Brooks BA 71 Integrated Circuit (IC)

A miniature circuit of many components in a small, sealed housing with prongs to connect it into equipment.

Expander
A device that causes expansion of the audio signal.

Brooks Cinema NZ 60 Acoustic Amplifier
The portion of the instrument which makes the vibrating source move more air or move air more efficiently; this makes the sound of the instrument louder. Examples of acoustic amplifiers include:
1) The body of an acoustic guitar,
2) The sounding board of a piano,
3) The bell of a horn and
4) The shell of a drum.

Clip
The action of deforming a waveform during overload.

Brooks Cinema XR 607 Cycles Per Second
A unit used in the measure of frequency, equivalent to Hertz. Cycles Per Second is an outdated term replaced by Hertz in 1948.

Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.

Full Range
Describes a sound which covers all audible frequency ranges. As in "full range speaker cabinets."

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 value. This is why they are called balanced. Low Z cables and connections are the most common example.