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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. Safety Take (an additional recording done as an acceptable backup)






2. 500 Ohms or less






3. Could mean anything. Most commonly used to describe the ADR process or that of duplication






4. A system of recording a 60Hz tone - used for syncing on a 1/4 inch tape - developed by Nagra






5. A condition of Zero - or (original position for an automation control)






6. In stereo - This is the breakthough between channels measured as separation between the wanted sounds of the desired channel and the unwanted sounds from the second channel. (OR - bleed across multiple channels)






7. 500 Ohms or less






8. Could mean anything. Most commonly used to describe the ADR process or that of duplication






9. The level difference between the signal and the noise and distortion caused by converting analog audio signals into digital audio and then back into analog.






10. A studio that specializes in assembly of pre-recorded material such as music - VO - and dialogue






11. I don't know! Go do your own research! No - really....






12. A studio that specializes in assembly of pre-recorded material such as music - VO - and dialogue






13. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






14. Modular Digital Multitrack: A multitrack digital recorder with (usually) 8 tracks that can be run in sunchronization with other machines (of the same type) to attain more tracks. ADAT brand recorders are an example






15. (Headroom) The amount of dB between the highest peak level of the program and the overload point (clip point)






16. Pressure zone miking






17. A signal in disc recording that is earlier than the signal being recorded. It allows the operator to 'listen in' in order to anticipate amplitude changes and adjust.






18. Duh! The signal level exceeds the processing capacity of the signal chain components






19. National Association of Broadcasters -






20. A very short absence of signal in magnetic recording usually caused by dirt or defects in the magnetic coating of tapes and discs or any very short loss to an audio signal.






21. Time data in the MIDI signal that advances one step each 1/24 of a beat and can be used to sync two sequencer together






22. Rerecording the audio. The picture stays the same.






23. Narrowing the Stereo image to match the image and/or increase the mono-compatibility






24. A type of solo circuit that allows listening to a channel before the fader of after (solo)






25. Physical slap-board used to sync location recording. A voice recording at the beginning of a master tape (or recording) to identify the run and take






26. Time data in the MIDI signal that advances one step each 1/24 of a beat and can be used to sync two sequencer together






27. Duh! The signal level exceeds the processing capacity of the signal chain components






28. A factor of human hearing where delay has a much bigger effect on the human perception of sound than does amplitude






29. (reverberant field)






30. A system of recording a 60Hz tone - used for syncing on a 1/4 inch tape - developed by Nagra






31. In stereo - This is the breakthough between channels measured as separation between the wanted sounds of the desired channel and the unwanted sounds from the second channel. (OR - bleed across multiple channels)






32. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






33. Natural background audio representative of the given recording environment. (Recorded as over-rolling)






34. I don't know! Go do your own research! No - really....






35. One half byte - 4 information bits






36. EQ - Boost gain






37. One half byte - 4 information bits






38. The point a distance away from the sound source where the direct sound and the reverberant sound are equal in volume






39. A type of solo circuit that allows listening to a channel before the fader of after (solo)






40. To copy the diital data off a storage medium in the RAM of a computer






41. Natural background audio representative of the given recording environment. (Recorded as over-rolling)






42. Modular Digital Multitrack: A multitrack digital recorder with (usually) 8 tracks that can be run in sunchronization with other machines (of the same type) to attain more tracks. ADAT brand recorders are an example






43. A factor of human hearing where delay has a much bigger effect on the human perception of sound than does amplitude






44. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






45. To set and interconnect two mixers so that the stereo mixing buss(es) are linked






46. National Association of Broadcasters -






47. A signal in disc recording that is earlier than the signal being recorded. It allows the operator to 'listen in' in order to anticipate amplitude changes and adjust.






48. Physical slap-board used to sync location recording. A voice recording at the beginning of a master tape (or recording) to identify the run and take






49. A boosting of high frequencies during the recording process to keep the signal above the noise at high frequencies






50. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital