The extent to which any signal handling process is accomplished without amplitude distortion.
Fidelity
The recording or reproduction quality.
BNO Acoustics XV-16 Amplification
An increasing of signal strength.
Face
The front or body of the guitar.
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Atom
The smallest particle which makes up a specific substance. It's composed of a center around which electrons revolve.
Flange
An effect caused by an approximately even mix of a modulated (varying) short delay with the direct signal.
Equalization
1) The process of adjusting the tonal quality of a sound. A graphic equalizer provides adjustment for a wide range of frequency bands, and is normally inserted in the signal path after the mixing desk, before the amplifier. See Feedback.
2) Any time the amplitude of audio signals at specific set of frequencies are increased or decreased more than the signals at other audio frequencies.
Coax
Two-conductor cable consisting of one conductor surrounded by a shield.
Monday, January 31, 2022
Sunday, January 30, 2022
BNO Acoustics HD-70 Kick (Kick Drum)
Another term for Bass Drum.
Intermodulation Distortion
Distortion caused by one signal beating with another signal and producing frequencies that are both the sum and the difference of the original frequencies.
BNO Acoustics YM-44 Channel
1) In multitrack tape machines, this term means the same thing as the term Track (one audio recording made on a portion of the width of a multitrack tape).
2) A single path that an audio signal travels or can travel through a device from an input to an output.
Line Level
1) An amplified signal level put out by an amplifier and used as the normal level that runs through the interconnecting cables in a control room.
2) A low level signal such as the signal in a guitar cord. Most parts of a PA require a line level signal. Remember, however, that speaker outputs are not line level. Plugging speaker outs into line ins will result in damage to the equipment
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Equalizer (Parametric, Graphic)
This is used to filter out and adjust specific frequencies in the PA. This is the part of the PA where you have the most control over the band's overall sound. It is also the number one weapon against feedback.
kHz
An Abbreviation of kilo-Hertz.
Clip
The action of deforming a waveform during overload.
Boom Stand
A microphone stand equipped with a telescoping support arm to hold the microphone.
Intermodulation Distortion
Distortion caused by one signal beating with another signal and producing frequencies that are both the sum and the difference of the original frequencies.
BNO Acoustics YM-44 Channel
1) In multitrack tape machines, this term means the same thing as the term Track (one audio recording made on a portion of the width of a multitrack tape).
2) A single path that an audio signal travels or can travel through a device from an input to an output.
Line Level
1) An amplified signal level put out by an amplifier and used as the normal level that runs through the interconnecting cables in a control room.
2) A low level signal such as the signal in a guitar cord. Most parts of a PA require a line level signal. Remember, however, that speaker outputs are not line level. Plugging speaker outs into line ins will result in damage to the equipment
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Equalizer (Parametric, Graphic)
This is used to filter out and adjust specific frequencies in the PA. This is the part of the PA where you have the most control over the band's overall sound. It is also the number one weapon against feedback.
kHz
An Abbreviation of kilo-Hertz.
Clip
The action of deforming a waveform during overload.
Boom Stand
A microphone stand equipped with a telescoping support arm to hold the microphone.
Saturday, January 29, 2022
BNO Acoustics BP-40 Chord
Three or more musical pitches sung or played together.
Compressor
A signal processing device that does not allow as much fluctuation in the level of the signal above a certain adjustable or fixed level.
BNO Acoustics R-10 Headroom
1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or audio device.
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.
Cable, 1/4 inch
An unbalanced cable most often used for instruments and patch cords. Commonly referred to as "guitar cords".
BNO Acoustics TS-10 Clipping
Distortion of a signal by its being chopped off. An overload problem caused by pushing an amplifier beyond its capabilities. The flat-topped signal has high levels of harmonic distortion which creates heat in a loudspeaker and is the major cause of loudspeaker component failure.
Compact Disc, Read Only Memory CDROM
A Compact Disc used to store digital data, such as large programs, that can be read by a computer.
Harmonic Distortion
The presence of harmonics in the output signal of a device which were not present in the input signal.
Attack
The rate the sound begins and increases in volume.
Compressor
A signal processing device that does not allow as much fluctuation in the level of the signal above a certain adjustable or fixed level.
BNO Acoustics R-10 Headroom
1) The level difference (in dB) between normal operating level and clipping level in an amplifier or audio device.
2) A similar level difference between normal tape operating level and the level where the distortion would be 3%.
3) The difference, in decibels, between the peak and RMS levels in program material.
Cable, 1/4 inch
An unbalanced cable most often used for instruments and patch cords. Commonly referred to as "guitar cords".
BNO Acoustics TS-10 Clipping
Distortion of a signal by its being chopped off. An overload problem caused by pushing an amplifier beyond its capabilities. The flat-topped signal has high levels of harmonic distortion which creates heat in a loudspeaker and is the major cause of loudspeaker component failure.
Compact Disc, Read Only Memory CDROM
A Compact Disc used to store digital data, such as large programs, that can be read by a computer.
Harmonic Distortion
The presence of harmonics in the output signal of a device which were not present in the input signal.
Attack
The rate the sound begins and increases in volume.
Friday, January 28, 2022
BNO Acoustics QT-5 Compact Disc, Interactive CDI
A Compact Disc, usually containing audio, video, and text, which the user can interact with in that the display or playback changes after the user performs some action.
Keyboard
1) Any musical instrument controlled by pressing a key.
2) The part of the computer that has the keys.
BNO Acoustics BP-40 Keynote Number
A number assigned to each key of a synthesizer or controller keyboard that is transmitted in the MIDI signal.
Edit
A switch that does different things depending on the operational mode that the machine is in:
1) If a computer-controlled transport is in "Stop," pushing the "Edit" switch deactivates the computer-controlled tension system and allows the reels to be moved by hand to find the exact spot desired on the tape.
2) If the machine is in "Play", the "Edit" switch makes the take-up reel cease taking up the tape and it falls to the floor.
3) If the machine is in a fast-wind mode, the tape lifters are defeated so the tape is in contact with the reproduce head and the engineer can hear where the selections begin and end.
BNO Acoustics LK-61 Line Out (Output, Send)
Where a signal leaves the board or component.
Fader
A control to control the gain of a channel on the console, thereby determining the level of the signal in that channel.
Foot Switch
A switch placed on the floor and pressed by a musician to do various functions.
Level
Sets output volume of individual PA input channels. Usually positioned as sliders at the bottom of the soundboard.
Keyboard
1) Any musical instrument controlled by pressing a key.
2) The part of the computer that has the keys.
BNO Acoustics BP-40 Keynote Number
A number assigned to each key of a synthesizer or controller keyboard that is transmitted in the MIDI signal.
Edit
A switch that does different things depending on the operational mode that the machine is in:
1) If a computer-controlled transport is in "Stop," pushing the "Edit" switch deactivates the computer-controlled tension system and allows the reels to be moved by hand to find the exact spot desired on the tape.
2) If the machine is in "Play", the "Edit" switch makes the take-up reel cease taking up the tape and it falls to the floor.
3) If the machine is in a fast-wind mode, the tape lifters are defeated so the tape is in contact with the reproduce head and the engineer can hear where the selections begin and end.
BNO Acoustics LK-61 Line Out (Output, Send)
Where a signal leaves the board or component.
Fader
A control to control the gain of a channel on the console, thereby determining the level of the signal in that channel.
Foot Switch
A switch placed on the floor and pressed by a musician to do various functions.
Level
Sets output volume of individual PA input channels. Usually positioned as sliders at the bottom of the soundboard.
Thursday, January 27, 2022
BNO Acoustics R-10 Compact Disc CD
A small optical disk with digital audio recorded on it.
Compression Ratio
How many dB the input signal has to rise above the threshold for every one dB more output of a compressor or limiter.
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Echo Send
The output of a console used to send a signal to an echo chamber or delay effects device.
