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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9

Burn
Industry slang or jargon meaning to write data to a CDR or CD-RW disc. The term burn comes from the fact that in writing data to CD discs it is necessary for a laser to burn pits into a dye material in the disc.

B-Bender

Back

Backbeat

Back-Emf

Back Filing

Backline

Backplane

Backplate

Backup/Back Up

Backward Compatible

Backwards Masking

Badge

Baffle

Baffled Stereo

Bagpipe

Baked Maple

Bakelite

Balanced

Balanced Power

Ball-end

Balun

Bambino Guitar

Banana Plug

Band

Band Limit

Bandpass

Band Reject Filter

Band Stop Filter

Bandwidth

Banjo

Banjo Tuners

Banjo Tuners

Bank

Bank Select

Bantam

Bar

Bar Bridge

Baritone Guitar

Baroque

Barre Chord

Barrier Miking

Bass

Bass Drum

Bass Drum Pedal

Bassist

Bass Management

Bass Reflex

Bass Trap

Basswood

Batter Head

Battery

Baud

Baud Rate

Baxandall Shelving Curve

Baxandall Tone Controls

Beaming

"Beano" Album

Bear Claws

Bearing Edge

Beat

Beatboxing

Beater

Beat Juggling

Beat matching

Beats (or "Beating")

Bebop

Bel

Bell

Bell Filter

Bell Mode

 Belly

Belly Cut

Belt Drive

Belt Drive

Beltpack

Bend

Beryllium

Bespoke

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

Black Burst

Blackburst

Black Limba

Black Panel Amp

Blackwood

Blade Switch

Bleed

Blending

BLER

Blind Transfer

Block

Blu-ray

Blue Book

Bluetooth

Blumlein Microphone (or Blumlein Pair)

BMI

BNC

Board

Board Tape

Board Tape

Bobbin

Body Pack

Bolt-in Neck

Bolt-On Neck

Bone

Bookmark

Bookmatching

Book Type Field

Boom Operator

 Boost

Boost (and Cut)

Boot

Boot Camp

Boot Drive

Booth

Bottleneck

Bottom End

Bounce

Bouncing

Boundary Microphone

Bout

Boutique

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 Piece

Bridge Pin

British EQ

Broadband

Brockburst

Brockburst

Broken Chord

Broken Octave

Brownian Movement/Motion

Brown Sound

Browser

Brushes

Bubinga

Bucking

Buckle Rash

Buffer

Buffer Amp

Buffer Under-Run

Bug

Bulk Dump/Load

Bullet Truss Rod

Bump (slang)

Burl

Burl Maple

Burn

Burn-In

Burns Bison

Burns Bison Bass

Burns Gear-0-Matic

Burns Gear-0-Matic

Burst

Bus

Bus Bar

Bus Power

Buss

Buzz

Buzz Track

Broadcast Wave File (BWF)

Bypass

Byte

     
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