Brooks Cinema TX 509 AES

An abbreviation of Audio Engineering Society.

Cable, TRS
A less common balanced cable that has 3 different contacts on its 1/4 inch connectors. Most headphone jacks are a good example of a TRS (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) connector. These are sometimes used instead of the more common XLR connection.

Brooks SS 81 Guitar Controller
An electric guitar or device played like an electric guitar that puts out MIDI signals that can be used to control synthesizers and sound modules.

House Sync
A synchronization signal such as SMPTE time code that is used by all recorders in the control room.

Brooks M 44 Attenuation
A making smaller: reduction of electrical or acoustic signal strength.

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).

Distortion
Usually undesirable result of overloading sound equipment. Reducing the levels can remedy the situation.

Keynote Number
A number assigned to each key of a synthesizer or controller keyboard that is transmitted in the MIDI signal.