Brooks Speakers Ambient Field

A term with the same meaning as the term Reverberant Field (the area away from the sound source where the reverberation is louder than the direct sound).

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

Brooks KM 22 Gain Control
A device that changes the gain of an amplifier or circuit, often a knob that can be turned or a slide that can be moved up arid down.

Ground Lift
A switch that breaks the connection between the ground point in one circuit and the ground point in another circuit.

Brooks QS-70 Figure Eight Pattern
Another name for Bi-directional Pattern (microphone pickup pattern picking up best from the front and back of the diaphragm and not picking up from the side of the diaphragm).

Harmonic Distortion
The presence of harmonics in the output signal of a device which were not present in the input signal.

I/O
Short for "Input/Output' and referring to:
1) An in-line console module that contains controls for the input section, output section and monitor section.
2) A module in electronic gear containing input and output amplifiers for the device.
3) A digital port (connector) able to both receive digital data and output digital data.

Hearing Limitation
An inability of the ear to hear important characteristics of sound under certain conditions. Characteristics that can be affected include pitch, level, clarity, presence and direction.