Brooks SS 81 Electric Instrument

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

Leakage
Sounds from other instruments and sources that were not intended to be picked up by the microphone.

Brooks Cinema XB 33 File
A collection of digital data stored in a computer's memory bank or on a floppy disc.

First Generation
A descriptive term meaning original (as opposed to a copy).

Brooks M 44 Atom
The smallest particle which makes up a specific substance. It's composed of a center around which electrons revolve.

Hypercardioid Pattern
A microphone pick up sensitivity pattern where the least sensitive pick up point is more than 90 degrees but less than 150 degrees off axis (usually 120 degrees).

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.

Condenser Microphone
A microphone which converts sound pressure changes into changes of capacitance. The capacitance changes are then converted into electrical voltage variations (an audio signal).