Equal Loudness Contours
A drawing of several curves showing how loud the tones of different frequencies would have to be played for a person to say they were of equal loudness.
BNO Acoustics XR-90 Equalization
1) The process of adjusting the tonal quality of a sound. A graphic equalizer provides adjustment for a wide range of frequency bands, and is normally inserted in the signal path after the mixing desk, before the amplifier. See Feedback.
2) Any time the amplitude of audio signals at specific set of frequencies are increased or decreased more than the signals at other audio frequencies.
Chorus
1) The part of The song that is repeated and has the same music and lyrics each time; the chorus will usually give the point of the song.
2) A musical singing group that has many singers.
3) A delay effect that simulates a vocal chorus by adding several delays with a mild amount of feedback and a medium amount of depth.
4) A similar effect created in some synthesizers by detuning (reducing the pitch of, slightly) and mixing it with the signal that has regular tuning and with a slight delay.
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.
Distortion
Usually undesirable result of overloading sound equipment. Reducing the levels can remedy the situation.
Compression Ratio
How many dB the input signal has to rise above the threshold for every one dB more output of a compressor or limiter.
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Echo Send
The output of a console used to send a signal to an echo chamber or delay effects device.
Equal Loudness Contours
A drawing of several curves showing how loud the tones of different frequencies would have to be played for a person to say they were of equal loudness.
BNO Acoustics XR-90 Equalization
1) The process of adjusting the tonal quality of a sound. A graphic equalizer provides adjustment for a wide range of frequency bands, and is normally inserted in the signal path after the mixing desk, before the amplifier. See Feedback.
2) Any time the amplitude of audio signals at specific set of frequencies are increased or decreased more than the signals at other audio frequencies.
Chorus
1) The part of The song that is repeated and has the same music and lyrics each time; the chorus will usually give the point of the song.
2) A musical singing group that has many singers.
3) A delay effect that simulates a vocal chorus by adding several delays with a mild amount of feedback and a medium amount of depth.
4) A similar effect created in some synthesizers by detuning (reducing the pitch of, slightly) and mixing it with the signal that has regular tuning and with a slight delay.
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.
Distortion
Usually undesirable result of overloading sound equipment. Reducing the levels can remedy the situation.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
BNO Acoustics TS-10 Effects
Electronic boxes (usually rack mounted) added to a PA system to subtly change and enhance the signals going through it. Examples include; Reverb, Delay, Compressor, Chorus.
Chase
The automatic adjusting of the speed of a recorder (or sequencer) to be time with another recorder.
BNO Acoustics Speakers 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.
High Impedance
Impedance of 5000 or more ohms.
BNO Acoustics GT-60 Chord
Three or more musical pitches sung or played together.
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.
Graphic Equalizer
An device with several slides controlling the gain of audio signal present which is within one of several evenly spaced frequency bands (spaced according to octaves).
Headphones
Devices that can be worn on the head with small speakers that fit over the ears (or sometimes into the ears).
Chase
The automatic adjusting of the speed of a recorder (or sequencer) to be time with another recorder.
BNO Acoustics Speakers 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.
High Impedance
Impedance of 5000 or more ohms.
BNO Acoustics GT-60 Chord
Three or more musical pitches sung or played together.
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.
Graphic Equalizer
An device with several slides controlling the gain of audio signal present which is within one of several evenly spaced frequency bands (spaced according to octaves).
Headphones
Devices that can be worn on the head with small speakers that fit over the ears (or sometimes into the ears).
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
BNO TS-10 Ground
In electronics, a place (terminal) that has zero volts.
Joystick
1) A quad pan pot which distributes what percentage of on signal is sent to each of 4 outputs.
2) A control that is separately controlling two functions at one time.
BNO Acoustics SQ-9 Clip
The action of deforming a waveform during overload.
Kick (Kick Drum)
Another term for Bass Drum.
BNO Acoustics XR-90 Line Input
An input designed to take a line level signal.
Link
(Said of compressors and dynamic processing units.) To combine the control input signals of two channels of a compressor (o
Crossover (Crossover Network)
A set of filters that "split" the audio signal into two or more bands (two or more signals, each of which have only some of the frequencies present).
Gain Reduction
The working of a limiter or compressor reducing gain during high-level passages.
Joystick
1) A quad pan pot which distributes what percentage of on signal is sent to each of 4 outputs.
2) A control that is separately controlling two functions at one time.
BNO Acoustics SQ-9 Clip
The action of deforming a waveform during overload.
Kick (Kick Drum)
Another term for Bass Drum.
BNO Acoustics XR-90 Line Input
An input designed to take a line level signal.
Link
(Said of compressors and dynamic processing units.) To combine the control input signals of two channels of a compressor (o
Crossover (Crossover Network)
A set of filters that "split" the audio signal into two or more bands (two or more signals, each of which have only some of the frequencies present).
Gain Reduction
The working of a limiter or compressor reducing gain during high-level passages.
Monday, January 24, 2022
BNO Acoustics QS-4 Floppy Disk (Floppy Disc)
A round flat object (usually housed in a protective sleeve) coated with material that can be magnetized in a similar manner to tape.
Formant
An element in the sound of a voice or instrument that does not change frequency as different pitches are sounded.
BNO Acoustics Speakers Cut
1) One selection (one song) on a pre4ecorded music format.
2) A term with the same meaning as Mute (to turn off a channel or a signal).
3) To reduce gain of a particular band of frequencies (with an equalizer).
4) To not pass a particular band of frequencies (said of a filter)
Charge
The electrical energy of electrons. The energy is in the form of a force that is considered negative and repels other like forces (other electrons) and attracts opposite (positive) forces.
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Engineer
1) A technician in charge of a recording session; Also called Recording Engineer.
2) A person with an engineering degree.
3) A person with sufficient experience in the field to be equivalent to the education one would receive earning an engineering degree.
Foot Switch
A switch placed on the floor and pressed by a musician to do various functions.
Fidelity
The recording or reproduction quality.
Haas Effect
Simply stated, a factor in human hearing where delay has a much bigger effect on human perception of direction than level does.
Formant
An element in the sound of a voice or instrument that does not change frequency as different pitches are sounded.
BNO Acoustics Speakers Cut
1) One selection (one song) on a pre4ecorded music format.
2) A term with the same meaning as Mute (to turn off a channel or a signal).
3) To reduce gain of a particular band of frequencies (with an equalizer).
4) To not pass a particular band of frequencies (said of a filter)
Charge
The electrical energy of electrons. The energy is in the form of a force that is considered negative and repels other like forces (other electrons) and attracts opposite (positive) forces.
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Engineer
1) A technician in charge of a recording session; Also called Recording Engineer.
2) A person with an engineering degree.
3) A person with sufficient experience in the field to be equivalent to the education one would receive earning an engineering degree.
Foot Switch
A switch placed on the floor and pressed by a musician to do various functions.
Fidelity
The recording or reproduction quality.
Haas Effect
Simply stated, a factor in human hearing where delay has a much bigger effect on human perception of direction than level does.
Sunday, January 23, 2022
BNO Acoustics XV-16 Line Out (Line Output)
Any output that sends out a line level signal, such as the output of a console that feeds a recorder.
Clip
The action of deforming a waveform during overload.
BNO Acoustics 6k-52 Atom
The smallest particle which makes up a specific substance. It's composed of a center around which electrons revolve.
Line In (Input, return)
Where a signal enters the board or component.
BNO TS-10 IM Distortion
An abbreviation of the term Intermodulation Distortion (Distortion caused by one signal beating with another signal and producing frequencies that are both the sum and the difference of the original frequencies present).
Compressor
A signal processing device that does not allow as much fluctuation in the level of the signal above a certain adjustable or fixed level.
Bottom
The bass frequencies (as in "needs more bottom end").
Ground Loop
A double grounding of a line or electronic device at two different "ground" points of differing voltage.
