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Baffles - Sound absorbing panels used to prevent sound from finding it's way into microphones you've set up to record other things.
Balance - 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.
Balance Control - A control on a stereo amplifier that when moved clockwise will make the right channel louder (and the left channel softer) and will do the reverse when moved counter-clockwise.
Balanced - A Cable connection that uses three wires. This type of connection carries a higher voltage that can travel further without degradation of the sound. This is the preferred method of connecting devices in a studio environment.
Band - A range of frequencies, sometimes identified by the center frequency of the range.
Bandwidth - The number of frequency octaves affected by an equalization setting.
Barrier Micing - A method of placing the head of a microphone as close as possible to a reflective surface, preventing phase cancellation.
Bass - The lower range of audio frequencies up to approximately 250 Hz.
Baffles - Sound absorbing panels used to prevent sound from finding it's way into microphones you've set up to record other things.
Balance - 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.
Balance Control - A control on a stereo amplifier that when moved clockwise will make the right channel louder (and the left channel softer) and will do the reverse when moved counter-clockwise.
Balanced - A Cable connection that uses three wires. This type of connection carries a higher voltage that can travel further without degradation of the sound. This is the preferred method of connecting devices in a studio environment.
Band - A range of frequencies, sometimes identified by the center frequency of the range.
Bandwidth - The number of frequency octaves affected by an equalization setting.
Barrier Micing - A method of placing the head of a microphone as close as possible to a reflective surface, preventing phase cancellation.
Bass - The lower range of audio frequencies up to approximately 250 Hz.
Bass Roll Off - A switch built into some microphones to reduce the amount of output at bass frequencies when close-micing.
Bi-Directional Pattern - A microphone pick up pattern which has maximum pick up directly in front and directly in back of the diaphragm and least pick up at the sides.
Blending - A condition where two signals mix together to form one sound or to give the sound of one sound source or one performance.
Boost - To increase gain, especially to increase gain at specific frequencies with an equalizer.
Bouncing - Alternate name for Ping-Ponging (playing several tacks with sync playback through a console to mix them together and record them on an open track).
BPM - An abbreviation of Beat Per Minute (the number of steady even pulses in music occurring in one minute and therefore defining the tempo).
Bi-Directional Pattern - A microphone pick up pattern which has maximum pick up directly in front and directly in back of the diaphragm and least pick up at the sides.
Blending - A condition where two signals mix together to form one sound or to give the sound of one sound source or one performance.
Boost - To increase gain, especially to increase gain at specific frequencies with an equalizer.
Bouncing - Alternate name for Ping-Ponging (playing several tacks with sync playback through a console to mix them together and record them on an open track).
BPM - An abbreviation of Beat Per Minute (the number of steady even pulses in music occurring in one minute and therefore defining the tempo).
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