BNO Acoustics QS-4 Foot Pedal

1) An effects device where the amount of the effect can be controlled by a musician with his foot.
2) The beater mechanism of a foot drum that is activated by the drummer's foot to play the drum.
3) Any device, like a volume control, that can be operated by the foot.

Foot Switch
A switch placed on the floor and pressed by a musician to do various functions.

BNO Acoustics BP-40 Fade
1) A gradual reduction of the level of the audio signal.
2) A gradual change of level from one pre-set level to another.

Bar
A term meaning the same thing as the term Measure (the grouping of a number of beats in music, most-often four beats).

BNO Acoustics GK-3 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.

Full Range
Describes a sound which covers all audible frequency ranges. As in "full range speaker cabinets."

Amplifier
A device which increases the amplitude (level) of an electrical signal (making it louder).

Central Processing Unit
1) The main "brain" chip of a computer that performs the calculations and execution of instructions.
2) The main housing of a computer that contains the "brain" chip as opposed to other pieces of the computer system such as keyboards, monitors, etc.