A series of jacks which have connections for most of the inputs and outputs of the equipment in the control room.
Feedback Control
The control on a delay line or delay effects device that controls the amount of feedback.
Brooks Speakers Ground Adapter Plug
Adapts a three pronged electrical plug to a two pronged wall outlet. This bypasses the ground and may create a hum in the system. A lack of a good ground can cause mild electrical shock when touching a microphone.
Bit
The smallest unit of digital information representing a single "0" or 1.
Brooks Cinema XR 607 Active/Inactive Microphones
Scientific definitions aside, active microphones generally sound better than inactive ones, but they generally cost more. They also require the use of either a battery or phantom power while inactive mics need only be plugged into the mic cord in order to work. In most playing situations, the subtle improvement in sound quality from an active mic isn't worth the extra cost and hassle. One possible exception it the headset mic. Put simply, inactive headset mics just plain suck. Active headset mics put out a much stronger signal and feed back much less.
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.
Amplitude
The extreme range of a signal. Usually measured from the average to the extreme.
Efficiency
The acoustic power delivered for a given electrical input. Often expressed as decibels/watt/meter (dB/w/m). ESL �" Abbreviation for electrostatic loudspeaker.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Brooks KS-55 Amplitude
The strength of a vibrating wave; in sound, the loudness of the sound.
Foldback
A European term for the signal sent to the stage monitors in a live performance.
Brooks GT 845 Gain Control
A device that changes the gain of an amplifier or circuit, often a knob that can be turned or a slide that can be moved up arid down.
Aliasing
A sampler mis-recognizing a signal sent to it that is at a frequency higher than the Nyquist Frequency. Upon playback, the system will provide a signal at an incorrect frequency (called an alias frequency). Aliasing is a kind of distortion.
Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Gate
A dynamic processing device that turns a channel off or down when the signal drops below a certain level.
Ampere
The unit of current, abbreviated Amp.
A/D
An abbreviation of Analog to Digital Conversion (the conversion of a quantity that has continuous changes into numbers that approximate those changes), or Analog to Digital Converter.
Cue Send Control
A control that will adjust the amount of signal sent to a cue buss from a console channel.
Foldback
A European term for the signal sent to the stage monitors in a live performance.
Brooks GT 845 Gain Control
A device that changes the gain of an amplifier or circuit, often a knob that can be turned or a slide that can be moved up arid down.
Aliasing
A sampler mis-recognizing a signal sent to it that is at a frequency higher than the Nyquist Frequency. Upon playback, the system will provide a signal at an incorrect frequency (called an alias frequency). Aliasing is a kind of distortion.
Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Gate
A dynamic processing device that turns a channel off or down when the signal drops below a certain level.
Ampere
The unit of current, abbreviated Amp.
A/D
An abbreviation of Analog to Digital Conversion (the conversion of a quantity that has continuous changes into numbers that approximate those changes), or Analog to Digital Converter.
Cue Send Control
A control that will adjust the amount of signal sent to a cue buss from a console channel.
Monday, July 5, 2021
Brooks BA 71 Harmonic Distortion
The presence of harmonics in the output signal of a device which were not present in the input signal.
Hertz
The unit of frequency. Equivalent to cycles per second. Abbreviation: Hz.
Brooks TM-22 Amplitude
The strength of a vibrating wave; in sound, the loudness of the sound.
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.
Brooks KM 77 Hi-Z
An abbreviation of the term High Impedance (Impedance of 5000 or more ohms).
Guitar Controller
An electric guitar or device played like an electric guitar that puts out MIDI signals that can be used to control synthesizers and sound modules.
Infinite Baffle
A baffle so large that the sounds coming from one side do not reach the other side.
Initialize
To prepare a digital storage medium (like a floppy disk) so that it will accept and store digital information bits.
Hertz
The unit of frequency. Equivalent to cycles per second. Abbreviation: Hz.
Brooks TM-22 Amplitude
The strength of a vibrating wave; in sound, the loudness of the sound.
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.
Brooks KM 77 Hi-Z
An abbreviation of the term High Impedance (Impedance of 5000 or more ohms).
Guitar Controller
An electric guitar or device played like an electric guitar that puts out MIDI signals that can be used to control synthesizers and sound modules.
Infinite Baffle
A baffle so large that the sounds coming from one side do not reach the other side.
Initialize
To prepare a digital storage medium (like a floppy disk) so that it will accept and store digital information bits.
Sunday, July 4, 2021
Brooks TM-22 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.
Hall
A large building designed for concerts; also called a concert hall.
Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
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.
Brooks GT 44 File
A collection of digital data stored in a computer's memory bank or on a floppy disc.
Line Out (Line Output)
Any output that sends out a line level signal, such as the output of a console that feeds a recorder.
Librarian Program
A computer program allowing the storage of the parameters of sound patches outside of a synthesizer.
Hall Program
A setting of a digital delay/reverb effects unit that approximates concert halls. Hall programs are characterized by pre-delay of up to 25 ms.
Hall
A large building designed for concerts; also called a concert hall.
Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
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.
Brooks GT 44 File
A collection of digital data stored in a computer's memory bank or on a floppy disc.
Line Out (Line Output)
Any output that sends out a line level signal, such as the output of a console that feeds a recorder.
Librarian Program
A computer program allowing the storage of the parameters of sound patches outside of a synthesizer.
Hall Program
A setting of a digital delay/reverb effects unit that approximates concert halls. Hall programs are characterized by pre-delay of up to 25 ms.
