Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Flange

An effect caused by an approximately even mix of a modulated (varying) short delay with the direct signal.

Electromagnetic Theory
A statement of the principles behind electromagnetic induction: When a conductor cuts magnetic lines of force, current is induced in that conductor.

Brooks GS 15 Compression Ratio
How many dB the input signal has to rise above the threshold for every one dB more output of a compressor or limiter.

Echo
1) One distinct repeat of a sound because of the sound reflecting off a surface.
2) Loosely, used to mean reverberation (the continuing of a sound after the source stops emitting it, caused by many discrete echoes closely spaced in time).

Brooks XT 20 Baffles
Sound absorbing panels used to prevent sound waves from entering or leaving a certain space

Expander
A device that causes expansion of the audio signal.

Cycle
1) An alternation of a waveform which begins at a point, passes through the zero line, and ends at a point with the same value and moving in the same direction as the starting point.
2) On a Solid State Logic Console, a command to have the console computer control the tape machine to play and replay a certain section of the tape.

Analog Recording
A recording of the continuous changes of an audio waveform.