1) How a sound or audio signal varies in intensity over a time span.
2) How a control voltage varies in level over time controlling a parameter of something other than gain or audio level.
FOH (Front of House)
Refers to the speakers that face toward the audience. Also called the "main" speakers.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Clean
Describes a distortion free sound with few effects.
Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
Brooks RM 909 Hi-Z
An abbreviation of the term High Impedance (Impedance of 5000 or more ohms).
Amplitude
The extreme range of a signal. Usually measured from the average to the extreme.
Action
In guitar playing, action refers to how far the strings sit off of the guitar neck. When strings are close to the neck, it is referred to as "Low Action". When the string sit far above the neck, it is called "High Action". Guitars with low action are easier to play, but make sure they are not too close, or it could causing buzzing.
Group Faders
The VCA faders of individual channels that are all controlled by a Group Master Fader (a slide control used to send out a control voltage to several VCA faders in individual channels).
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Brooks RM 909 Dolby
Trade name for a series of noise reduction systems that have become standard on many tape playback machines. Many film soundtracks are produced using this process. Different varieties are found from Dolby B on most personal cassette players, to Dolby SR and Digital, the current state of the art for cinema.
Chorusing
1) A term meaning the same thing as Chorus (Definition 3 or 4).
2) In some delay effects devices, a term used to mean the term Depth (the amount of change in the controlled signal by the control signal).
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
Compression Ratio
How many dB the input signal has to rise above the threshold for every one dB more output of a compressor or limiter.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews AES/EBU
Professional Interface A standard for sending and receiving digital audio adopted by the Audio Engineering Society and the European Broadcast Union.
Clean
Describes a distortion free sound with few effects.
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.
Early Reflections
The first echoes in a room, caused by the sound from the sound source reflecting off one surface before reaching the listener.
Chorusing
1) A term meaning the same thing as Chorus (Definition 3 or 4).
2) In some delay effects devices, a term used to mean the term Depth (the amount of change in the controlled signal by the control signal).
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
Compression Ratio
How many dB the input signal has to rise above the threshold for every one dB more output of a compressor or limiter.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews AES/EBU
Professional Interface A standard for sending and receiving digital audio adopted by the Audio Engineering Society and the European Broadcast Union.
Clean
Describes a distortion free sound with few effects.
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.
Early Reflections
The first echoes in a room, caused by the sound from the sound source reflecting off one surface before reaching the listener.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Brooks RM 909 Corner Frequency
Same as Cut-Off Frequency (the highest or lowest frequency in the pass band of a filter). (NOUN)
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).
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Basic Session
The First session in recording an audio production to record the Basic Tracks.
Flamenco
A style of music with roots in Spanish and Arabic culture.
Brooks HI FI projectors Diffraction
The breaking up of a sound wave caused by some type of mechanical interference such as a cabinet edge, grill frame, or other similar object.
Headphones
Devices that can be worn on the head with small speakers that fit over the ears (or sometimes into the ears).
Fret Buzz
A buzzing sound made when a note is not properly fretted. Common with cheap guitars or beginning guitar players.
Inverse Square Law
Simply stated, the fact that in an un-obstructed area (like an open field) the sound pressure level will drop to half-pressure (-6 dB) every time the distance to the sound source is doubled.
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).
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Basic Session
The First session in recording an audio production to record the Basic Tracks.
Flamenco
A style of music with roots in Spanish and Arabic culture.
Brooks HI FI projectors Diffraction
The breaking up of a sound wave caused by some type of mechanical interference such as a cabinet edge, grill frame, or other similar object.
Headphones
Devices that can be worn on the head with small speakers that fit over the ears (or sometimes into the ears).
Fret Buzz
A buzzing sound made when a note is not properly fretted. Common with cheap guitars or beginning guitar players.
Inverse Square Law
Simply stated, the fact that in an un-obstructed area (like an open field) the sound pressure level will drop to half-pressure (-6 dB) every time the distance to the sound source is doubled.
Brooks RM 909 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.
Bottom
The bass frequencies (as in "needs more bottom end").
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Chip
1) A slang term with the same meaning as the term IC (a miniature circuit of many components that is in small, sealed housing with prongs to connect it into equipment).
2) The thread cut away from the master lacquer to make the groove, while disc recording.
Crossover, Active
A rack mountable unit used to separate frequencies leaving the soundboard into high's, mids, and lows with different outputs for each.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Capacitor
1) A device consisting of two or more conducting plates separated from one another by an insulating material and used for storing an electrical charge. Sometimes called a condenser.
2) An electronic device that is composed of two plates separated by an insulator.
Decibel (dB)
1) Relative measurement for the volume (loudness) of sound. Also used to measure the difference between two voltages, or two currents. See Zero dB.
2) A numerical expression of the relative loudness of a sound. The difference in decibels between two
sounds is ten times the common logarithm of the ratio of their power levels.
High Hat
A double cymbal on a stand which can be played with a foot pedal or by the top cymbal being hit with a stick.
