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Audio By Video Vocab

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1. One half byte - 4 information bits






2. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






3. National Association of Broadcasters -






4. EQ - Boost gain






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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






9. 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)






10. Placing a microphone in the reverberant field






11. Assistant Director (No Analog to Digital here!)






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






13. 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)






14. Pressure zone miking






15. A single extension cord. Most often referred to a single 'hot' extension that is left lying around for occassional use. (Grip/Lighting)






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






17. The change in frequency if a wave for an observer moving relative to the source of the wave.






18. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Using the MIDI cable to transfer digital






27. Mix Engineer






28. National Association of Broadcasters -






29. (reverberant field)






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. The SMPTE time that will trigger a transport to begin - or the amount of position difference needed to get two sources to synchronize






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






42. 500 Ohms or less






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






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






45. Pressure zone miking






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






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






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






49. 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.






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