Basic audio signal flow terminology (Stack #25354)
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| Microphone | A TRANSDUCER that changes acoustic energy into electrical energy
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| *Mic Pre-Amp | - ACTIVE volume control
- adds about 60 dB of gain
- brings mic up to line level
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| Mic/Line Select Swtich | Chooses source
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| *Line Pre-Amp | - ACTIVE volume control
- adjusts line level
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| Phase Reversal Switch | changes plarity by 180 degrees
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| Filter | PASSIVE tone control
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| Equalizer | ACTIVE tone control
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| *Input Fader | - PASSIVE volume control
- Controls the signal going into the Bussing Network
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| Buss Pan | chooses position in stereo panorama or odd/even panorama
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| *Bussing Network | - (includes L/R or Stereo Buss) A group of switches that connect signals in a channel to a specific wire (buss): 1. Chooses destination 2. Is an ACTIVE combining network
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| Buss | a wire that carries a signal (usually to the multitrack)
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| *Submaster Fader | - PASSIVE volume control
- Controls the output of the buss
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| Meter | Visual display of signal strength
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| *Multi-track Recorder | - Storage device for individual and combined audio signals
- Can be tape or hard-disk based
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| Stereo Buss | collecting point for all signals going out the left and right outputs of the stereo outputs
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| *Master Fader | - PASSIVE volume control
- Controls the output of the Stereo Buss
- Used for fade-outs and fade-ins
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| 2-Track Recorder | Storage device for the master recording
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| Monitor Select Switches | Chooses which signal goes to the control room monitors
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| Power Amplifier | Brings Line level up to speaker level
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| *Speakers | - TRANSDUCER that changes electrical energy to acoustic energy
- Control Room monitors
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| Auxiliary Send | Individual volume control for an extra output from a channel
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| Auxiliary Master | Master volume control for the extra output
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| *Outboard Gear | - Any component not found on a console that must be patched into the signal flow
- Examples:
1. Effect devices
2. Signal processing devices
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| Return | Line level input to a console with access to the Stereo Buss
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| Unity Gain | fader position where input equals output
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| *Patch Point | - Access to the signal flow of a channel
- Any jack providing access to a signal
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| *Insert Point | - The most common access point to a channel's signal flow
- the pair of jacks usually found as EQ OUT/FADER IN
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