BNO Acoustics QS-4 Critical Distance

The point a distance away from the sound source where the direct sound and the reverberant sound are equal in volume.

Limiter
A device which reduces gain when the input voltage exceeds a certain level.

BNO Acoustics R-10 Speakers Foot (Foot Drum)
Another name for Bass Drum (the largest drum in the Drum Kit which puts out bass frequencies and is played with a foot pedal).

Lift
1) To boost gain of audio at a particular band of frequencies with an equalizer.
2) An elevation device in the star trek series of TV programs.

BNO Acoustics TR-12 Alternating Current
Electric current which flows back and forth in a circuit.

Baffles
Sound absorbing panels used to prevent sound waves from entering or leaving a certain space

Insert
1) A punch in of the all of the tracks being recorded in a recording session.
2) On Solid State Logic consoles, placing an outboard piece of gear in the channel by patching and activating a switch.

Bass Roll Off
An electrical network built into some microphones to reduce the amount of output at bass frequencies when close-micing.