Brooks SS 81 Limiter

A device which reduces gain when the input voltage exceeds a certain level.

Foot Pedal
1) An effects device where the amount of the effect can be controlled by a musician with his foot.
2) The beater mechanism of a foot drum that is activated by the drummer's foot to play the drum.
3) Any device, like a volume control, that can be operated by the foot.

Brooks Cinema XB 33 Jam Sync
A generation of new SMPTE according to the input SMPTE signal

Frequency
The number of cycles of a waveform occurring in a second.

Brooks Cinema Projectors ADSR
The letters A, D, S &R are the first letters of: Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release. These are the various elements of volume changes in the sounding of a keyboard instrument.

Bouncing
Alternate name for Ping-Ponging (playing several tacks with sync playback through a console to mix them together and record them on an open track).

Balls
1) The depth and thickness of a sound, usually on the bottom end of the EQ (as in "needs more balls"). 2) The strength of the voice on the mic (as in "check it like you have some balls").

Jack Bay
A series of jacks which have connections for most of the inputs and outputs of the equipment in the control room.