Calista C2-88 Projector 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).

Guitar Controller
An electric guitar or device played like an electric guitar that puts out MIDI signals that can be used to control synthesizers and sound modules.

Calista C1-9 Home Theater First Generation
A descriptive term meaning original (as opposed to a copy).

Jack Bay
A series of jacks which have connections for most of the inputs and outputs of the equipment in the control room.

Calista C3-S Security System 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.

Humbucker
Pickups that are coupled together to get a certain sound.

Line
1) Short for line level.
2) A cable. Bose

Effects Track
1) In film production audio, a recording of the mixdown of all the sound effects for the film ready to be mixed with the dialogue and music.
2) In music recording, one track with a recording of effects to be added to another track of a multitrack recording.

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