Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Floppy Disk (Floppy Disc)

A round flat object (usually housed in a protective sleeve) coated with material that can be magnetized in a similar manner to tape.

Auxiliary Input or Return
A route back into the sound desk for a signal sent to a piece of outboard equipment via an auxiliary send.

Brooks SS 81 Compressor
A signal processing device that does not allow as much fluctuation in the level of the signal above a certain adjustable or fixed level.

Icon
A visual picture or symbol on a computer screen that represents a file, program or disc that can be used.

Brooks Cinema TX 509 Channel
1) In multitrack tape machines, this term means the same thing as the term Track (one audio recording made on a portion of the width of a multitrack tape).
2) A single path that an audio signal travels or can travel through a device from an input to an output.

Boundary Mic
A microphone mounted on a flat plate that acts as a reflective surface directing sound into the mic capsule. Used for general pick-up over a large area. See PCC, PZM.

Electric Instrument
Any musical instrument that puts out an electrical signal rather than an acoustic sound.

High Hat
A double cymbal on a stand which can be played with a foot pedal or by the top cymbal being hit with a stick.