Balanced input/output
A "balanced" connection is one that has three wires to move the signal. One is a ground, and the other two (called conductors) carry signals of equal value. This is why they are called balanced. Low Z cables and connections are the most common example.
Bottom
The bass frequencies (as in "needs more bottom end").
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Chip
1) A slang term with the same meaning as the term IC (a miniature circuit of many components that is in small, sealed housing with prongs to connect it into equipment).
2) The thread cut away from the master lacquer to make the groove, while disc recording.
Crossover, Active
A rack mountable unit used to separate frequencies leaving the soundboard into high's, mids, and lows with different outputs for each.
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Capacitor
1) A device consisting of two or more conducting plates separated from one another by an insulating material and used for storing an electrical charge. Sometimes called a condenser.
2) An electronic device that is composed of two plates separated by an insulator.
Decibel (dB)
1) Relative measurement for the volume (loudness) of sound. Also used to measure the difference between two voltages, or two currents. See Zero dB.
2) A numerical expression of the relative loudness of a sound. The difference in decibels between two
sounds is ten times the common logarithm of the ratio of their power levels.
High Hat
A double cymbal on a stand which can be played with a foot pedal or by the top cymbal being hit with a stick.
Balanced input/output
A "balanced" connection is one that has three wires to move the signal. One is a ground, and the other two (called conductors) carry signals of equal value. This is why they are called balanced. Low Z cables and connections are the most common example.
Friday, January 5, 2024
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Analog Recording
A recording of the continuous changes of an audio waveform.
Buss (Bus)
A wire carrying signals to some place, usually fed from several sources.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Hybrid
A product created by the marriage of two different technologies. Meant here as the combination of a dynamic woofer with an electrostatic transducer.
Full
A quality of the sound of having all frequencies present, especially the low frequencies.
Brooks HI FI projectors Cascade
To set and interconnect two mixers so that the stereo mixing buss(es) of the first mixer feeds the stereo buss(es) of a second mixer.
High Impedance
Impedance of 5000 or more ohms.
Balance Control
A control on a stereo amplifier that when moved clockwise will make the right channel louder (and the left channel softer) and will do the reverse when moved counter-clockwise.
Error Detection
The process of discovery that sonic information bits have been lost in digital audio.
Buss (Bus)
A wire carrying signals to some place, usually fed from several sources.
Brooks RM 909 reviews Hybrid
A product created by the marriage of two different technologies. Meant here as the combination of a dynamic woofer with an electrostatic transducer.
Full
A quality of the sound of having all frequencies present, especially the low frequencies.
Brooks HI FI projectors Cascade
To set and interconnect two mixers so that the stereo mixing buss(es) of the first mixer feeds the stereo buss(es) of a second mixer.
High Impedance
Impedance of 5000 or more ohms.
Balance Control
A control on a stereo amplifier that when moved clockwise will make the right channel louder (and the left channel softer) and will do the reverse when moved counter-clockwise.
Error Detection
The process of discovery that sonic information bits have been lost in digital audio.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Brooks Hi Fi reviews Effects
Electronic boxes (usually rack mounted) added to a PA system to subtly change and enhance the signals going through it. Examples include; Reverb, Delay, Compressor, Chorus.
Auxiliary Input or Return
A route back into the sound desk for a signal sent to a piece of outboard equipment via an auxiliary send.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Inverse Square Law
Simply stated, the fact that in an un-obstructed area (like an open field) the sound pressure level will drop to half-pressure (-6 dB) every time the distance to the sound source is doubled.
Gain Structure
The way in which the gain varies in the stages or sections of an audio system.
Brooks RM 909 Echo Chamber
1) A room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces and equipped with a speaker and microphone.
2) Any artificial or electronic device that simulates the reverberation created in a room.
Chord
Three or more musical pitches sung or played together.
Amplitude
The height of a waveform above or below the zero line.
Balance
1) The relative level of two or more instruments in a mix, or the relative level of audio signals in the channels of a stereo recording. 2) To make the relative levels of audio signals in the channels of a stereo recording even.
Auxiliary Input or Return
A route back into the sound desk for a signal sent to a piece of outboard equipment via an auxiliary send.
Brooks Hi Fi speakers Inverse Square Law
Simply stated, the fact that in an un-obstructed area (like an open field) the sound pressure level will drop to half-pressure (-6 dB) every time the distance to the sound source is doubled.
Gain Structure
The way in which the gain varies in the stages or sections of an audio system.
Brooks RM 909 Echo Chamber
1) A room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces and equipped with a speaker and microphone.
2) Any artificial or electronic device that simulates the reverberation created in a room.
Chord
Three or more musical pitches sung or played together.
Amplitude
The height of a waveform above or below the zero line.
Balance
1) The relative level of two or more instruments in a mix, or the relative level of audio signals in the channels of a stereo recording. 2) To make the relative levels of audio signals in the channels of a stereo recording even.
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