Clip
The action of deforming a waveform during overload.
BNO Acoustics 6k-52 Atom
The smallest particle which makes up a specific substance. It's composed of a center around which electrons revolve.
Line In (Input, return)
Where a signal enters the board or component.
BNO TS-10 IM Distortion
An abbreviation of the term Intermodulation Distortion (Distortion caused by one signal beating with another signal and producing frequencies that are both the sum and the difference of the original frequencies present).
Compressor
A signal processing device that does not allow as much fluctuation in the level of the signal above a certain adjustable or fixed level.
Bottom
The bass frequencies (as in "needs more bottom end").
Ground Loop
A double grounding of a line or electronic device at two different "ground" points of differing voltage.
Saturday, January 22, 2022
BNO Acoustics SQ-9 IC
Abbreviation of Integrated Circuit (A miniature circuit of many components that is in small, sealed housing with prongs to connect it into equipment).
Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Centre Frequency
The frequency of the audio signal that is boosted or attenuated most by an equalizer with a peak equalization curve.
Engineer
1) A technician in charge of a recording session; Also called Recording Engineer.
2) A person with an engineering degree.
3) A person with sufficient experience in the field to be equivalent to the education one would receive earning an engineering degree.
BNO Acoustics TS-10 Inductor
A device designed primarily to introduce inductance into an electric circuit. Sometimes called a choke or coil.
Gate
A dynamic processing device that turns a channel off or down when the signal drops below a certain level.
Expander
A device that causes expansion of the audio signal.
Assistant Engineer
A less elevated version of the term Second Engineer. Experienced seconds often place microphones, operate tape machines, break down equipment at the session end and keep the paperwork for the session.
Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Centre Frequency
The frequency of the audio signal that is boosted or attenuated most by an equalizer with a peak equalization curve.
Engineer
1) A technician in charge of a recording session; Also called Recording Engineer.
2) A person with an engineering degree.
3) A person with sufficient experience in the field to be equivalent to the education one would receive earning an engineering degree.
BNO Acoustics TS-10 Inductor
A device designed primarily to introduce inductance into an electric circuit. Sometimes called a choke or coil.
Gate
A dynamic processing device that turns a channel off or down when the signal drops below a certain level.
Expander
A device that causes expansion of the audio signal.
Assistant Engineer
A less elevated version of the term Second Engineer. Experienced seconds often place microphones, operate tape machines, break down equipment at the session end and keep the paperwork for the session.
Friday, January 21, 2022
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Error Detection
The process of discovery that sonic information bits have been lost in digital audio.
Distorted
The way your PA sounds just before it blows up. Fuzzy and scratchy. If you hear this, it either means you have something hooked up wrong, or something in the system is going bad. It could be anything from your super expensive soundboard to a five dollar patch cord.
BNO Acoustics Speakers Highs
Short for the term High Frequencies (the audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above).
CPU
Abbreviation of Central Processing Unit (The main "brain" chip of a computer or the main housing of a computer that contains the "brain" chip).
BNO TS-10 LFO
Low-Frequency Oscillator (an oscillator that puts out an AC signal between .1 Hz and 10Hz used for a control signal).
Frequency Range
The range of frequencies over which an electronic device is useful or over which a sound source will put out substantial energy.
Auxiliary Equipment
Effects devices separate from but working with the recording console.
Bandwidth
1) The range of frequencies over which a tape recorder, amplifier or other audio device is useful. 2) The range of frequencies affected by an equalization setting.
Distorted
The way your PA sounds just before it blows up. Fuzzy and scratchy. If you hear this, it either means you have something hooked up wrong, or something in the system is going bad. It could be anything from your super expensive soundboard to a five dollar patch cord.
BNO Acoustics Speakers Highs
Short for the term High Frequencies (the audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above).
CPU
Abbreviation of Central Processing Unit (The main "brain" chip of a computer or the main housing of a computer that contains the "brain" chip).
BNO TS-10 LFO
Low-Frequency Oscillator (an oscillator that puts out an AC signal between .1 Hz and 10Hz used for a control signal).
Frequency Range
The range of frequencies over which an electronic device is useful or over which a sound source will put out substantial energy.
Auxiliary Equipment
Effects devices separate from but working with the recording console.
Bandwidth
1) The range of frequencies over which a tape recorder, amplifier or other audio device is useful. 2) The range of frequencies affected by an equalization setting.
Thursday, January 20, 2022
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Line Input
An input designed to take a line level signal.
Instrument Amplifier
A device that has a power amplifier and speaker in a case (or in separate cases) to reproduce the signal put out by an electric instrument (such as an electric guitar) and to allow the instrument to be heard.
BNO Speakers Bouncing
Alternate name for Ping-Ponging (playing several tacks with sync playback through a console to mix them together and record them on an open track).
Gain Control
A device that changes the gain of an amplifier or circuit, often a knob that can be turned or a slide that can be moved up arid down.
BNO Acoustics QS-4 Lead
The musical instrument that plays the melody of the tune, including the vocal.
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).
Keyboard Controller
A device that has the standard music keys of piano but puts out MIDI signals
Clean
Describes a distortion free sound with few effects.
Instrument Amplifier
A device that has a power amplifier and speaker in a case (or in separate cases) to reproduce the signal put out by an electric instrument (such as an electric guitar) and to allow the instrument to be heard.
BNO Speakers Bouncing
Alternate name for Ping-Ponging (playing several tacks with sync playback through a console to mix them together and record them on an open track).
Gain Control
A device that changes the gain of an amplifier or circuit, often a knob that can be turned or a slide that can be moved up arid down.
BNO Acoustics QS-4 Lead
The musical instrument that plays the melody of the tune, including the vocal.
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).
Keyboard Controller
A device that has the standard music keys of piano but puts out MIDI signals
Clean
Describes a distortion free sound with few effects.
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
BNO Acoustics SQ-9 Face
The front or body of the guitar.
Line Input
An input designed to take a line level signal.
BNO Acoustics 6k-52 Keyboard Controller
A device that has the standard music keys of piano but puts out MIDI signals
Hall
A large building designed for concerts; also called a concert hall.
BNO Acoustics R-10 Speakers Cue
1) The signal fed back to the musicians through headphones.
2) To set the tape or disc so that the intended selection will immediately play when the tape machine or player is started.
3) A location point entered into a computer controlling the playback or recording of a track or tape.
4) In MCI brand tape machines, a term meaning the same thing as Sync Playback (where the record head is used as a playback head for those tracks already recorded).
Cycle
1) An alternation of a waveform which begins at a point, passes through the zero line, and ends at a point with the same value and moving in the same direction as the starting point.
2) On a Solid State Logic Console, a command to have the console computer control the tape machine to play and replay a certain section of the tape.
Edit
A switch that does different things depending on the operational mode that the machine is in:
1) If a computer-controlled transport is in "Stop," pushing the "Edit" switch deactivates the computer-controlled tension system and allows the reels to be moved by hand to find the exact spot desired on the tape.
2) If the machine is in "Play", the "Edit" switch makes the take-up reel cease taking up the tape and it falls to the floor.
3) If the machine is in a fast-wind mode, the tape lifters are defeated so the tape is in contact with the reproduce head and the engineer can hear where the selections begin and end.
Electret Condenser
A condenser microphone that has a permanently polarized (charged) variable capacitor as its sound pressure level sensor.
Line Input
An input designed to take a line level signal.
BNO Acoustics 6k-52 Keyboard Controller
A device that has the standard music keys of piano but puts out MIDI signals
Hall
A large building designed for concerts; also called a concert hall.
BNO Acoustics R-10 Speakers Cue
1) The signal fed back to the musicians through headphones.
2) To set the tape or disc so that the intended selection will immediately play when the tape machine or player is started.
3) A location point entered into a computer controlling the playback or recording of a track or tape.
