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Balun
A contraction of "balanced" and "unbalanced." Originally popularized by radio engineers, it referred to the transformer used to connect a balanced or symmetrical load (such as a dipole antenna) to an unbalanced load (such as a coaxial-cable feed line). Today, it has been expanded to refer to any interface (usually a transformer) between balanced and unbalanced lines or circuitry. A balun may also provide impedance transformation, as 300-ohm balanced to 75-ohm unbalanced, or vice versa. Another popular use is in transitioning between balanced twisted pair and an unbalanced coaxial cable.

B-Bender

Backbeat

Back-Emf

Back Filing

Backline

Backplane

Backplate

Backup/Back Up

Backward Compatible

Backwards Masking

Badge

Baffle

Baffled Stereo

Bagpipe

Bakelite

Balanced

Balanced Power

Ball-end

Balun

Bambino Guitar

Banana Plug

Band

Band Limit

Bandpass

Band Reject Filter

Bandwidth

Banjo

Banjo Tuners

Banjo Tuners

Bank Select

Bantam

Bar

Bar Bridge

Baritone Guitar

Baroque

Barre Chord

Barrier Miking

Bass

Bass Management

Bass Reflex

Bass Trap

Basswood

Baud

Baud Rate

Baxandall Shelving Curve

Baxandall Tone Controls

Beaming

"Beano" Album

Bear Claws

Beat

Beatboxing

Beat Juggling

Beat matching

Beats (or "Beating")

Bebop

Bel

Bell Filter

Bell Mode

Belly

 Belt Drive

Bend

Beryllium

Beta

Betamax (or shortened to "Beta")

Beta Test

Bezier CurveBezier Curve

Bi-Amp

Bi-Directional

Bi-flex Truss Rod

Bi-phase modulation (Binary Phase-shift keying)

Bi-phase Sync

Bias

Bias Beat

Bias Beat

Bias Beat

Bias Beat

Bichord

Bigsby

"Bikini" Guitar and Bass Ensemble

Bill Putnam, Sr.

Binary

Binaural

Binding

Binding Post

Binhex

BIOS

Birdseye

Bit

Bit Depth

Bit Mapping

Bitonality

Bitsetting

Bit Splitting

Biwa

Black Burst

Blackburst

Black Panel Amp

Blackwood

Blade Switch

Bleed

Blending

BLER

Blind Transfer

Block

Blu-ray

Blue Book

Bluetooth

Blumlein Microphone (or Blumlein Pair)

BMI

BNC

Bobbin

Body Pack

Bolt-in Neck

Bolt-On Neck

Bone

Bookmark

Bookmatching

Book Type Field

 Boom Operator

Boost (and Cut)

Boot

Boot Camp

Bottleneck

Bounce

Bouncing

Boundary Microphone

Bout

Boutique Amp

BPM

bps

Bracing

Braided Shield

Breaker

Breakout/ Breakout Box

Breath Controller

Breathing

Breve

Brian May "Red Special"

Brickwall Filter

Brickwall Limiter

Bridge

Bridge Block

Bridged

Bridge Pin

British EQ

Broadband

Brockburst

Brockburst

Broken Chord

Broken Octave

Brownian Movement/Motion

Brown Sound

Bubinga

Bucking

Buffer

Buffer Amp

Buffer Under-Run

Bug

Bulk Dump/Load

Bullet Truss Rod

Bump (slang)

Burl

Burn

Burn-In

Burns Bison

Burns Bison Bass

Burns Gear-0-Matic

Burns Gear-0-Matic

Burst

Bus

Bus Bar

Bus Power

Buss

Buzz Track

Broadcast Wave File (BWF)

Bypass

Byte

     
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