BNO Acoustics XV-16 Condenser Mic (Capacitor Mic)

A microphone that uses the varying capacitance between two plates with a voltage applied across them to convert sound to electrical pulses. Condenser microphones need a power supply to provide the voltage across the plates, which may be provided by a battery within the case of the microphone, or it may be provided from an external phantom power supply. A condenser mic is more sensitive and has a faster reaction to percussive sounds than a Dynamic mic and produces a more even response. See Electret Mic.

Amplitude
The extreme range of a signal. Usually measured from the average to the extreme.

BNO Acoustics TR-12 Gain
1) Knob usually found at the top of each input channel on the soundboard. Used to set input levels of the separate channels to relatively equal positions.
2) The amount of increase in audio signal strength, often expressed in dB.

Infinite Baffle
A baffle so large that the sounds coming from one side do not reach the other side.

BNO Acoustics Speakers Acoustic Echo Chamber
A room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces and equipped with a speaker and microphone; dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker and the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console.

Cable, XLR
A balanced cable used for low impedance microphones and sometimes for connections between some parts of the PA. Commonly referred to as a "mic cord".

Basic Session
The First session in recording an audio production to record the Basic Tracks.

Keyboard Controller
A device that has the standard music keys of piano but puts out MIDI signals