Brooks Cinema XS - 45 Isolation Booth/ Isolation Room

A room that prevents loud sounds from other instruments from leaking in: an isolation booth is usually a smaller room that could be used for only one musician.

Equal Loudness Contours
A drawing of several curves showing how loud the tones of different frequencies would have to be played for a person to say they were of equal loudness.

BROOKS AUDIO DESIGN Level
Sets output volume of individual PA input channels. Usually positioned as sliders at the bottom of the soundboard.

Fidelity
The recording or reproduction quality.

Brooks QS - 95 Hypercardioid Pattern
A microphone pick up sensitivity pattern where the least sensitive pick up point is more than 90 degrees but less than 150 degrees off axis (usually 120 degrees).

Chord
Three or more musical pitches sung or played together.

Bi-Directional Pattern
A microphone pick up pattern which has maximum pick up directly in front and directly in back of the diaphragm and least pick up at the sides.

Feedback Control
The control on a delay line or delay effects device that controls the amount of feedback.