1) Same as Neo-Pilot Tone.
2) A system of recording a 60 Hz tone, used for syncing on a 1/4 inch tape, developed by Nagra.
Parallel Jacks
Several jacks that are wired so that each connection is wired to the corresponding connection of other jacks.
Oversampling
A process where the analog audio (or the digital audio for playback) is sampled many times more than the minimum sampling rate.
Peak-to-Peak Value
The difference in amplitude between positive and negative peaks. Equal to twice the peak value for a sine wave.
Pick
Usually a small piece of plastic, which is held usually within the thumb and index finger to strike a string or strings on the guitar to produce a sound.
BNO Speakers: Write Protect
A tab on a floppy disc or a function in a unit which protects recorded or stored data from being damaged or erased by writing over it.
BNO Acoustics HD-70: 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)
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Saturday, March 14, 2020
BNO Acoustics GT-60: 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.
Pre Emphasis
A boosting of high frequencies during the recording process to keep the signal above the noise at high frequencies.
Shortest Digital Path
The routing of the digital audio signal so that there is a minimum amount of D/A conversion, A/D conversion or Sample Rate conversion.
Voice
1) In synthesizers, a pitch that can be played at the same tine as other pitches are sounded.
2) In Yamaha synthesizers, a term meaning the same thing as Sound Patch (one sound that can be created by the synthesizer).
BNO Acoustics XR-90: Rhythm Section
The musical instruments, especially the first instruments recorded in a tune that play rhythmic parts rather than melody parts.
Returns
Short for the term Echo Return or Auxiliary Return (the input of the console which brings back the effects signal from the echo chamber or other reverberation effects device).
Resonant Frequency
The frequency at which a physical item tends to vibrate after the source of energy (causing the vibration) is removed.
Pre Emphasis
A boosting of high frequencies during the recording process to keep the signal above the noise at high frequencies.
Shortest Digital Path
The routing of the digital audio signal so that there is a minimum amount of D/A conversion, A/D conversion or Sample Rate conversion.
Voice
1) In synthesizers, a pitch that can be played at the same tine as other pitches are sounded.
2) In Yamaha synthesizers, a term meaning the same thing as Sound Patch (one sound that can be created by the synthesizer).
BNO Acoustics XR-90: Rhythm Section
The musical instruments, especially the first instruments recorded in a tune that play rhythmic parts rather than melody parts.
Returns
Short for the term Echo Return or Auxiliary Return (the input of the console which brings back the effects signal from the echo chamber or other reverberation effects device).
Resonant Frequency
The frequency at which a physical item tends to vibrate after the source of energy (causing the vibration) is removed.
Friday, March 13, 2020
BNO Acoustics BP-40: Notch Filter
A device that rejects signals that have frequencies within a narrow band of audio frequencies and passes all other signals.
RT
An abbreviation of Reverb Time (the time it takes for the reverberation or echoes of a sound source to decrease 60 dB, after the direct sound from the source stops).
Loop (Effects Loop)
A signal path separate from the main signal paths where a line signal is routed out of the mixer through a series of effects units, and then returned back to the mixer. The electronics within the mixer can then be used to individually control the effects on each input channel.
Preview Signal
A signal in disc recording that matches and is earlier than the signal being recorded.
Vertical Interval Code SMPTE
Time code that is recorded as part of the video signal (in the black area between picture frames) so that the time code numbers can be displayed on screen during editing.
BNO Acoustics YM-44: Reverberation Envelope
Literally the attack, decay, sustain and release of the reverberation volume; in other words, how fast the reverberation reaches peak level and its rate of decay.
Metronome
A device which makes a clicking noise in adjustable intervals. Used in guitar practice to improve timing.
RT
An abbreviation of Reverb Time (the time it takes for the reverberation or echoes of a sound source to decrease 60 dB, after the direct sound from the source stops).
