| Term | Description |
| Microphone | A TRANSDUCER that changes acoustic energy into electrical energy |
| *Mic Pre-Amp | - ACTIVE volume control
- adds about 60 dB of gain
- brings mic up to line level |
| Mic/Line Select Swtich | Chooses source |
| *Line Pre-Amp | - ACTIVE volume control
- adjusts line level |
| Phase Reversal Switch | changes plarity by 180 degrees |
| Filter | PASSIVE tone control |
| Equalizer | ACTIVE tone control |
| *Input Fader | - PASSIVE volume control
- Controls the signal going into the Bussing Network |
| Buss Pan | chooses position in stereo panorama or odd/even panorama |
| *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 |
| Buss | a wire that carries a signal (usually to the multitrack) |
| *Submaster Fader | - PASSIVE volume control
- Controls the output of the buss |
| Meter | Visual display of signal strength |
| *Multi-track Recorder | - Storage device for individual and combined audio signals
- Can be tape or hard-disk based |
| Stereo Buss | collecting point for all signals going out the left and right outputs of the stereo outputs |
| *Master Fader | - PASSIVE volume control
- Controls the output of the Stereo Buss
- Used for fade-outs and fade-ins |
| 2-Track Recorder | Storage device for the master recording |
| Monitor Select Switches | Chooses which signal goes to the control room monitors |
| Power Amplifier | Brings Line level up to speaker level |
| *Speakers | - TRANSDUCER that changes electrical energy to acoustic energy
- Control Room monitors |
| Auxiliary Send | Individual volume control for an extra output from a channel |
| Auxiliary Master | Master volume control for the extra output |
| *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 |
| Return | Line level input to a console with access to the Stereo Buss |
| Unity Gain | fader position where input equals output |
| *Patch Point | - Access to the signal flow of a channel
- Any jack providing access to a signal |
| *Insert Point | - The most common access point to a channel's signal flow
- the pair of jacks usually found as EQ OUT/FADER IN |
