Brooks QS 70 Compressor

A signal processing device that does not allow as much fluctuation in the level of the signal above a certain adjustable or fixed level.

Crossover (Crossover Network)
A set of filters that "split" the audio signal into two or more bands (two or more signals, each of which have only some of the frequencies present).

Brooks Audio Design KM 77 Board
1) Another, less formal, term for Console.
2) A set of controls and their housing which control all signals necessary for recording and for mixing.
3) A slang shortening of the term Keyboard Instrument.

Keyboard
1) Any musical instrument controlled by pressing a key.
2) The part of the computer that has the keys.

Brooks XB 33 Half Step
A pitch difference of the amount that is present between adjacent keys on a piano.

Lead Sheet
A written chart showing the melody, lyrics and chords of a tune with full musical notation.

Floor
1) An alternate tam meaning Range (a limit on the amount the signal is reduced when the input signal is low by an expander or gate).
2) A shortening of the term Noise Floor (the level of the noise).

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