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A slide control used to send out a control voltage to several VCA faders in individual channels, thus controlling the gain of several channels.

First Generation
A descriptive term meaning original (as opposed to a copy).

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The point a distance away from the sound source where the direct sound and the reverberant sound are equal in volume.

Electricity
Electrical current (the amount of electron charge passing a point in a conductor per unit of time) or voltage (the force pushing electrons to obtain electrical current).

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A European term for the signal sent to the stage monitors in a live performance.

Cardioid Pattern
A microphone pick up pattern, which has maximum pick up from the front, less pick up from the sides, and least pick up from the back of the diaphragm.

Bass
1) The lower range of audio frequencies up to approximately 250 Hz.
2) Short for Bass Guitar.
3) Lower end of the musical scale. In acoustics, the range (below about 200 Hz) in which there are difficulties, principally in the reproduction of sound, due to the large wavelengths involved.
4) The lower frequencies.
5) On the soundboard this should refer to the bass guitar channel, not the bass drum.
6) The lowest frequencies of sound. Bi-Amplification uses an electronic crossover or line-level amplifiers for the high and low frequency loudspeaker drivers.

Jam Sync
A generation of new SMPTE according to the input SMPTE signal