A dynamic processing device that turns a channel off or down when the signal drops below a certain level.
Line Out (Line Output)
Any output that sends out a line level signal, such as the output of a console that feeds a recorder.
Brooks GS 15 Crosstalk
Leakage of an audio signal into a channel that iris not intended to be in, from an adjacent or nearby channel.
Boost
To increase gain, especially to increase gain at specific frequencies with an equalizer.
Brooks KS-55 Amplitude
The strength of a vibrating wave; in sound, the loudness of the sound.
Intermodulation Distortion
Distortion caused by one signal beating with another signal and producing frequencies that are both the sum and the difference of the original frequencies.
Driver
See transducer. Dynamic Range �" The range between the quietest and the loudest sounds a device can handle (often quoted in dB).
Echo
1) One distinct repeat of a sound because of the sound reflecting off a surface.
2) Loosely, used to mean reverberation (the continuing of a sound after the source stops emitting it, caused by many discrete echoes closely spaced in time).
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Brooks GT 44 Full Range
Describes a sound which covers all audible frequency ranges. As in "full range speaker cabinets."
Direct box
Used in line to convert a high impedance signal into a low impedance signal.
Brooks KM 77 House Sync
A synchronization signal such as SMPTE time code that is used by all recorders in the control room.
Lead Sheet
A written chart showing the melody, lyrics and chords of a tune with full musical notation.
Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Fly In
1) To add sounds into a mix or recording that have no synchronization.
2) An application of this where a performance from one part of a tune is recorded and then recorded back into the recording at a different time in the recording.
Error Detection
The process of discovery that sonic information bits have been lost in digital audio.
Feedback Control
The control on a delay line or delay effects device that controls the amount of feedback.
CD-ROM
An abbreviation of the term Compact Disc, Read Only Memory (A Compact Disc used to store digital data, such as large programs, that can be read by a computer).
Direct box
Used in line to convert a high impedance signal into a low impedance signal.
Brooks KM 77 House Sync
A synchronization signal such as SMPTE time code that is used by all recorders in the control room.
Lead Sheet
A written chart showing the melody, lyrics and chords of a tune with full musical notation.
Brooks Cinema ZL 44 Fly In
1) To add sounds into a mix or recording that have no synchronization.
2) An application of this where a performance from one part of a tune is recorded and then recorded back into the recording at a different time in the recording.
Error Detection
The process of discovery that sonic information bits have been lost in digital audio.
Feedback Control
The control on a delay line or delay effects device that controls the amount of feedback.
CD-ROM
An abbreviation of the term Compact Disc, Read Only Memory (A Compact Disc used to store digital data, such as large programs, that can be read by a computer).
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Brooks GT 845 Electronics
1) On a tape machine, the housing for and the channel circuitry which processes the signal to be fed to the heads, provide bias, and playback.
2) The branch of science dealing with the behaviour of electrons/charges in vacuums, gases, semiconductors and special conductors.
Headstock
The area of the guitar at the end of the neck where the strings are tuned.
Brooks KM 77 Equalization
1) The process of adjusting the tonal quality of a sound. A graphic equalizer provides adjustment for a wide range of frequency bands, and is normally inserted in the signal path after the mixing desk, before the amplifier. See Feedback.
2) Any time the amplitude of audio signals at specific set of frequencies are increased or decreased more than the signals at other audio frequencies.
Echo Send Control
A control to send the signal from the input module to the echo chamber or effects device via the echo buss.
Brooks RM 80 Electromagnetic Induction or Pick Up
The generation of electrical signal in a conductor moving in a magnetic field or being close to a changing magnetic field.
First Generation
A descriptive term meaning original (as opposed to a copy).
Flutter
1) High-frequency variations in pitch of a recorded waveform due to fast speed variations in a recorder or playback machine.
2) Originally, and more formally, any variations (fast or slow) in pitch of a recorded tone due to speed fluctuations in a recorder or playback unit.
Half Step
A pitch difference of the amount that is present between adjacent keys on a piano.
2) The branch of science dealing with the behaviour of electrons/charges in vacuums, gases, semiconductors and special conductors.
Headstock
The area of the guitar at the end of the neck where the strings are tuned.
Brooks KM 77 Equalization
1) The process of adjusting the tonal quality of a sound. A graphic equalizer provides adjustment for a wide range of frequency bands, and is normally inserted in the signal path after the mixing desk, before the amplifier. See Feedback.