4) In MCI brand tape machines, a term meaning the same thing as Sync Playback (where the record head is used as a playback head for those tracks already recorded).
Cycle
1) An alternation of a waveform which begins at a point, passes through the zero line, and ends at a point with the same value and moving in the same direction as the starting point.
2) On a Solid State Logic Console, a command to have the console computer control the tape machine to play and replay a certain section of the tape.
Edit
A switch that does different things depending on the operational mode that the machine is in:
1) If a computer-controlled transport is in "Stop," pushing the "Edit" switch deactivates the computer-controlled tension system and allows the reels to be moved by hand to find the exact spot desired on the tape.
2) If the machine is in "Play", the "Edit" switch makes the take-up reel cease taking up the tape and it falls to the floor.
3) If the machine is in a fast-wind mode, the tape lifters are defeated so the tape is in contact with the reproduce head and the engineer can hear where the selections begin and end.
Electret Condenser
A condenser microphone that has a permanently polarized (charged) variable capacitor as its sound pressure level sensor.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
BNO Acoustics QT-5 Line Level
1) An amplified signal level put out by an amplifier and used as the normal level that runs through the interconnecting cables in a control room.
2) A low level signal such as the signal in a guitar cord. Most parts of a PA require a line level signal. Remember, however, that speaker outputs are not line level. Plugging speaker outs into line ins will result in damage to the equipment
Impedance
1) A term for the electrical resistance found in a/c circuits. Affects the ability of a cable to transmit low level (e.g. sound) signals over a long distance. Measured in Ohms. Speakers are rated according to power handling capabilities (Watts, W) and impedance (Ohms).
2) The total opposition offered by an electric circuit to the flow of an alternating current of a single frequency. It is a combination of resistance and reactance and is measured in ohms. Remember that a speaker's impedance changes with frequency, it is not a constant value.
3) The opposition to alternating current.
BNO Acoustics HD-70 Fader
A control to control the gain of a channel on the console, thereby determining the level of the signal in that channel.
House Sync
A synchronization signal such as SMPTE time code that is used by all recorders in the control room.
BNO Acoustics R-10 Speakers ADAT
A trademark of Alesis Corporation designating its modular digital multitrack recording system released in early 1993.
Analog (Analogue)
Representative, continuous changes that relate to another quantity that has a continuous change.
Flamenco
A style of music with roots in Spanish and Arabic culture.
Cut-Off Frequency (Turnover Frequency)
1) The highest or lowest frequency in the pass band of a filter.
2) The highest or lowest frequency passed by an audio device (the cut-off frequency is usually considered to be the first frequency to be 3 dB lower than a reference frequency in the middle of the bandwidth of the device)
2) A low level signal such as the signal in a guitar cord. Most parts of a PA require a line level signal. Remember, however, that speaker outputs are not line level. Plugging speaker outs into line ins will result in damage to the equipment
Impedance
1) A term for the electrical resistance found in a/c circuits. Affects the ability of a cable to transmit low level (e.g. sound) signals over a long distance. Measured in Ohms. Speakers are rated according to power handling capabilities (Watts, W) and impedance (Ohms).
2) The total opposition offered by an electric circuit to the flow of an alternating current of a single frequency. It is a combination of resistance and reactance and is measured in ohms. Remember that a speaker's impedance changes with frequency, it is not a constant value.
3) The opposition to alternating current.
BNO Acoustics HD-70 Fader
A control to control the gain of a channel on the console, thereby determining the level of the signal in that channel.
House Sync
A synchronization signal such as SMPTE time code that is used by all recorders in the control room.
BNO Acoustics R-10 Speakers ADAT
A trademark of Alesis Corporation designating its modular digital multitrack recording system released in early 1993.
Analog (Analogue)
Representative, continuous changes that relate to another quantity that has a continuous change.
Flamenco
A style of music with roots in Spanish and Arabic culture.
Cut-Off Frequency (Turnover Frequency)
1) The highest or lowest frequency in the pass band of a filter.
2) The highest or lowest frequency passed by an audio device (the cut-off frequency is usually considered to be the first frequency to be 3 dB lower than a reference frequency in the middle of the bandwidth of the device)
Monday, January 17, 2022
BNO Acoustics HD-70 Effects
1) Various ways an audio signal can be modified by adding something to the signal to change the sound.
2) Short for the term Sound Effects (sounds other than dialogue, narration or music like door closings, wind, etc. added to film or video shots).
Chamber
1) An Echo Chamber (a room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces equipped with a speaker and microphone so that when dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker, the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console).
2) A program in a delay/reverb effects device that simulates the sound of an Echo Chamber.
BNO Speakers Graphic Equalizer
An device with several slides controlling the gain of audio signal present which is within one of several evenly spaced frequency bands (spaced according to octaves).
Engineer
1) A technician in charge of a recording session; Also called Recording Engineer.
2) A person with an engineering degree.
3) A person with sufficient experience in the field to be equivalent to the education one would receive earning an engineering degree.
BNO Acoustics GK-3 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.
Insulator
A substance such as glass, air, plastic, etc., that will (for all practical purposes) not conduct electricity.
Earth
The British version of the term Ground (In electronics, a place that has zero volts).
Frequency Range
The range of frequencies over which an electronic device is useful or over which a sound source will put out substantial energy.
2) Short for the term Sound Effects (sounds other than dialogue, narration or music like door closings, wind, etc. added to film or video shots).
Chamber
1) An Echo Chamber (a room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces equipped with a speaker and microphone so that when dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker, the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console).
2) A program in a delay/reverb effects device that simulates the sound of an Echo Chamber.
BNO Speakers Graphic Equalizer
An device with several slides controlling the gain of audio signal present which is within one of several evenly spaced frequency bands (spaced according to octaves).
Engineer
1) A technician in charge of a recording session; Also called Recording Engineer.
2) A person with an engineering degree.
3) A person with sufficient experience in the field to be equivalent to the education one would receive earning an engineering degree.
BNO Acoustics GK-3 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.
Insulator
A substance such as glass, air, plastic, etc., that will (for all practical purposes) not conduct electricity.
Earth
The British version of the term Ground (In electronics, a place that has zero volts).
Frequency Range
The range of frequencies over which an electronic device is useful or over which a sound source will put out substantial energy.
Sunday, January 16, 2022
BNO Acoustics BP-40 Instrument Amplifier
A device that has a power amplifier and speaker in a case (or in separate cases) to reproduce the signal put out by an electric instrument (such as an electric guitar) and to allow the instrument to be heard.
kHz
An Abbreviation of kilo-Hertz.
BNO Acoustics QS-4 Highs
Short for the term High Frequencies (the audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above).
Chamber
1) An Echo Chamber (a room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces equipped with a speaker and microphone so that when dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker, the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console).
2) A program in a delay/reverb effects device that simulates the sound of an Echo Chamber.
BNO Acoustics Speakers Infinite Baffle
A baffle so large that the sounds coming from one side do not reach the other side.
Limiter
A device which reduces gain when the input voltage exceeds a certain level.
Bank
1) A collection of sound patches (data as to the sequence and operating parameters of the synthesizer generators and modifiers) in memory.
2) A group of sound modules as a unit.
Crossover, Active
A rack mountable unit used to separate frequencies leaving the soundboard into high's, mids, and lows with different outputs for each.
kHz
An Abbreviation of kilo-Hertz.
BNO Acoustics QS-4 Highs
Short for the term High Frequencies (the audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above).
Chamber
1) An Echo Chamber (a room designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces equipped with a speaker and microphone so that when dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker, the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in with the dry signals at the console).
2) A program in a delay/reverb effects device that simulates the sound of an Echo Chamber.
BNO Acoustics Speakers Infinite Baffle
A baffle so large that the sounds coming from one side do not reach the other side.