Loop (Effects Loop)
A signal path separate from the main signal paths where a line signal is routed out of the mixer through a series of effects units, and then returned back to the mixer. The electronics within the mixer can then be used to individually control the effects on each input channel.
Preview Signal
A signal in disc recording that matches and is earlier than the signal being recorded.
Vertical Interval Code SMPTE
Time code that is recorded as part of the video signal (in the black area between picture frames) so that the time code numbers can be displayed on screen during editing.
BNO Acoustics YM-44: Reverberation Envelope
Literally the attack, decay, sustain and release of the reverberation volume; in other words, how fast the reverberation reaches peak level and its rate of decay.
Metronome
A device which makes a clicking noise in adjustable intervals. Used in guitar practice to improve timing.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
BNO Acoustics QS-4: Limiter
A device which reduces gain when the input voltage exceeds a certain level.
BNO Acoustics TR-12: Power
1) The measurement of the ability of an electrical current to produce light, produce heat or do other work.
2) A similar measurement of another energy form to do work.
3) The name of the switch which turns on a device.
BNO Speakers: Echo Send Control
A control to send the signal from the input module to the echo chamber or effects device via the echo buss.
Watt
1) Unit of electrical power.
2) Unit of electrical power derived from the current (or "quantity" of electricity) multiplied by the voltage (or "pressure" at which the current is delivered). Stage lighting equipment is rated in Watts (or Kilowatts � 1 kW being equal to 1000W). This refers to the amount of power required to light the lamp. A higher wattage lamp requires more power and gives a brighter light output.
BNO Acoustics HD-70: In
Short For "in the circuit," in other words "active."
BNO Acoustics XR-90: 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).
BNO Acoustics QT-5: Record Equalization
The increase in amplitude of signals, in a tape machine's electronics, at the high frequencies as a tape is recorded to keep high-frequency signals recorded above the tape noise.
BNO Acoustics TR-12: Power
1) The measurement of the ability of an electrical current to produce light, produce heat or do other work.
2) A similar measurement of another energy form to do work.
3) The name of the switch which turns on a device.
BNO Speakers: Echo Send Control
A control to send the signal from the input module to the echo chamber or effects device via the echo buss.
Watt
1) Unit of electrical power.
2) Unit of electrical power derived from the current (or "quantity" of electricity) multiplied by the voltage (or "pressure" at which the current is delivered). Stage lighting equipment is rated in Watts (or Kilowatts � 1 kW being equal to 1000W). This refers to the amount of power required to light the lamp. A higher wattage lamp requires more power and gives a brighter light output.
BNO Acoustics HD-70: In
Short For "in the circuit," in other words "active."
BNO Acoustics XR-90: 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).
BNO Acoustics QT-5: Record Equalization
The increase in amplitude of signals, in a tape machine's electronics, at the high frequencies as a tape is recorded to keep high-frequency signals recorded above the tape noise.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
BNO Acoustics YM-44: Pickup
1) A device on an electric guitar (or other instrument) that puts out an audio signal according to the string motion on the instrument.
2) A device that puts out an audio signal according to the vibration of something; this term means the same thing as a contact microphone.
3) A Pickup is a magnet wrapped in wires which sits on the face of an electric guitar, underneath the strings. When the strings move, it interferes with the magnetic field of the pickup and that impulse is sent to the amplifier. The impulse is then modified at the amplifier.
BNO Acoustics GT-60: Limiter
A device which reduces gain when the input voltage exceeds a certain level.
Sample
1) In digital recording, to measure the level of a waveform at a given instant.
2) To record a short segment of audio for the purpose of playback later.
3) The short recording (made per definition 2).
Full
A quality of the sound of having all frequencies present, especially the low frequencies.
Shielded Cable
Cable that has a shield around an inner conductor or inner conductors.
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.
Tone Generator
1) A device, which puts out test tones at various frequencies to align a tape machine or for other testing purposes.
2) The circuits in a synthesizer that make the audio signal that is put out by the unit and which would be similar to the sound of an instrument.