2) Any time the amplitude of audio signals at specific set of frequencies are increased or decreased more than the signals at other audio frequencies.
Echo Send Control
A control to send the signal from the input module to the echo chamber or effects device via the echo buss.
Brooks RM 80 Electromagnetic Induction or Pick Up
The generation of electrical signal in a conductor moving in a magnetic field or being close to a changing magnetic field.
First Generation
A descriptive term meaning original (as opposed to a copy).
Flutter
1) High-frequency variations in pitch of a recorded waveform due to fast speed variations in a recorder or playback machine.
2) Originally, and more formally, any variations (fast or slow) in pitch of a recorded tone due to speed fluctuations in a recorder or playback unit.
Half Step
A pitch difference of the amount that is present between adjacent keys on a piano.
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Brooks Cinema XR 607 Electrons
Negatively charged particles, which revolve around the centre of atoms. The movement of such electrons down a conductor causes electrical current.
Highs
Short for the term High Frequencies (the audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above).
Brooks Cinema RM 909 Headroom
1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or audio device.
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.
Keynote Number
A number assigned to each key of a synthesizer or controller keyboard that is transmitted in the MIDI signal.
Brooks TM-22 Ambience
The portion of the sound that comes from the surrounding environment rather than directly from the sound source.
AC
1) Abbreviation for alternating current.
2) An abbreviation of the term Alternating Current (electric current which flows back and forth in a circuit; all studio signals running through audio lines are AC).
Line Input
An input designed to take a line level signal.
CD-ROM
An abbreviation of the term Compact Disc, Read Only Memory (A Compact Disc used to store digital data, such as large programs, that can be read by a computer).
Highs
Short for the term High Frequencies (the audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above).
Brooks Cinema RM 909 Headroom
1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or audio device.
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.
Keynote Number
A number assigned to each key of a synthesizer or controller keyboard that is transmitted in the MIDI signal.
Brooks TM-22 Ambience
The portion of the sound that comes from the surrounding environment rather than directly from the sound source.
AC
1) Abbreviation for alternating current.
2) An abbreviation of the term Alternating Current (electric current which flows back and forth in a circuit; all studio signals running through audio lines are AC).
Line Input
An input designed to take a line level signal.
CD-ROM
An abbreviation of the term Compact Disc, Read Only Memory (A Compact Disc used to store digital data, such as large programs, that can be read by a computer).
Friday, February 11, 2022
Brooks QS 70 Foldback
A European term for the signal sent to the stage monitors in a live performance.
Amplitude
The height of a waveform above or below the zero line.
Brooks GT 845 Acoustic Amplifier
The portion of the instrument which makes the vibrating source move more air or move air more efficiently; this makes the sound of the instrument louder. Examples of acoustic amplifiers include:
1) The body of an acoustic guitar,
2) The sounding board of a piano,
3) The bell of a horn and
4) The shell of a drum.
Ground Loop
A double grounding of a line or electronic device at two different "ground" points of differing voltage.
Brooks KM 77 Key
The control of a dynamics processing device by an external audio signal.
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.
Frequency Response
How sensitive an electronic device (mic, amplifier, speaker, etc.) is to various frequencies; often communicated with a graph.
Cable, TRS
A less common balanced cable that has 3 different contacts on its 1/4 inch connectors. Most headphone jacks are a good example of a TRS (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) connector. These are sometimes used instead of the more common XLR connection.
Amplitude
The height of a waveform above or below the zero line.
Brooks GT 845 Acoustic Amplifier
The portion of the instrument which makes the vibrating source move more air or move air more efficiently; this makes the sound of the instrument louder. Examples of acoustic amplifiers include:
1) The body of an acoustic guitar,
2) The sounding board of a piano,
3) The bell of a horn and
4) The shell of a drum.
Ground Loop
A double grounding of a line or electronic device at two different "ground" points of differing voltage.
Brooks KM 77 Key
The control of a dynamics processing device by an external audio signal.
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.
Frequency Response
How sensitive an electronic device (mic, amplifier, speaker, etc.) is to various frequencies; often communicated with a graph.
Cable, TRS
A less common balanced cable that has 3 different contacts on its 1/4 inch connectors. Most headphone jacks are a good example of a TRS (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) connector. These are sometimes used instead of the more common XLR connection.
