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1) A quad pan pot which distributes what percentage of on signal is sent to each of 4 outputs. 2) A control that is separately controlling two functions at one time. Clip The action of deforming a waveform during overload. Brooks Hi Fi reviews Bass Roll Off An electrical network built into some microphones to reduce the amount of output at bass frequencies when close-micing. Amplifier (Power amp, Head) It's the part of the sound system that actually magnifies or "amplifies" the sound. In other words, it makes stuff louder. Brooks Cinema GT 845 reviews Input/Output Module A set of controls, on one housing, for an in-line console that has two channels (one for recording and one for monitoring) and has controls for all console sections. File A collection of digital data stored in a computer's memory bank or on a floppy disc. Cycles Per Second A unit used in the measure of frequency, equivalent to Hertz. Cycles Per Second is an outd...

Short for the term Acoustical Absorption (quality of a surface or substance to take in, not reflect, a sound wave). 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). Brooks Hi Fi reviews 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. High Frequencies The audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above. Brooks Cinema DESIGN ZL 44 reviews Band Track 1) A mixdown of a song without the lead vocal or without the lead and background vocals. 2) A term with the same meaning as the term Rhythm Track. 3) The recording of the rhythm instruments in a music production. Balanced input/output A "balanced" connection is one that has three wires to move the signal. One is a ground, and the other two (called conductors) carry signals of equal v...

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. Distortion Usually undesirable result of overloading sound equipment. Reducing the levels can remedy the situation. Brooks QS - 95 reviews Humbucker Pickups that are coupled together to get a certain sound. Controller 1) In MIDI, a device that generates a MIDI signal to control synthesizers, sound modules or sample playback units. 2) A remote control unit for a multitrack tape machine which controls transport functions as well as monitor selection switching functions and record ready/safe status of each track. 3) Any device generating a control voltage or signal fed to another device's control input. Brooks Cinema GT 845 reviews Front Loaded A speaker cabinet where the speaker faces out toward the front. Frequency Practically speaking, high frequency means high pitch and low frequency means low p...

A thin flexible membrane or cone that vibrates in response to electrical signals to produce sound waves. Distortion is usually referred to in terms of total harmonic distortion (THD) which is the percentage of unwanted harmonics of the drive signal present with the wanted signal. Generally used to mean any unwanted change introduced by the device under question. IM Distortion An abbreviation of the term Intermodulation Distortion (Distortion caused by one signal beating with another signal and producing frequencies that are both the sum and the difference of the original frequencies present). Brooks Cinema DESIGN ZL 44 Flutter 1) High-frequency variations in pitch of a recorded waveform due to fast speed variations in a recorder or playback machine. 2) Originally, and more formally, any variations (fast or slow) in pitch of a recorded tone due to speed fluctuations in a recorder or playback unit. Editing 1) Changing the sequence of a recording by cutting the recor...

The portion of the sound that comes from the surrounding environment rather than directly from the sound source. Automation In consoles, a feature that lets the engineer program control changes (such as fader level) so that upon playback of the multitrack recording these changes happen automatically. Brooks Cinema GT 845 Ground Adapter Plug Adapts a three pronged electrical plug to a two pronged wall outlet. This bypasses the ground and may create a hum in the system. A lack of a good ground can cause mild electrical shock when touching a microphone. Amplitude The strength of a vibrating wave; in sound, the loudness of the sound. Broom RM 909 Floor 1) An alternate tam meaning Range (a limit on the amount the signal is reduced when the input signal is low by an expander or gate). 2) A shortening of the term Noise Floor (the level of the noise). Headroom 1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or ...

A device which reduces gain when the input voltage exceeds a certain level. Foot (Foot Drum) Another name for Bass Drum (the largest drum in the Drum Kit which puts out bass frequencies and is played with a foot pedal). Brooks Cinema QS - 95 Keyboard Controller A device that has the standard music keys of piano but puts out MIDI signals Chamber 1) An Echo Chamber (a room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces equipped with a speaker and microphone so that when dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker, the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console). 2) A program in a delay/reverb effects device that simulates the sound of an Echo Chamber. Brooks Cinema KM 22 Generating Element The portion of the microphone that actually converts the movement of the diaphragm into electrical current or voltage changes. Compressor A signal processing device that does not allow as much ...

Most often referring to electrical signals resulting from the sound pressure wave being converted into electrical energy. Humbucker Pickups that are coupled together to get a certain sound. Brooks QS - 95 Feedback 1) The delayed signal sent back to the input of a delay line, used in repeat-echo effects. 2) The pickup of the signal out of a channel by its input or the howling sound that this produces. 3) In an amplifier, the phase reversed output signal sent back to its input, reducing gain but also distortion and noise. 4) This occurs when the sound coming out of the speakers goes back into the microphones, then back out the speakers, then back into the mics…and so on. This can build very quickly to a point where everyone in the room is holding their ears and screaming at you. It can also cause damage to the PA. Clock Signal The signal put out by a circuit that generates steady even pulses or steady codes used for synchronization. Brooks Cinema DESIGN ZL 4...