2) A device that puts out an audio signal according to the vibration of something; this term means the same thing as a contact microphone.
3) A Pickup is a magnet wrapped in wires which sits on the face of an electric guitar, underneath the strings. When the strings move, it interferes with the magnetic field of the pickup and that impulse is sent to the amplifier. The impulse is then modified at the amplifier.
BNO Acoustics GT-60: Limiter
A device which reduces gain when the input voltage exceeds a certain level.
Sample
1) In digital recording, to measure the level of a waveform at a given instant.
2) To record a short segment of audio for the purpose of playback later.
3) The short recording (made per definition 2).
Full
A quality of the sound of having all frequencies present, especially the low frequencies.
Shielded Cable
Cable that has a shield around an inner conductor or inner conductors.
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.
Tone Generator
1) A device, which puts out test tones at various frequencies to align a tape machine or for other testing purposes.
2) The circuits in a synthesizer that make the audio signal that is put out by the unit and which would be similar to the sound of an instrument.
Monday, March 2, 2020
BNO Acoustics QS-4: Tape Switch
A switch which activates the Playback Mode of a console's monitor section; this connects the monitor inputs to the tape-machine outputs, allowing a quick playback of the multitrack master.
BNO Acoustics BP-40: 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.
BNO Acoustics Speakers: Mute Switch
A switch which turns off a channel, takes out a track signal from the monitors, or which turns off the entire monitor signal.
VCA Group
Several VCA faders that are fed control voltages from a group master slide.
Root Mean Square
The effective average value of an AC waveform, abbreviated: RMS.
BNO Acoustics GK-3: Threshold of Pain
The sound pressure level at which people feel actual pain 50 percent of the time.
Tension
The force applied by the reel motors of a tape machine during play mode so that the tape is evenly wound on to the take up reel (take up tension) and so that the tape is held against the heads (hold back tension from the supply reel).
BNO Acoustics BP-40: 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.
BNO Acoustics Speakers: Mute Switch
A switch which turns off a channel, takes out a track signal from the monitors, or which turns off the entire monitor signal.
VCA Group
Several VCA faders that are fed control voltages from a group master slide.
Root Mean Square
The effective average value of an AC waveform, abbreviated: RMS.
BNO Acoustics GK-3: Threshold of Pain
The sound pressure level at which people feel actual pain 50 percent of the time.
Tension
The force applied by the reel motors of a tape machine during play mode so that the tape is evenly wound on to the take up reel (take up tension) and so that the tape is held against the heads (hold back tension from the supply reel).
Sunday, March 1, 2020
BNO Acoustics HD-70: Magnetism
A natural attractive energy of iron based-materials for other iron-based materials.
Telephone Filter
A filter used to simulate the sound in telephones by removing signals at frequencies below 300 Hz and above 3500 Hz.
Wah Wah (Wah)
A changing filter giving more and less filtering of harmonics of an instrument's sound.
BNO Acoustics QS-4: Fidelity
The recording or reproduction quality.
Chorusing
1) A term meaning the same thing as Chorus (Definition 3 or 4).
2) In some delay effects devices, a term used to mean the term Depth (the amount of change in the controlled signal by the control signal).
ADAT
A trademark of Alesis Corporation designating its modular digital multitrack recording system released in early 1993.
BNO Speakers: 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
Telephone Filter
A filter used to simulate the sound in telephones by removing signals at frequencies below 300 Hz and above 3500 Hz.
Wah Wah (Wah)
A changing filter giving more and less filtering of harmonics of an instrument's sound.
BNO Acoustics QS-4: Fidelity
The recording or reproduction quality.
Chorusing
1) A term meaning the same thing as Chorus (Definition 3 or 4).
2) In some delay effects devices, a term used to mean the term Depth (the amount of change in the controlled signal by the control signal).
ADAT
A trademark of Alesis Corporation designating its modular digital multitrack recording system released in early 1993.
BNO Speakers: 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
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