| A | B |
|---|
| ATR | Audio tape recorder |
| cardroid | Heart-shaped pickup pattern of a unidirectional microphone |
| condenser microphone | High quality, sensitive microphone for critical sound pickup |
| dynamic microphone | A relatively rugged microphone. Good for outdoor use |
| fader | A volume control that works by sliding a button horizontally along a specific scale. |
| hypecardoid | A very narrow unidirectional pickup pattern with a long reach. Also sensitive to sounds coming directly from the back |
| jack | A socket or receptacle connector |
| lavalier | A small microphone that is clipped to closing. |
| mini plug | Small audio connector |
| omnidirectional | Pickup pattern of the microphone back in here equally well from all directions |
| pickup pattern | The territory around the microphone within which the mic can hear well |
| polar pattern | The two-dimensional representation of the microphone pickup pattern |
| Pop filter | A wire mesh screen attached to the front of a mic that reduces breath pops in sudden air blasts |
| RCA phono plug | Connector for audio and video equipment |
| ribbon microphone | High quality, highly sensitive microphone for critical sound pickup in the studio, usually for recording string instruments |
| sweetening | The postproduction manipulation of recorded sound |
| unidirectional | Pickup pattern of a microphone that can hear best from the front |
| volume-unit (VU) meter | Measures volume units, the relative loudness of amplified sound |
| waveform | Graphic representation of the sound that occurs over a period of time |
| windscreen | Acoustic foam rubber that is put over the entire microphone to cut down wind noise |
| windsock | Him up like cloth cover, that is put over the windscreen to further reduce wind noise and outdoor use |
| XLR connector | Special three wire connector for audio cables |
