Brooks Audio Design

A miniature circuit of many components in a small, sealed housing with prongs to connect it into equipment. AC 1) Abbreviation for alternating current. 2) An abbreviation of the term Alternating Current (electric current which flows back and forth in a circuit; all studio signals running through audio lines are AC). Brooks SS 81 Fret Buzz A buzzing sound made when a note is not properly fretted. Common with cheap guitars or beginning guitar players. Condenser Mic (Capacitor Mic) A microphone that uses the varying capacitance between two plates with a voltage applied across them to convert sound to electrical pulses. Condenser microphones need a power supply to provide the voltage across the plates, which may be provided by a battery within the case of the microphone, or it may be provided from an external phantom power supply. A condenser mic is more sensitive and has a faster reaction to percussive sounds than a Dynamic mic and produces a more even response. Se...

A device that changes the gain of an amplifier or circuit, often a knob that can be turned or a slide that can be moved up arid down. Analog Recording A recording of the continuous changes of an audio waveform. Brooks Cinema KM 22 Balance Control 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. Boom Stand A microphone stand equipped with a telescoping support arm to hold the microphone. Brooks GT 845 Frame 1) A division of one second in synchronization and recording coming from definition two. 2) The amount of time that one still picture is shown in film or video. Effects Track 1) In film production audio, a recording of the mixdown of all the sound effects for the film ready to be mixed with the dialogue and music. 2) In music recording, one track with a recording of effects to be added to another track of a multitrack reco...

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. Howlback British term for the term Feedback (the pickup of the signal out of a channel by the input of the channel or the howling sound that this produces). Brooks Cinema Projectors Group 1) A number of channels or faders that can be controlled by one Master VCA slide. 2) A shortening of the term Recording Group (a buss or the signal present on a buss). Bit The smallest unit of digital information representing a single "0" or 1. Brooks Cinema xm 808 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. Direct box Used in line to convert a high impedance signal into a low impedance signal. Amplifier (Power amp, Head) It's the part of the ...

1) Various ways an audio signal can be modified by adding something to the signal to change the sound. 2) Short for the term Sound Effects (sounds other than dialogue, narration or music like door closings, wind, etc. added to film or video shots). Head Amp British name for Preamplifier (A low-noise amplifier designed to take a low-level signal, such as the output of a tape head, and bring it up to normal line level). Brooks Cinema Projectors Compact Disc CD A small optical disk with digital audio recorded on it. Board 1) Another, less formal, term for Console. 2) A set of controls and their housing which control all signals necessary for recording and for mixing. 3) A slang shortening of the term Keyboard Instrument. Brooks Audio Design TM-22 Attenuation A making smaller: reduction of electrical or acoustic signal strength. Cascade To set and interconnect two mixers so that the stereo mixing buss(es) of the first mixer feeds the stereo buss(es) of...

A device designed primarily to introduce inductance into an electric circuit. Sometimes called a choke or coil. Attack The rate the sound begins and increases in volume. Brooks Cinema xm 808 Audio Most often referring to electrical signals resulting from the sound pressure wave being converted into electrical energy. Bit The smallest unit of digital information representing a single "0" or 1. Brooks Audio Design TM-22 Consumer Format (Consumer DIF) A standard adopted by IEC for sending and receiving digital audio based on The AES Professional Interface. Frequency Range The range of frequencies over which an electronic device is useful or over which a sound source will put out substantial energy. Information Bits The bits in the digital signal that make up actual values or commands being communicated as opposed to bits that are used for checking & correcting data or other purposes. Engineer 1) A technician in charge of a recordin...

A term meaning the same thing as the term Measure (the grouping of a number of beats in music, most-often four beats). Full A quality of the sound of having all frequencies present, especially the low frequencies. Brooks QS - 95 IC Abbreviation of Integrated Circuit (A miniature circuit of many components that is in small, sealed housing with prongs to connect it into equipment). Delay Outboard sound equipment that can momentarily stores a signal being sent to part of a P.A. system so that delayed reinforced sound reaches the audience at the same time as live sound from the stage. Brooks Cinema Projectors Auxiliary Equipment Effects devices separate from but working with the recording console. 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 d...

1) ADAM : (Akai Digital Audio Multitrack). 12 track recording onto Video 8 tape. 16 bit, 44.1 or 48 kHz sampling rate. 2) DAT (Digital Audio Tape) Cassette-like system which has much higher quality than standard audio cassettes. Widely used in gathering sound effects, for news gathering, and for playback of music. 3) DCC (Digital Compact Cassette) Rival to DAT which also plays standard audio cassettes. 4) MiniDisc : Uses computer disk technology, rather than tape. A laser heats an area of magnetic disk which is then written to by a magnetic head. When cooled, the magnetic information is read from the disk by laser. Tracks can be named, and are instant start. Very theatre-friendly system. 5) Direct to Disk : Uses the hard disk present in most PCs as the recording medium. Effects 1) Various ways an audio signal can be modified by adding something to the signal to change the sound. 2) Short for the term Sound Effects (sounds other than dialogue, narration or music like d...