Limiter
A device which reduces gain when the input voltage exceeds a certain level.
Bank
1) A collection of sound patches (data as to the sequence and operating parameters of the synthesizer generators and modifiers) in memory.
2) A group of sound modules as a unit.
Crossover, Active
A rack mountable unit used to separate frequencies leaving the soundboard into high's, mids, and lows with different outputs for each.
Saturday, January 15, 2022
BNO Acoustics HD-70 Harmonics
Integer multiples of a fundamental frequency, the fundamental itself being the first harmonic, its first overtone the second harmonic, etc. Attributing to instruments, voices, etc. their distinctive timbre.
Chase
The automatic adjusting of the speed of a recorder (or sequencer) to be time with another recorder.
BNO Acoustics TS-10 First Generation
A descriptive term meaning original (as opposed to a copy).
Crossover Frequency
1) The frequency that is the outer limit of one of the bands of a crossover.
2) In the Lexicon 480L delay/reverberation effects unit, the frequency at which the bass frequency reverb time is in effect rather than the mid frequency reverb time.
BNO Acoustics YM-44 Full
A quality of the sound of having all frequencies present, especially the low frequencies.
Face
The front or body of the guitar.
ID
An index signal (digital data that gives the machine information of where selections start, their selection number, etc.) on a DAT or CD.
Electret Mic
A condenser microphone where the capacitor plates are given a charge during manufacture which they retain, therefore requiring no external power supply.
Chase
The automatic adjusting of the speed of a recorder (or sequencer) to be time with another recorder.
BNO Acoustics TS-10 First Generation
A descriptive term meaning original (as opposed to a copy).
Crossover Frequency
1) The frequency that is the outer limit of one of the bands of a crossover.
2) In the Lexicon 480L delay/reverberation effects unit, the frequency at which the bass frequency reverb time is in effect rather than the mid frequency reverb time.
BNO Acoustics YM-44 Full
A quality of the sound of having all frequencies present, especially the low frequencies.
Face
The front or body of the guitar.
ID
An index signal (digital data that gives the machine information of where selections start, their selection number, etc.) on a DAT or CD.
Electret Mic
A condenser microphone where the capacitor plates are given a charge during manufacture which they retain, therefore requiring no external power supply.
Friday, January 14, 2022
BNO TS-10 Charge
The electrical energy of electrons. The energy is in the form of a force that is considered negative and repels other like forces (other electrons) and attracts opposite (positive) forces.
Ambience
The portion of the sound that comes from the surrounding environment rather than directly from the sound source.
BNO Acoustics HD-70 Audio
Most often referring to electrical signals resulting from the sound pressure wave being converted into electrical energy.
Flat
1) Lower in musical pitch.
2) A slang term used to describe the sensitivity to frequency of a microphone, amplifier, etc., as being even at all frequencies, usually within 2 dB.
3) Refers to the frequencies on the EQ when they are arranged in centred neutral positions.
BNO Speakers Hall Program
A setting of a digital delay/reverb effects unit that approximates concert halls. Hall programs are characterized by pre-delay of up to 25 ms.
Amplitude
The height of a waveform above or below the zero line.
In
Short For "in the circuit," in other words "active."
Amplitude
The strength of a vibrating wave; in sound, the loudness of the sound.
Ambience
The portion of the sound that comes from the surrounding environment rather than directly from the sound source.
BNO Acoustics HD-70 Audio
Most often referring to electrical signals resulting from the sound pressure wave being converted into electrical energy.
Flat
1) Lower in musical pitch.
2) A slang term used to describe the sensitivity to frequency of a microphone, amplifier, etc., as being even at all frequencies, usually within 2 dB.
3) Refers to the frequencies on the EQ when they are arranged in centred neutral positions.
BNO Speakers Hall Program
A setting of a digital delay/reverb effects unit that approximates concert halls. Hall programs are characterized by pre-delay of up to 25 ms.
Amplitude
The height of a waveform above or below the zero line.
In
Short For "in the circuit," in other words "active."
Amplitude
The strength of a vibrating wave; in sound, the loudness of the sound.
Thursday, January 13, 2022
BNO Acoustics BP-40 Analog To Digital Converter
The device which does the conversion of a quantity that has continuous changes (usually of voltage) into numbers that approximate those changes.
Ampere
The unit of current, abbreviated Amp.
BNO Acoustics XV-16 Comb Filter
1) The frequency response achieved by mixing a direct signal with a delayed signal of equal strength especially at short delays.
2) Loosely used to also describe effects that can be achieved with comb filtering as part of the processing.
In
Short For "in the circuit," in other words "active."
BNO Acoustics GK-3 Amplitude
The height of a waveform above or below the zero line.
File
A collection of digital data stored in a computer's memory bank or on a floppy disc.
Assistant Engineer
A less elevated version of the term Second Engineer. Experienced seconds often place microphones, operate tape machines, break down equipment at the session end and keep the paperwork for the session.
Feedback Control
The control on a delay line or delay effects device that controls the amount of feedback.
Ampere
The unit of current, abbreviated Amp.
BNO Acoustics XV-16 Comb Filter
1) The frequency response achieved by mixing a direct signal with a delayed signal of equal strength especially at short delays.
2) Loosely used to also describe effects that can be achieved with comb filtering as part of the processing.
In
Short For "in the circuit," in other words "active."
BNO Acoustics GK-3 Amplitude
The height of a waveform above or below the zero line.
File
A collection of digital data stored in a computer's memory bank or on a floppy disc.
Assistant Engineer
A less elevated version of the term Second Engineer. Experienced seconds often place microphones, operate tape machines, break down equipment at the session end and keep the paperwork for the session.
Feedback Control
The control on a delay line or delay effects device that controls the amount of feedback.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
BNO Acoustics 6k-52 Bandwidth
1) The range of frequencies over which a tape recorder, amplifier or other audio device is useful. 2) The range of frequencies affected by an equalization setting.
Fletcher Munson Effect
A hearing limitation shown by Fletcher Munson Equal Loudness Contours (as music is lowered in volume, it is much more difficult to hear bass frequencies and somewhat harder to hear very high frequencies).
BNO Acoustics TS-10 Capacitance
That property of a capacitor which determines how much charge can be stored in it for a given potential difference between its terminals, measured in farads, by the ratio of the charge stored to the potential difference.
Binary
A numbering system based on two. In binary there are two symbols used ("l" and "0").
BNO Acoustics R-10 Electricity
Electrical current (the amount of electron charge passing a point in a conductor per unit of time) or voltage (the force pushing electrons to obtain electrical current).
Compact Disc Recordable CDR
A blank Compact Disc that can be recorded on one time.
Light Emitting Diode
A light that allows current to flow in one direction only and emits light whenever a voltage of a certain level or beyond is applied to it.
Frame
1) A division of one second in synchronization and recording coming from definition two.
2) The amount of time that one still picture is shown in film or video.
Fletcher Munson Effect
A hearing limitation shown by Fletcher Munson Equal Loudness Contours (as music is lowered in volume, it is much more difficult to hear bass frequencies and somewhat harder to hear very high frequencies).
BNO Acoustics TS-10 Capacitance
That property of a capacitor which determines how much charge can be stored in it for a given potential difference between its terminals, measured in farads, by the ratio of the charge stored to the potential difference.
Binary
A numbering system based on two. In binary there are two symbols used ("l" and "0").
BNO Acoustics R-10 Electricity
Electrical current (the amount of electron charge passing a point in a conductor per unit of time) or voltage (the force pushing electrons to obtain electrical current).
Compact Disc Recordable CDR
A blank Compact Disc that can be recorded on one time.
Light Emitting Diode
A light that allows current to flow in one direction only and emits light whenever a voltage of a certain level or beyond is applied to it.
Frame
1) A division of one second in synchronization and recording coming from definition two.
