Distortion of a signal by its being chopped off. An overload problem caused by pushing an amplifier beyond its capabilities. The flat-topped signal has high levels of harmonic distortion which creates heat in a loudspeaker and is the major cause of loudspeaker component failure.
Bass Roll Off
An electrical network built into some microphones to reduce the amount of output at bass frequencies when close-micing.
Brooks GT 845 High Impedance Cord (High Z)
A big word for instrument cable. These cords generally have quarter inch male ends. they tend to loose signal strength at lengths longer than 25 feet.
Distortion
Usually undesirable result of overloading sound equipment. Reducing the levels can remedy the situation.
Brooks XT 20 Amplitude
The height of a waveform above or below the zero line.
Binary
A numbering system based on two. In binary there are two symbols used ("l" and "0").
Critical Distance
The point a distance away from the sound source where the direct sound and the reverberant sound are equal in volume.
Bit
The smallest unit of digital information representing a single "0" or 1.
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