purposes) not conduct electricity. Compander 1) A two section device that is used in noise reduction systems. The first section compresses the audio signal, b...

An index signal (digital data that gives the machine information of where selections start, their selection number, etc.) on a DAT or CD. 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. Brooks Hi Fi reviews Capo A clamp-like device that is placed vertically across the guitar neck. It is used to change the pitch of the guitar, acting as a moveable nut. Echo Return An input of the console, which brings back the echo (reverberation) signal from the echo...

An input of the console, which brings back the echo (reverberation) signal from the echo chamber or other echo effects device. Face The front or body of the guitar. Brooks RM 909 reviews Hertz The unit of frequency. Equivalent to cycles per second. Abbreviation: Hz. Close Micing A technique of placing a microphone close to the sound source (within one foot) in order to pick up mainly the direct sound and to avoid picking up leakage or ambience. Brooks RM 909 Delay (Digital, Analogue) 1) Effect used to create echo…echo…echo…echo…echo… 2) In more advanced systems used in very large venues, delay can be used to time the arrival of the signal to the speakers in the back of the room so that people in the back hear the sound coming from those speakers at the same time that the sound coming from the speakers in the front of the room arrives. Electronics 1) On a tape machine, the housing for and the channel circuitry which processes the signal to be fed to the...

A double grounding of a line or electronic device at two different "ground" points of differing voltage. Capo A clamp-like device that is placed vertically across the guitar neck. It is used to change the pitch of the guitar, acting as a moveable nut. Brooks HI FI projectors Equal Loudness Contours A drawing of several curves showing how loud the tones of different frequencies would have to be played for a person to say they were of equal loudness. Icon A visual picture or symbol on a computer screen that represents a file, program or disc that can be used. Brooks RM 909 Keynote Number A number assigned to each key of a synthesizer or controller keyboard that is transmitted in the MIDI signal. 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. Active Crosso...

The First session in recording an audio production to record the Basic Tracks. Compander Outboard sound equipment. Combination of a Compressor and an Expander. 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. Buss (Bus) A wire carrying signals to some place, usually fed from several sources. Brooks Hi Fi speakers 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. High Frequencies The audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above. Flamenco A style of music with roots in Spanish and Arabic culture. 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).

Another name for Bass Drum (the largest drum in the Drum Kit which puts out bass frequencies and is played with a foot pedal). Hard Disk Recording The recording of digital audio onto a hard disc. Brooks RM 909 reviews Ground Loop A double grounding of a line or electronic device at two different "ground" points of differing voltage. Condenser Microphone A microphone which converts sound pressure changes into changes of capacitance. The capacitance changes are then converted into electrical voltage variations (an audio signal). Brooks HI FI projectors AES/EBU Professional Interface A standard for sending and receiving digital audio adopted by the Audio Engineering Society and the European Broadcast Union. 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. Electronics 1) On a tape machine, the housing for and the channel circuitry which...

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). Cancellation A shortening of the term Phase Cancellation (the energy of one waveform significantly decreasing the energy of another waveform because of phase relationships at or close to 180 degrees). Brooks RM 909 reviews Layering The recording (or playing) of a musical part with of several similar sound patches playing simultaneous. First Generation A descriptive term meaning original (as opposed to a copy). 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). Chase The automatic adjusting of the spe...

The amount of electron charge passing a point in a conductor per unit of time. Frequency Shift Key / FSK The full name for FSK (A simple clock signal that can be used to run a sequencer in time with an audio tape). Brooks HI FI projectors Cut 1) One selection (one song) on a pre4ecorded music format. 2) A term with the same meaning as Mute (to turn off a channel or a signal). 3) To reduce gain of a particular band of frequencies (with an equalizer). 4) To not pass a particular band of frequencies (said of a filter) Amplifier Sound equipment that converts the low voltage, low current signal from a tape deck, mixer etc. into a higher current signal suitable for driving speakers. See Power Amplifier, Crossover. Brooks Hi Fi reviews Dynamic Mic Robust type of microphone which picks up the sound on a diaphragm connected to a coil of wire which moves within a magnet. An alternating current is induced into the wire which provides the electrical output. Most dyn...

Short for "Input/Output' and referring to: 1) An in-line console module that contains controls for the input section, output section and monitor section. 2) A module in electronic gear containing input and output amplifiers for the device. 3) A digital port (connector) able to both receive digital data and output digital data. Clicking Pressing and immediately releasing the switch on a computer's mouse. Brooks HI FI projectors 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). 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. Brooks RM 909 Haas Effect Simply stated, a factor in human hearing where delay has a much...

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. 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. Brooks HI FI projectors Chorus Common type of effect that makes sounds fuller and thicker. I/O Short for "Input/Output' and referring to: 1) An in-line console module that contains controls for the input section, output section and monitor section. 2) A module in electronic gear containing input and output amplifiers for the device. 3) A digital port (connector) able to both receive digital data and output digital data. Brooks Hi Fi reviews Hall A large building designed for concerts; also called a concert hall. Critical Distance The point a distance away from the sound source where the direct sound and the reverb...