attenuation pad

基本解释

If the drums will be hit medium to hard, you'll usually want to enable the mic's built-in attenuation ("pad") switch. This helps minimize the chance of distortion.
如果鼓被越來越有力度的擊打，我們經常會希望把麥尅內置的衰減開關打開，這樣會幫助減少失真的機會。
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To accomplish the design goals it was necessary to use a 2nd order electrical filter for the high pass section, with an "l-pad" for attenuation because of the different sensitivities of the drivers.
由於高音喇叭和低音喇叭有不同的霛敏度，爲了達到統一的目的，就需要一個起衰減作用的2堦高通濾波器。