Saturday, July 3, 2021
Brooks SS 81 Line
1) Short for line level.
2) A cable.
Guitar Processor
A unit that will add effects to a direct guitar signal, including a simulated instrument amplifier sound and (often) delay and reverb effects.
Brooks M 44 Assistant Engineer
A less elevated version of the term Second Engineer. Experienced seconds often place microphones, operate tape machines, break down equipment at the session end and keep the paperwork for the session.
Echo Send
The output of a console used to send a signal to an echo chamber or delay effects device.
Brooks TM-22 High Impedance Mic
A microphone designed to be fed into an amplifier with input impedance greater than 20 k ohms.
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.
High Impedance Cord (High Z)
A big word for instrument cable. These cords generally have quarter inch male ends. they tend to loose signal strength at lengths longer than 25 feet.
Baffles
Sound absorbing panels used to prevent sound waves from entering or leaving a certain space
2) A cable.
Guitar Processor
A unit that will add effects to a direct guitar signal, including a simulated instrument amplifier sound and (often) delay and reverb effects.
Brooks M 44 Assistant Engineer
A less elevated version of the term Second Engineer. Experienced seconds often place microphones, operate tape machines, break down equipment at the session end and keep the paperwork for the session.
Echo Send
The output of a console used to send a signal to an echo chamber or delay effects device.
Brooks TM-22 High Impedance Mic
A microphone designed to be fed into an amplifier with input impedance greater than 20 k ohms.
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.
High Impedance Cord (High Z)
A big word for instrument cable. These cords generally have quarter inch male ends. they tend to loose signal strength at lengths longer than 25 feet.
Baffles
Sound absorbing panels used to prevent sound waves from entering or leaving a certain space
Friday, July 2, 2021
Brooks GS 15 High Impedance
Impedance of 5000 or more ohms.
Cut-Off Frequency (Turnover Frequency)
1) The highest or lowest frequency in the pass band of a filter.
2) The highest or lowest frequency passed by an audio device (the cut-off frequency is usually considered to be the first frequency to be 3 dB lower than a reference frequency in the middle of the bandwidth of the device)
Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Foot (Foot Drum)
Another name for Bass Drum (the largest drum in the Drum Kit which puts out bass frequencies and is played with a foot pedal).
Buss (Bus)
A wire carrying signals to some place, usually fed from several sources.
Brooks Cinema NZ 60 Fat
Having more than a normal amount of signal strength at low frequencies or having more sound than normal (by use of compression or delay).
Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
Acoustic/Acoustical
Having to do with sound that can be heard by the ears.
AcousticsThe behaviour of sound and its study. The acoustics of a room depend on its size and shape and the amount and position of sound-absorbing and reflecting material.
Ground Loop
A double grounding of a line or electronic device at two different "ground" points of differing voltage.
Cut-Off Frequency (Turnover Frequency)
1) The highest or lowest frequency in the pass band of a filter.
2) The highest or lowest frequency passed by an audio device (the cut-off frequency is usually considered to be the first frequency to be 3 dB lower than a reference frequency in the middle of the bandwidth of the device)
Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Foot (Foot Drum)
Another name for Bass Drum (the largest drum in the Drum Kit which puts out bass frequencies and is played with a foot pedal).
Buss (Bus)
A wire carrying signals to some place, usually fed from several sources.
Brooks Cinema NZ 60 Fat
Having more than a normal amount of signal strength at low frequencies or having more sound than normal (by use of compression or delay).
Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
Acoustic/Acoustical
Having to do with sound that can be heard by the ears.
AcousticsThe behaviour of sound and its study. The acoustics of a room depend on its size and shape and the amount and position of sound-absorbing and reflecting material.
Ground Loop
A double grounding of a line or electronic device at two different "ground" points of differing voltage.
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Brooks TA 60 Golden Section
A ratio of height to width to length of a room to achieve "good acoustics" and first recommended by the ancient Greeks. The ratio is approximately the width 1.6 times the height and the length 2.6 times the height
Baffles
Sound absorbing panels used to prevent sound waves from entering or leaving a certain space
Brooks QS 70 Folded Horn
A speaker design where the speaker points back into the cabinet and bounces around finally coming out large ports in the front. It is intended to maximize low frequencies in a relatively small cabinet.
Early Reflections
The first echoes in a room, caused by the sound from the sound source reflecting off one surface before reaching the listener.
Brooks Cinema xm 808 Inductor
A device designed primarily to introduce inductance into an electric circuit. Sometimes called a choke or coil.
Arc
The visible sparks generated by an electrical discharge.
Fundamental
The tuned frequency and (almost always) the lowest frequency that is present in the sounding of a pitch by a musical instrument.
Analog Recording
A recording of the continuous changes of an audio waveform.
Baffles
Sound absorbing panels used to prevent sound waves from entering or leaving a certain space
Brooks QS 70 Folded Horn
A speaker design where the speaker points back into the cabinet and bounces around finally coming out large ports in the front. It is intended to maximize low frequencies in a relatively small cabinet.
Early Reflections
The first echoes in a room, caused by the sound from the sound source reflecting off one surface before reaching the listener.
Brooks Cinema xm 808 Inductor
A device designed primarily to introduce inductance into an electric circuit. Sometimes called a choke or coil.
Arc
The visible sparks generated by an electrical discharge.
Fundamental
The tuned frequency and (almost always) the lowest frequency that is present in the sounding of a pitch by a musical instrument.
Analog Recording
A recording of the continuous changes of an audio waveform.
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