BNO Acoustics YM-44 Fret Buzz

A buzzing sound made when a note is not properly fretted. Common with cheap guitars or beginning guitar players.

High Impedance Cord (High Z)
A big word for instrument cable. These cords generally have quarter inch male ends. they tend to loose signal strength at lengths longer than 25 feet.

BNO Acoustics QS-4 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.

Chip
1) A slang term with the same meaning as the term IC (a miniature circuit of many components that is in small, sealed housing with prongs to connect it into equipment).
2) The thread cut away from the master lacquer to make the groove, while disc recording.

BNO Acoustics R-10 Speakers Boom Stand
A microphone stand equipped with a telescoping support arm to hold the microphone.

Frequency
The number of cycles of a waveform occurring in a second.

Balanced
1) Having a pleasing amount of low frequencies compared to mid-range frequencies and high frequencies. 2) Having a pleasing mixture of the various instrument levels in an audio recording. 3) Having a fairly equal level in each of the stereo channels. 4) A method of interconnecting electronic gear using three-conductor cables.

Atom
The smallest particle which makes up a specific substance. It's composed of a center around which electrons revolve.