BNO Acoustics R-10 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.

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.

BNO Acoustics XV-16 Balls
1) The depth and thickness of a sound, usually on the bottom end of the EQ (as in "needs more balls"). 2) The strength of the voice on the mic (as in "check it like you have some balls").

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

BNO Acoustics BP-40 Link
(Said of compressors and dynamic processing units.) To combine the control input signals of two channels of a compressor (o

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.

Keyboard
1) Any musical instrument controlled by pressing a key.
2) The part of the computer that has the keys.

Boom
1) A hand-held, telescoping pole used to hold the microphone in recording dialogue in film production.
2) A telescoping support arm that is attached to a microphone stand and which holds the microphone. 3) Loosely, a boomstand.