2) The amount of time that one still picture is shown in film or video.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
BNO TS-10 Compander
Outboard sound equipment. Combination of a Compressor and an Expander.
Alternating Current
Electric current which flows back and forth in a circuit.
BNO Acoustics 6k-52 Capacitance
The property of being able to oppose a change in voltage or store an electrical charge.
Ground Lift
A switch that breaks the connection between the ground point in one circuit and the ground point in another circuit.
BNO Speakers Controller
1) In MIDI, a device that generates a MIDI signal to control synthesizers, sound modules or sample playback units.
2) A remote control unit for a multitrack tape machine which controls transport functions as well as monitor selection switching functions and record ready/safe status of each track.
3) Any device generating a control voltage or signal fed to another device's control input.
IM Distortion
An abbreviation of the term Intermodulation Distortion (Distortion caused by one signal beating with another signal and producing frequencies that are both the sum and the difference of the original frequencies present).
Input Impedance
The opposition to current flow by the first circuits of a device.
Amplitude
The height of a waveform above or below the zero line.
Alternating Current
Electric current which flows back and forth in a circuit.
BNO Acoustics 6k-52 Capacitance
The property of being able to oppose a change in voltage or store an electrical charge.
Ground Lift
A switch that breaks the connection between the ground point in one circuit and the ground point in another circuit.
BNO Speakers Controller
1) In MIDI, a device that generates a MIDI signal to control synthesizers, sound modules or sample playback units.
2) A remote control unit for a multitrack tape machine which controls transport functions as well as monitor selection switching functions and record ready/safe status of each track.
3) Any device generating a control voltage or signal fed to another device's control input.
IM Distortion
An abbreviation of the term Intermodulation Distortion (Distortion caused by one signal beating with another signal and producing frequencies that are both the sum and the difference of the original frequencies present).
Input Impedance
The opposition to current flow by the first circuits of a device.
Amplitude
The height of a waveform above or below the zero line.
Monday, January 10, 2022
BNO Acoustics YM-44 Line Out (Line Output)
Any output that sends out a line level signal, such as the output of a console that feeds a recorder.
Impedance Matching
Having or converting the output impedance of a device so that it matches the impedance of the input it will feed.
BNO TS-10 Compressor
1) Effect used to squash the sound together. Used properly, it can take the edge off or your sound. Used improperly, it can take the life right out of your system and make it sound like an MTV mix.
2) A piece of sound processing equipment that ensures all wanted signals are suitably placed between the noise and distortion levels of the recording medium. It evens out the unwanted changes in volume you get with close-miking, and in doing so, adds punch to the sound mix. A Limiter is used to stop a signal from exceeding a preset limit. Beyond this limit, the signal level will not increase, no matter how loud the input becomes. A Limiter is often used to protect speaker systems (and human ears) by preventing a system from becoming too loud.
Earth
The British version of the term Ground (In electronics, a place that has zero volts).
BNO Acoustics R-10 Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
Dolby
Trade name for a series of noise reduction systems that have become standard on many tape playback machines. Many film soundtracks are produced using this process. Different varieties are found from Dolby B on most personal cassette players, to Dolby SR and Digital, the current state of the art for cinema.
Cable, 1/4 inch
An unbalanced cable most often used for instruments and patch cords. Commonly referred to as "guitar cords".
Engineer
1) A technician in charge of a recording session; Also called Recording Engineer.
2) A person with an engineering degree.
3) A person with sufficient experience in the field to be equivalent to the education one would receive earning an engineering degree.
Impedance Matching
Having or converting the output impedance of a device so that it matches the impedance of the input it will feed.
BNO TS-10 Compressor
1) Effect used to squash the sound together. Used properly, it can take the edge off or your sound. Used improperly, it can take the life right out of your system and make it sound like an MTV mix.
2) A piece of sound processing equipment that ensures all wanted signals are suitably placed between the noise and distortion levels of the recording medium. It evens out the unwanted changes in volume you get with close-miking, and in doing so, adds punch to the sound mix. A Limiter is used to stop a signal from exceeding a preset limit. Beyond this limit, the signal level will not increase, no matter how loud the input becomes. A Limiter is often used to protect speaker systems (and human ears) by preventing a system from becoming too loud.
Earth
The British version of the term Ground (In electronics, a place that has zero volts).
BNO Acoustics R-10 Far Field
The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance.
Dolby
Trade name for a series of noise reduction systems that have become standard on many tape playback machines. Many film soundtracks are produced using this process. Different varieties are found from Dolby B on most personal cassette players, to Dolby SR and Digital, the current state of the art for cinema.
Cable, 1/4 inch
An unbalanced cable most often used for instruments and patch cords. Commonly referred to as "guitar cords".
Engineer
1) A technician in charge of a recording session; Also called Recording Engineer.
2) A person with an engineering degree.
3) A person with sufficient experience in the field to be equivalent to the education one would receive earning an engineering degree.
Sunday, January 9, 2022
BNO Acoustics R-10 Line Out (Line Output)
Any output that sends out a line level signal, such as the output of a console that feeds a recorder.
Group Master
A slide control used to send out a control voltage to several VCA faders in individual channels, thus controlling the gain of several channels.
BNO Acoustics GT-60 Frets
Vertical metal wires which sit vertically on the guitar neck.
Boost
To increase gain, especially to increase gain at specific frequencies with an equalizer.
BNO Acoustics YM-44 Electronics
1) On a tape machine, the housing for and the channel circuitry which processes the signal to be fed to the heads, provide bias, and playback.
2) The branch of science dealing with the behaviour of electrons/charges in vacuums, gases, semiconductors and special conductors.
Direct box
Used in line to convert a high impedance signal into a low impedance signal.
Chorus
1) The part of The song that is repeated and has the same music and lyrics each time; the chorus will usually give the point of the song.
2) A musical singing group that has many singers.
3) A delay effect that simulates a vocal chorus by adding several delays with a mild amount of feedback and a medium amount of depth.
4) A similar effect created in some synthesizers by detuning (reducing the pitch of, slightly) and mixing it with the signal that has regular tuning and with a slight delay.
Fidelity
The recording or reproduction quality.
Group Master
A slide control used to send out a control voltage to several VCA faders in individual channels, thus controlling the gain of several channels.
BNO Acoustics GT-60 Frets
Vertical metal wires which sit vertically on the guitar neck.
Boost
To increase gain, especially to increase gain at specific frequencies with an equalizer.
BNO Acoustics YM-44 Electronics
1) On a tape machine, the housing for and the channel circuitry which processes the signal to be fed to the heads, provide bias, and playback.
2) The branch of science dealing with the behaviour of electrons/charges in vacuums, gases, semiconductors and special conductors.
Direct box
Used in line to convert a high impedance signal into a low impedance signal.
Chorus
1) The part of The song that is repeated and has the same music and lyrics each time; the chorus will usually give the point of the song.
2) A musical singing group that has many singers.
3) A delay effect that simulates a vocal chorus by adding several delays with a mild amount of feedback and a medium amount of depth.
4) A similar effect created in some synthesizers by detuning (reducing the pitch of, slightly) and mixing it with the signal that has regular tuning and with a slight delay.
Fidelity
The recording or reproduction quality.
Saturday, January 8, 2022
BNO Acoustics R-10 Speakers Bar
A term meaning the same thing as the term Measure (the grouping of a number of beats in music, most-often four beats).
Librarian Program
A computer program allowing the storage of the parameters of sound patches outside of a synthesizer.
BNO Acoustics YM-44 Capacitance
The property of being able to oppose a change in voltage or store an electrical charge.
Level
The amount of signal strength; the amplitude, especially the average amplitude.
BNO Acoustics GK-3 Linearity
The extent to which any signal handling process is accomplished without amplitude distortion.
Compression Ratio
How many dB the input signal has to rise above the threshold for every one dB more output of a compressor or limiter.
