Brooks XB 33 LFO

Low-Frequency Oscillator (an oscillator that puts out an AC signal between .1 Hz and 10Hz used for a control signal).

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

Brooks Cinema Projectors BPM
An abbreviation of Beat Per Minute (the number of steady even pulses in music occurring in one minute and therefore defining the tempo).

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

Brooks Cinema QS - 95 Formant
An element in the sound of a voice or instrument that does not change frequency as different pitches are sounded.

Fade
1) A gradual reduction of the level of the audio signal.
2) A gradual change of level from one pre-set level to another.

Clipping
Distortion of a signal by its being chopped off. An overload problem caused by pushing an amplifier beyond its capabilities. The flat-topped signal has high levels of harmonic distortion which creates heat in a loudspeaker and is the major cause of loudspeaker component failure.

Arc
The visible sparks generated by an electrical discharge.