Wireless microphones are essential to the modern production values we're all accustomed too. And while wireless systems have freed performers from the shackles of cables, they've also presented an entirely different set of challenges to the engineer.

Wireless microphones are still a relatively new technology and have adopted certain terminologies from other areas of the audio industry to describe how they work. Unfortunately, these terminologies do not always translate smoothly. We tackle some of the most common jargon.