Input
1) The jack or physical location of where a device receives a signal.
2) The signal being received by a device.
3) The action of receiving a signal by a device.
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.
Librarian Program
A computer program allowing the storage of the parameters of sound patches outside of a synthesizer.
BNO Acoustics YM-44 Capacitance
The property of being able to oppose a change in voltage or store an electrical charge.
Level
The amount of signal strength; the amplitude, especially the average amplitude.
BNO Acoustics GK-3 Linearity
The extent to which any signal handling process is accomplished without amplitude distortion.
Compression Ratio
How many dB the input signal has to rise above the threshold for every one dB more output of a compressor or limiter.
Input
1) The jack or physical location of where a device receives a signal.
2) The signal being received by a device.
3) The action of receiving a signal by a device.
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.
Friday, January 7, 2022
BNO TS-10 Expansion
The opposite of compression; for example, an expander may allow the signal to increase 2 dB every time the signal input increased by 1 dB.
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 GT-60 Hall
A large building designed for concerts; also called a concert hall.
Figure Eight Pattern
Another name for Bi-directional Pattern (microphone pickup pattern picking up best from the front and back of the diaphragm and not picking up from the side of the diaphragm).
BNO Acoustics GK-3 Harmonics
Integer multiples of a fundamental frequency, the fundamental itself being the first harmonic, its first overtone the second harmonic, etc. Attributing to instruments, voices, etc. their distinctive timbre.
Centre Frequency
The frequency of the audio signal that is boosted or attenuated most by an equalizer with a peak equalization curve.
Folded Horn
A speaker design where the speaker points back into the cabinet and bounces around finally coming out large ports in the front. It is intended to maximize low frequencies in a relatively small cabinet.
Frequency Range
The range of frequencies over which an electronic device is useful or over which a sound source will put out substantial energy.
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 GT-60 Hall
A large building designed for concerts; also called a concert hall.
Figure Eight Pattern
Another name for Bi-directional Pattern (microphone pickup pattern picking up best from the front and back of the diaphragm and not picking up from the side of the diaphragm).
BNO Acoustics GK-3 Harmonics
Integer multiples of a fundamental frequency, the fundamental itself being the first harmonic, its first overtone the second harmonic, etc. Attributing to instruments, voices, etc. their distinctive timbre.
Centre Frequency
The frequency of the audio signal that is boosted or attenuated most by an equalizer with a peak equalization curve.
Folded Horn
A speaker design where the speaker points back into the cabinet and bounces around finally coming out large ports in the front. It is intended to maximize low frequencies in a relatively small cabinet.
Frequency Range
The range of frequencies over which an electronic device is useful or over which a sound source will put out substantial energy.
Thursday, January 6, 2022
BNO Acoustics TS-10 Electric Instrument
Any musical instrument that puts out an electrical signal rather than an acoustic sound.
CD (Compact Disc) :
1) Digital sound storage medium. Provides a high quality source of music, sound effects etc. Also used as a playback medium for sound effects etc. by large theatres with long running shows, although CDR (Recordable CD) is becoming more affordable by the day.
2) An abbreviation of the term Compact Disc (a small optical disk with digital audio recorded on it).
BNO TS-10 Equalization
1) The process of adjusting the tonal quality of a sound. A graphic equalizer provides adjustment for a wide range of frequency bands, and is normally inserted in the signal path after the mixing desk, before the amplifier. See Feedback.
2) Any time the amplitude of audio signals at specific set of frequencies are increased or decreased more than the signals at other audio frequencies.
Balanced input/output
A "balanced" connection is one that has three wires to move the signal. One is a ground, and the other two (called conductors) carry signals of equal value. This is why they are called balanced. Low Z cables and connections are the most common example.
BNO Acoustics YM-44 Linearity
The extent to which any signal handling process is accomplished without amplitude distortion.
Hard Disk (Hard Disc)
A storage unit for digital data that has rigid disks coated with magnetic material in a housing that includes the drive mechanism.
Group Master
A slide control used to send out a control voltage to several VCA faders in individual channels, thus controlling the gain of several channels.
Beat
1) The steady even pulse in music.
2) The action of two sounds or audio signals mixing together and causing regular rises &.falls in volume.
CD (Compact Disc) :
1) Digital sound storage medium. Provides a high quality source of music, sound effects etc. Also used as a playback medium for sound effects etc. by large theatres with long running shows, although CDR (Recordable CD) is becoming more affordable by the day.
2) An abbreviation of the term Compact Disc (a small optical disk with digital audio recorded on it).
BNO TS-10 Equalization
1) The process of adjusting the tonal quality of a sound. A graphic equalizer provides adjustment for a wide range of frequency bands, and is normally inserted in the signal path after the mixing desk, before the amplifier. See Feedback.
2) Any time the amplitude of audio signals at specific set of frequencies are increased or decreased more than the signals at other audio frequencies.
Balanced input/output
A "balanced" connection is one that has three wires to move the signal. One is a ground, and the other two (called conductors) carry signals of equal value. This is why they are called balanced. Low Z cables and connections are the most common example.
BNO Acoustics YM-44 Linearity
The extent to which any signal handling process is accomplished without amplitude distortion.
Hard Disk (Hard Disc)
A storage unit for digital data that has rigid disks coated with magnetic material in a housing that includes the drive mechanism.
Group Master
A slide control used to send out a control voltage to several VCA faders in individual channels, thus controlling the gain of several channels.
Beat
1) The steady even pulse in music.
2) The action of two sounds or audio signals mixing together and causing regular rises &.falls in volume.
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
BNO Acoustics GT-60 Balance
1) The relative level of two or more instruments in a mix, or the relative level of audio signals in the channels of a stereo recording. 2) To make the relative levels of audio signals in the channels of a stereo recording even.
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".
BNO Acoustics XV-16 LED
A light that allows current to flow in one direction only and emits light whenever a voltage of a certain level or beyond is applied to it.
Hybrid
A product created by the marriage of two different technologies. Meant here as the combination of a dynamic woofer with an electrostatic transducer.
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Initialize
To prepare a digital storage medium (like a floppy disk) so that it will accept and store digital information bits.
Attack
The rate the sound begins and increases in volume.
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.
DC
Abbreviation for direct current.
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".
BNO Acoustics XV-16 LED
A light that allows current to flow in one direction only and emits light whenever a voltage of a certain level or beyond is applied to it.
Hybrid
A product created by the marriage of two different technologies. Meant here as the combination of a dynamic woofer with an electrostatic transducer.
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Initialize
To prepare a digital storage medium (like a floppy disk) so that it will accept and store digital information bits.
Attack
The rate the sound begins and increases in volume.
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.
DC
Abbreviation for direct current.
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Amplitude
The extreme range of a signal. Usually measured from the average to the extreme.
Contact Microphone
A device that senses vibrations and puts out an audio signal proportional to the vibrations.
BNO Acoustics R-10 Speakers Fly In
1) To add sounds into a mix or recording that have no synchronization.
2) An application of this where a performance from one part of a tune is recorded and then recorded back into the recording at a different time in the recording.
Guitar Processor
A unit that will add effects to a direct guitar signal, including a simulated instrument amplifier sound and (often) delay and reverb effects.
BNO Acoustics YM-44 Floppy Disk (Floppy Disc)
A round flat object (usually housed in a protective sleeve) coated with material that can be magnetized in a similar manner to tape.
Keying Input (Key Input)
An input on a dynamics processing device to control the device by an external audio signal.
Charge
The electrical energy of electrons. The energy is in the form of a force that is considered negative and repels other like forces (other electrons) and attracts opposite (positive) forces.
Crossover
1) A route leading from one side of the stage to the other, out of the audiences view.
2) An electronic filter in a sound system that routes sound of the correct frequency to the correct part of the speaker system. Different speakers handle high frequencies (tweeters) and low frequencies (woofers). Sometimes known as a crossover network. An active crossover splits the signal from the mixing desk into high, mid and low frequencies which are then sent to three separate amplifiers.
