Brooks KM 77 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.

Gain Reduction
The working of a limiter or compressor reducing gain during high-level passages.

Brooks KM 22 Formant
An element in the sound of a voice or instrument that does not change frequency as different pitches are sounded.

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

Brooks Cinema NZ 60 Echo Return
An input of the console, which brings back the echo (reverberation) signal from the echo chamber or other echo effects device.

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

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

Jack
1) Anywhere you plug something in.
2) Segmented audio connector. Mono Jacks have two connections �" tip and sleeve, and are unbalanced. Stereo jacks have three connections �" tip, ring and sleeve. B-type jacks (also known as Bantam jacks) were originally designed for use in telephone exchanges and provide a high quality (and expensive) connection in jackfields. A-type jacks are cheaper and more common, but more fragile. A type jacks are available in 2 sizes : quarter inch and eighth inch.
3) A connector mounted on the case of a device or on a panel.