Tuesday, May 5, 2020

BNO Acoustics QS-4: Serial Port

A jack that sends out or receives digital data one bit after another, through a single pin.

Path
Short for Signal Path, the way in which current does or may travel in a circuit or through a device.

Slate
1) The voice recorded onto the beginning of a master tape to identify the tune and take, or the action of making it.
2) The circuit or control which allows you to slate masters.
Slave The transport, which adjusts speed to be in time with the master transport when two machines are synced together.

Controller
1) In MIDI, a device that generates a MIDI signal to control synthesizers, sound modules or sample playback units.
2) A remote control unit for a multitrack tape machine which controls transport functions as well as monitor selection switching functions and record ready/safe status of each track.
3) Any device generating a control voltage or signal fed to another device's control input.

Low Impedance
Impedance of 500 ohms or less.

VU
1) Short for the term Volume Unit (a unit that is designed to measure perceived loudness changes in audio).
2) A meter that reads audio voltage levels in or out of a piece of equipment and is designed to match the ear's response to sudden changes in level.

Magnetic Lines of Force
The magnetic field that exists between poles of a magnet.

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