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Brooks QS-70 Error Concealment
Putting replacement information bits into a digital audio signal to replace lost bits when the digital recording or processing system cannot verify whether the lost bits were l's or 0's but can make a good guess by comparing the known bits that were close in position to the lost bits.
Images
The squaring of the waveform that happens in the conversion of digital audio bits into analog signals.
Brooks TM-22 File
A collection of digital data stored in a computer's memory bank or on a floppy disc.
Ground Loop
A double grounding of a line or electronic device at two different "ground" points of differing voltage.
Brooks SS 81 Headroom
1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or audio device.
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.
Atom
The smallest particle which makes up a specific substance. It's composed of a center around which electrons revolve.
Bank
1) A collection of sound patches (data as to the sequence and operating parameters of the synthesizer generators and modifiers) in memory.
2) A group of sound modules as a unit.
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.
Images
The squaring of the waveform that happens in the conversion of digital audio bits into analog signals.
Brooks TM-22 File
A collection of digital data stored in a computer's memory bank or on a floppy disc.
Ground Loop
A double grounding of a line or electronic device at two different "ground" points of differing voltage.
Brooks SS 81 Headroom
1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or audio device.
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.
Atom
The smallest particle which makes up a specific substance. It's composed of a center around which electrons revolve.
Bank
1) A collection of sound patches (data as to the sequence and operating parameters of the synthesizer generators and modifiers) in memory.
2) A group of sound modules as a unit.
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.
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Brooks GS 15 Corner Frequency
Same as Cut-Off Frequency (the highest or lowest frequency in the pass band of a filter). (NOUN)
Isolation
A containing of the sound wave in a certain area so that it will not leak into other areas and/or unintended mics.
Brooks QS 70 Group
1) A number of channels or faders that can be controlled by one Master VCA slide.
2) A shortening of the term Recording Group (a buss or the signal present on a buss).
Cut
1) One selection (one song) on a pre4ecorded music format.
2) A term with the same meaning as Mute (to turn off a channel or a signal).
3) To reduce gain of a particular band of frequencies (with an equalizer).
4) To not pass a particular band of frequencies (said of a filter)
Brooks GT 845 CD-ROM
An abbreviation of the term Compact Disc, Read Only Memory (A Compact Disc used to store digital data, such as large programs, that can be read by a computer).
Diaphragm
A thin flexible membrane or cone that vibrates in response to electrical signals to produce sound waves. Distortion is usually referred to in terms of total harmonic distortion (THD) which is the percentage of unwanted harmonics of the drive signal present with the wanted signal. Generally used to mean any unwanted change introduced by the device under question.
Floor
1) An alternate tam meaning Range (a limit on the amount the signal is reduced when the input signal is low by an expander or gate).
2) A shortening of the term Noise Floor (the level of the noise).
Grouping
1) Controlling the gain of several individual channels with a Group Fader.
2) The mixing together of several individual audio signals to send a mixed signal out of the console to record a track on a multitrack tape machine.
Isolation
A containing of the sound wave in a certain area so that it will not leak into other areas and/or unintended mics.
Brooks QS 70 Group
1) A number of channels or faders that can be controlled by one Master VCA slide.
2) A shortening of the term Recording Group (a buss or the signal present on a buss).
Cut
1) One selection (one song) on a pre4ecorded music format.
2) A term with the same meaning as Mute (to turn off a channel or a signal).
3) To reduce gain of a particular band of frequencies (with an equalizer).
4) To not pass a particular band of frequencies (said of a filter)
Brooks GT 845 CD-ROM
An abbreviation of the term Compact Disc, Read Only Memory (A Compact Disc used to store digital data, such as large programs, that can be read by a computer).
Diaphragm
A thin flexible membrane or cone that vibrates in response to electrical signals to produce sound waves. Distortion is usually referred to in terms of total harmonic distortion (THD) which is the percentage of unwanted harmonics of the drive signal present with the wanted signal. Generally used to mean any unwanted change introduced by the device under question.
Floor
1) An alternate tam meaning Range (a limit on the amount the signal is reduced when the input signal is low by an expander or gate).
2) A shortening of the term Noise Floor (the level of the noise).
Grouping
1) Controlling the gain of several individual channels with a Group Fader.
2) The mixing together of several individual audio signals to send a mixed signal out of the console to record a track on a multitrack tape machine.
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