BNO Acoustics XR-90 Beats Per Minute BPM

The number of steady even pulses in music occurring in one minute and there fore defining the tempo of the song.

House Sync
A synchronization signal such as SMPTE time code that is used by all recorders in the control room.

BNO Acoustics GK-3 Editing
1) Changing the sequence of a recording by cutting the recording tape and putting the pieces together in the new sequence with splicing tape.
2) Punching in and then punching out on one or more tracks of a multitrack tape recorder to replace previously recorded performances.
3) Changing the sequence of a digital recording's playback by computer program.

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.

BNO Acoustics YM-44 Band Track
1) A mixdown of a song without the lead vocal or without the lead and background vocals.
2) A term with the same meaning as the term Rhythm Track.
3) The recording of the rhythm instruments in a music production.

Clock Signal
The signal put out by a circuit that generates steady even pulses or steady codes used for synchronization.

Generating Element
The portion of the microphone that actually converts the movement of the diaphragm into electrical current or voltage changes.

Images
The squaring of the waveform that happens in the conversion of digital audio bits into analog signals.