3) An electrical circuit that divides a full bandwidth signal into the desired frequency bands for the loudspeaker components.
Contact Microphone
A device that senses vibrations and puts out an audio signal proportional to the vibrations.
BNO Acoustics R-10 Speakers Fly In
1) To add sounds into a mix or recording that have no synchronization.
2) An application of this where a performance from one part of a tune is recorded and then recorded back into the recording at a different time in the recording.
Guitar Processor
A unit that will add effects to a direct guitar signal, including a simulated instrument amplifier sound and (often) delay and reverb effects.
BNO Acoustics YM-44 Floppy Disk (Floppy Disc)
A round flat object (usually housed in a protective sleeve) coated with material that can be magnetized in a similar manner to tape.
Keying Input (Key Input)
An input on a dynamics processing device to control the device by an external audio signal.
Charge
The electrical energy of electrons. The energy is in the form of a force that is considered negative and repels other like forces (other electrons) and attracts opposite (positive) forces.
Crossover
1) A route leading from one side of the stage to the other, out of the audiences view.
2) An electronic filter in a sound system that routes sound of the correct frequency to the correct part of the speaker system. Different speakers handle high frequencies (tweeters) and low frequencies (woofers). Sometimes known as a crossover network. An active crossover splits the signal from the mixing desk into high, mid and low frequencies which are then sent to three separate amplifiers.
3) An electrical circuit that divides a full bandwidth signal into the desired frequency bands for the loudspeaker components.
Monday, January 3, 2022
BNO Acoustics XV-16 Automation
In consoles, a feature that lets the engineer program control changes (such as fader level) so that upon playback of the multitrack recording these changes happen automatically.
Light Emitting Diode
A light that allows current to flow in one direction only and emits light whenever a voltage of a certain level or beyond is applied to it.
BNO Acoustics XR-90 Active Crossover
Uses active devices (transistors, IC's, tubes) and some form of power supply to operate.
Golden Section
A ratio of height to width to length of a room to achieve "good acoustics" and first recommended by the ancient Greeks. The ratio is approximately the width 1.6 times the height and the length 2.6 times the height
BNO Acoustics Speakers Action
In guitar playing, action refers to how far the strings sit off of the guitar neck. When strings are close to the neck, it is referred to as "Low Action". When the string sit far above the neck, it is called "High Action". Guitars with low action are easier to play, but make sure they are not too close, or it could causing buzzing.
Electromagnetic Induction or Pick Up
The generation of electrical signal in a conductor moving in a magnetic field or being close to a changing magnetic field.
Console
A set of controls and their housing, which control all signals necessary for recording and mixing.
Cardioid Pattern
A microphone pick up pattern, which has maximum pick up from the front, less pick up from the sides, and least pick up from the back of the diaphragm.
Light Emitting Diode
A light that allows current to flow in one direction only and emits light whenever a voltage of a certain level or beyond is applied to it.
BNO Acoustics XR-90 Active Crossover
Uses active devices (transistors, IC's, tubes) and some form of power supply to operate.
Golden Section
A ratio of height to width to length of a room to achieve "good acoustics" and first recommended by the ancient Greeks. The ratio is approximately the width 1.6 times the height and the length 2.6 times the height
BNO Acoustics Speakers Action
In guitar playing, action refers to how far the strings sit off of the guitar neck. When strings are close to the neck, it is referred to as "Low Action". When the string sit far above the neck, it is called "High Action". Guitars with low action are easier to play, but make sure they are not too close, or it could causing buzzing.
Electromagnetic Induction or Pick Up
The generation of electrical signal in a conductor moving in a magnetic field or being close to a changing magnetic field.
Console
A set of controls and their housing, which control all signals necessary for recording and mixing.
Cardioid Pattern
A microphone pick up pattern, which has maximum pick up from the front, less pick up from the sides, and least pick up from the back of the diaphragm.
Sunday, January 2, 2022
BNO Acoustics XR-90 LFO
Low-Frequency Oscillator (an oscillator that puts out an AC signal between .1 Hz and 10Hz used for a control signal).
Amplitude
The extreme range of a signal. Usually measured from the average to the extreme.
BNO Acoustics LK-61 Imaging
To make a representation or imitation of the original sonic event.
Gain Structure
The way in which the gain varies in the stages or sections of an audio system.
BNO Acoustics SQ-9 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.
Close Micing
A technique of placing a microphone close to the sound source (within one foot) in order to pick up mainly the direct sound and to avoid picking up leakage or ambience.
Crossover, Passive
Used inside of full range speaker cabinets to separate highs, mids, and lows and send them to their respective speakers within the each cabinet. These are not as efficient as active crossovers because they require all frequencies to draw from the same source of amplification.
Librarian Program
A computer program allowing the storage of the parameters of sound patches outside of a synthesizer.
Amplitude
The extreme range of a signal. Usually measured from the average to the extreme.
BNO Acoustics LK-61 Imaging
To make a representation or imitation of the original sonic event.
Gain Structure
The way in which the gain varies in the stages or sections of an audio system.
BNO Acoustics SQ-9 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.
Close Micing
A technique of placing a microphone close to the sound source (within one foot) in order to pick up mainly the direct sound and to avoid picking up leakage or ambience.
Crossover, Passive
Used inside of full range speaker cabinets to separate highs, mids, and lows and send them to their respective speakers within the each cabinet. These are not as efficient as active crossovers because they require all frequencies to draw from the same source of amplification.
Librarian Program
A computer program allowing the storage of the parameters of sound patches outside of a synthesizer.
Saturday, January 1, 2022
BNO Acoustics Speakers Corner Frequency
Same as Cut-Off Frequency (the highest or lowest frequency in the pass band of a filter). (NOUN)
Crossover Frequency
1) The frequency that is the outer limit of one of the bands of a crossover.
2) In the Lexicon 480L delay/reverberation effects unit, the frequency at which the bass frequency reverb time is in effect rather than the mid frequency reverb time.
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Head Amp
British name for Preamplifier (A low-noise amplifier designed to take a low-level signal, such as the output of a tape head, and bring it up to normal line level).
Early Reflections
The first echoes in a room, caused by the sound from the sound source reflecting off one surface before reaching the listener.
BNO Acoustics GT-60 Gate
A dynamic processing device that turns a channel off or down when the signal drops below a certain level.
Balanced input/output
A "balanced" connection is one that has three wires to move the signal. One is a ground, and the other two (called conductors) carry signals of equal value. This is why they are called balanced. Low Z cables and connections are the most common example.
Hertz
The unit of frequency. Equivalent to cycles per second. Abbreviation: Hz.
Isolation
A containing of the sound wave in a certain area so that it will not leak into other areas and/or unintended mics.
Crossover Frequency
1) The frequency that is the outer limit of one of the bands of a crossover.
2) In the Lexicon 480L delay/reverberation effects unit, the frequency at which the bass frequency reverb time is in effect rather than the mid frequency reverb time.
BNO Acoustics TR-12 Head Amp
British name for Preamplifier (A low-noise amplifier designed to take a low-level signal, such as the output of a tape head, and bring it up to normal line level).
Early Reflections
The first echoes in a room, caused by the sound from the sound source reflecting off one surface before reaching the listener.
BNO Acoustics GT-60 Gate
A dynamic processing device that turns a channel off or down when the signal drops below a certain level.
Balanced input/output
A "balanced" connection is one that has three wires to move the signal. One is a ground, and the other two (called conductors) carry signals of equal value. This is why they are called balanced. Low Z cables and connections are the most common example.
Hertz
The unit of frequency. Equivalent to cycles per second. Abbreviation: Hz.
Isolation
A containing of the sound wave in a certain area so that it will not leak into other areas and/or unintended mics.
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