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Brooks RM 909 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). 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. Brooks HI FI projectors Initialize To prepare a digital storage medium (like a floppy disk) so that it will accept and store digital information bits. Interface Any device that allows one unit to work, drive or communicate with another unit when they cannot do so by just feeding each other often because the units are manufactured by different companies. Brooks Hi Fi reviews Frequency Shift Key / FSK The full name for FSK (A simple clock signal that can be used to run a sequencer...

Brooks RM 909 reviews Electret Mic

A condenser microphone where the capacitor plates are given a charge during manufacture which they retain, therefore requiring no external power supply. Electric Instrument Any musical instrument that puts out an electrical signal rather than an acoustic sound. Brooks HI FI projectors Bulk Dump Short for System Exclusive Bulk Dump (a method of transmitting data, such as the internal parameters of a MIDI device to another MIDI device). Input Monitor A switch position and operational mode of the electronics of a tape machine where the signal at output of the electronics will be the same as the signal coming into the electronics. In this mode, the tape machine's meter will read the input signal. Brooks Hi Fi speakers Infinite Repeat A function on some delay lines that establish enough feedback so that the repeat echo will last forever, but not so much as to cause a howling sound. Line Input An input designed to take a line level signal. Formant An...