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A trademark of Alesis Corporation designating its modular digital multitrack recording system released in early 1993. Keying Input (Key Input) An input on a dynamics processing device to control the device by an external audio signal. Calista C3-S Security System Clean Describes a distortion free sound with few effects. Input Monitor A switch position and operational mode of the electronics of a tape machine where the signal at output of the electronics will be the same as the signal coming into the electronics. In this mode, the tape machine's meter will read the input signal. Calista C1-9 Home Theater Channels These are divided into two separate categories. Input channels are those channels coming into the soundboard such as microphones and direct lines. Output channels are those leaving the board such as monitor and main outputs. Chord Three or more musical pitches sung or played together. Acoustic/Acoustical Having to do with sound that can...

1) The number of tracks, their width, spacing and order for tape recording. 2) To prepare a digital storage medium so that it will accept and store digital information bits. Binary A numbering system based on two. In binary there are two symbols used ("l" and "0"). Calista C1-9 Home Theater Driver See transducer. Dynamic Range �" The range between the quietest and the loudest sounds a device can handle (often quoted in dB). Isolation A containing of the sound wave in a certain area so that it will not leak into other areas and/or unintended mics. Calista C3-S Security System ID An index signal (digital data that gives the machine information of where selections start, their selection number, etc.) on a DAT or CD. Board 1) Another, less formal, term for Console. 2) A set of controls and their housing which control all signals necessary for recording and for mixing. 3) A slang shortening of the term Keyboard Instrument. G...

Low-Frequency Oscillator (an oscillator that puts out an AC signal between .1 Hz and 10Hz used for a control 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. Calista C2-88 Projector Compression Driver The unit that feeds a sound pressure wave into the throat of a horn (in a horn loudspeaker). 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. Calista C3-S Security System Early Reflections The first echoes in a room, caused by the sound from the sound source reflecting off one surface before reaching the listener. Half Step A pitch difference of the amount that is present between adjacent keys on a piano. Jam Sync A generation of new SMPTE...

The bits in the digital signal that make up actual values or commands being communicated as opposed to bits that are used for checking & correcting data or other purposes. Generation A term used to describe the number of times that the recorded audio signal has been copied. Calista C3-S Security System Frets Vertical metal wires which sit vertically on the guitar neck. High Hat A double cymbal on a stand which can be played with a foot pedal or by the top cymbal being hit with a stick. Calista C2-88 Projector Bulk Dump Short for System Exclusive Bulk Dump (a method of transmitting data, such as the internal parameters of a MIDI device to another MIDI device). 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. Impedance 1) A term for the electrical resistance found in a/c circuits. Affects the ability of a cable to transmit ...

To make a representation or imitation of the original sonic event. 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. 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. Full Range Describes a sound which covers all audible frequency ranges. As in "full range speaker cabinets." Calista C3-S Security System In Short For "in the circuit," in other words "active." High-Pass Filter A device that rejects signals that are below a certain frequency (called the cut-off frequency) and passes signals with frequencies that are higher. ...

A device which increases the amplitude (level) of an electrical signal (making it louder). Electromagnetic Theory A statement of the principles behind electromagnetic induction: When a conductor cuts magnetic lines of force, current is induced in that conductor. Calista C1-9 Home Theater Full A quality of the sound of having all frequencies present, especially the low frequencies. 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. Calista C3-S Security System Far Field The area from 3 feet away from the sound source up to the critical distance. Atom The smallest particle which makes up a specific substance. It's composed of a center around which electrons revolve. Clock Signal The signal put out by a circuit that generates steady even pulses or steady codes used for synchronization. Calista Reviews Chorus 1) The part of The song that is repeate...