Brooks Cinema Series Electret Condenser

A condenser microphone that has a permanently polarized (charged) variable capacitor as its sound pressure level sensor.

Ground Lifter
An adapter that takes a three prong power cord and plugs into a two prong outlet, used to disconnect the third (ground) pin of the power outlet. WARNING: It can be VERY DANGEROUS to have no ground connection to the case by using a ground lifter and not grounding the unit by other means.

Brooks QS 70 Equalization
1) The process of adjusting the tonal quality of a sound. A graphic equalizer provides adjustment for a wide range of frequency bands, and is normally inserted in the signal path after the mixing desk, before the amplifier. See Feedback.
2) Any time the amplitude of audio signals at specific set of frequencies are increased or decreased more than the signals at other audio frequencies.

Humbucker
Pickups that are coupled together to get a certain sound.

Brooks SS 81 Current
The amount of electron charge passing a point in a conductor per unit of time.

Compact Disc CD
A small optical disk with digital audio recorded on it.

Auxiliary Equipment
Effects devices separate from but working with the recording console.

Ampere
The unit of current, abbreviated Amp.