Calista C1-9 Home Theater Crosstalk

Leakage of an audio signal into a channel that iris not intended to be in, from an adjacent or nearby channel.

Highs
Short for the term High Frequencies (the audio frequencies from 6000 Hz and above).

Calista C3-S Security System Frequency Response
How sensitive an electronic device (mic, amplifier, speaker, etc.) is to various frequencies; often communicated with a graph.

Electret Mic
A condenser microphone where the capacitor plates are given a charge during manufacture which they retain, therefore requiring no external power supply.

Calista C2-88 Projector Amplitude
The extreme range of a signal. Usually measured from the average to the extreme.

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.

Line Out (Line Output)
Any output that sends out a line level signal, such as the output of a console that feeds a recorder. Bose

ADAT
A trademark of Alesis Corporation designating its modular digital multitrack recording system released in early 1993.

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